Sunday, April 22, 2012

Beat the Heat with Loofah!

I had an aunt that said that the recent heat is causing her high-blood pressure but with air-conditioner all-day long, she knew she was bound to have a heart attack! I mean, good luck with the electricity bill! 

Last night I was looking for a way to relieve my leg hair ingrown (not fun at all). I've tried to moisturize it with cream, tweeze them, put cold compress to it and it still didn't work so I resorted to just wearing pajamas. And with a super hot weather, I just know that I cannot be doing this for a long time. No way. 

In my search for  a way to relieve the irritation, I stumbled upon using loofah. I couldn't believe it at first because I thought it might irritate my skin more. But I gave it a try anyway. Nothing can be more frustrating than being weak against an itch especially when you've gone through worst of times.

Image from: www.bodytime.com


I soaped my legs with Dove and gently used loofah. I couldn't believe how much relief I had right after! The next day, my legs were not back as they were before but what a huge improvement! My pores were no longer protruding and red. But what really struck me was my legs felt cool right after I gently scrubbed it. I took a bath again and this time I scrubbed with loofah. And guess what, I felt cooler! I didn't even need to turn on the air-conditioner!

If you have the same ingrown problem, I read that you can do it twice a day. This is to help the hair go out freely of the pore. 

As for the heat, exfoliating is needed so the dead skin cells will be removed and not trap the heat exhausting out of our bodies. 

I didn't know there were so many benefits that can be derived from using loofah. (It is also said to reduce cellulite at regular use.) Well, I'm glad I have it in my bathroom. Cheap and nice and easy! 


Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Remove your scars with Aloe Vera!

It's officially summer! Out with shorts and skirts! But with all these heat (almost 35 degrees Celsius), who wants to put lotion on their legs to keep it moisturized? I use Dove soap with 1/3 cream. But with temperature off the charts and a little more you've got fever, it's just not enough! Hello dryness!

Yesterday, I was really searching for a natural way to lighten my leg scars due to cuts that I got from walking my paranoid dogs. I saw in one post that Aloe Vera can actually help lighten scars. And since my mom has a herbal garden, I asked her for a piece of Aloe Vera. I used it on both legs and left it there overnight. The next day, I tested my skin by scratching it. The part where I placed Aloe Vera in didn't leave a mark. I also wax my legs every now and then and when the hair grows there's a time when it's really itchy. Aloe Vera helped relieve it also.



Get your Aloe Vera at Php60-100/seedling. 
Visit https://herbalandherbs.wordpress.com/ for more details. 

What you do with the Aloe Vera is wash it first then cut a knife through the sides so that the thorns will be removed. Then strip off the skin of Aloe Vera and then slide it directly to skin and leave overnight and wash the next day. If you do this everyday, a lot of websites say that your scars will be visibly reduced. I also tried it on my face. It's said to be good for the wrinkles under your eyes! My skin did feel smoother after. Thank God for my mom's herbal garden! I'm doing this all summer! Let's beat the heat, wrinkles, scars and itch with Aloe Vera!  


Is it just me or just looking at its picture is already relieving the heat? Hmm. Yeah. It's just me.