A Celebrity Secret!

Psst....Many celebrities have their beauty secrets. Some get gorgeous, beautiful, voluminous hair with this do it yourself recipe.

Healthy Hair Mask:
Olive Oil
Mayonnaise
Egg yolk
Coconut Oil

Mix together, apply to hair and leave in for about 1/2 hour. Wash as usual.

Get shine, beauty and volume! Respect your hair....

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Mamey Seed Oil Mascara. Longer, Beautiful Lashes!

Earlier in my posts, I posted about the Mamey Seed Oil, where it comes from and its uses. More research has been done and the Mamey Seed Oil is not only a great hair and scalp oil, but it is also great in mascara.

Mamey Seed Oil is currently used in Central America as a hair and scalp tonic. It is used in Mexico, mixed with castor oil for controlling hair loss. It is great for encouraging healthy, strong hair growth.

Mascara with Mamey Seed Oil, is a mascara that encourages growth of your natural eyelashes. It helps thicken, lengthens, and strengthens your eyelashes with daily use. Longer, more beautiful, natural eyelashes can be yours!

Mascara with Mamey Seed Oil is available at respectedroots.com

J-Light's New Video!

J-Light, making it in the music industry! His latest video, a Justin Bieber re-make!
Check it out!
What does this have to do with hair or skin? Not a thing! However, he is a family friend, making it in the music industry! Another new hot release will be coming out shortly!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNTEhzNnmjA&feature=plcp

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Greece...

Women of Greece use Olive Oil to massage and soften the skin. When Olive Oil is mixed with sugar it becomes a wonderful skin exfoliating experience.
Greek Yogurt is a natural source of lactose, vitamins, minerals and proteins. You can use it as a mask or to help with sun burn.
Women from Greece have beautiful glowing skin! Now we know why!

Psst...a Secret From Spain

Psst....a secret from Spain...

Thin slices of raw potato can help with dark circles under the eyes. Place the potato under the eyes for a couple of minutes.

Milk Bath Recipes

A milk bath sounds soothing and relaxing. I found this great link that has many recipes of milk baths. I wanted to share them because we all need some time to unwind and to ourselves.

http://www.essentialoilsforhealing.com/weblog/?p=381




Relaxing milk bath with rose petal....respect your inner peace...give your skin, mind and body some love...

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Beautiful Skin From Germany!

Claudia Schiffer and Heidi Klum are two gorgeous women with German roots. Let's just say it... they are beautiful, have fantastic hair and skin! How do they get their gorgeous skin to glow? Maybe it is genetics, or their great skincare routines.

Well...some women from Germany, take milk baths as often as they can. The milk baths soften, moisturize and gives their skin a beautiful glow.  They follow the bath with lotion all over their body. The lotion seals in the skin glow, leaving it soft and supple.

The fat in the milk helps to moisturize and nourish the skin. The calcium has a calming effect on the skin.

There are many variations of milk baths and ingredients you can add. You can create your own or follow this simple recipe.

Milk Bath:
1 cup of Milk
1 cup of Olive Oil 
Add to bath water

Some will add rose petals or lavender oil for scent.

Respect your self...give yourself some love... respectedroots.com.

Beauty Secrets From Russia...

Beautiful women come from all over the world. However, there are some strikingly beautiful women from Russia. What are there secrets? In Moscow, you will not see a woman in flip flops or sweat pants. In their culture, women go out dressed up, with clean, brushed hair, manicure and pedicure, even if they are just going to the supermarket. If you look good, you will feel good!
Taking care of your self and skin is very important in this culture. Here are a couple of natural skin care recipes from Russia.

Face Scrub:
1tsp Honey
1tsp Virgin Coconut Oil
3tsp Brown Sugar
a little Lemon Juice 
Mix ingredients together, apply to face and scrub. Wash and rinse as usual. 

Night Toner:
1/2 cup of Yerba Mate Tea
1/2 cup of Goat Milk
1tbs of Honey
Mix together, place in empty bottle. Use a little at night time on the face for helping with facial tones. 

Yerba Mate Tea sold at:




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Baobab OIl

Baobab Oil is extracted from the seeds of the fruit that grows on the Baobab tree, native to Africa.

Baobab Oil contains Vitamins A, D, E and F, and it is rich in omega fatty acids. It nourishes, improves skin elasticity and soothes dry skin. It helps rejuvenate damaged skin cells and helps to restore balance, tone and encourages regeneration of new skin. It absorbs into skin and hair easily without leaving any greasy residue. This oil has been a favorite in African skin care and hair care.

For Hair care this oil helps control dry, brittle hair, and dry, itchy, dandruff scalp. It has wonderful moisturizing qualities. It can be used in small amounts directly on scalp or added to shampoo or conditioner.

This oil is considered so valuable that people will travel across the globe to Africa to get it.

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Baobab Tree

Australian Women; Beautiful Skin and Hair!

For centuries the aboriginal tribes have known the secret of Tea Tree Oil. Tea Tree Oil is also known as a "medicine cabinet in a bottle".  Tea Tree Oil is extracted from the leaves of the Melaleuca alternifolia and is sometimes known as Melaleuca Oil. It is a versatile oil and has many curing and medicinal properties. It is known to be an antiseptic, antiviral, anti fungal and anti inflammatory.

These properties are useful in helping open up the hair roots. It clears up excess build up and helps with hair loss, by reducing the inflammation around the hair follicles. It opens up the roots and allows for new hair re-growth. 

Tea Tree Oil has so many uses, here is a web page that has A to Z uses for Tea Tree Oil:
http://www.squidoo.com/uses-for-tea-tree-oil


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Polynesian Women Stay Healthy and Beautiful!

Polynesian women have found their beauty secret in a drink. Noni Juice to be exact! The Noni Plant is also known as Morinda Citrifolia, is a flowering shrub that is native to the Pacific Islands, Polynesia, Australia and Asia.
Various parts of the plants are used for medicinal purposes and anti-aging properties.

Noni Juice is said to help improve your immune system. It is known to be rich in phytochemicals, that can help in prevention diseases such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimer's, etc. It is known to have anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-infammatory, anti-fungal, and anti-aging properties.

Turn back the hands of time and look younger and feel younger with Noni Juice!

Women From Israel Have Beautiful Skin

Women from Israel have a beauty secret. The Dead Sea! People travel from all over the world to swim in the Dead Sea or to slather themselves in the nutrient rich mud of the Dead Sea. In ancient times it was believed by various queens and royalty that the Dead Sea had mystical healing powers. In modern days, many models, actors and actresses use products from the Dead Sea.
The Dead Sea is heavy in over 21 different minerals. This heavier mineral concentration is believed to help the body detoxify by getting rid of toxins. It helps relieve achy joints, and help with fluid retention. It is also known to help cure skin disease.
Of course, we cannot all travel to the Dead Sea to experience this amazing natural phenomenon. However, some retail stores do sell Dead Sea Salt that you can soak in. Or you can treat yourself with this wonderful, natural, detoxifying skin scrub!

Skin scrub         Mix together:
                         1/4 cup sea salt
                         1 pinch seaweed powder
                         1/2 cup massage oil
                         10 to 15 drops of lavender oil

Give your skin some healthy love!

Castor Oil.....Hmmmm...

When someone says Castor oil, I think of a laxative or an old wives tale to induce labor. I never knew that Castor oil can be used on hair, eyebrows or skin care.
Castor oil is an oil that is extracted from the beans of a Castor plant. This oil is versatile and can be used for medicinal, curative and topical uses. The same properties that are effective in helping and healing the body, are great for helping to maintain beautiful skin and hair.

Castor oil helps the skin heal, and keeps it younger and fresher looking. It helps cure acne and other skin infections, helps to prevent stretch marks and scarring and helps to remove age spots. 

Great skin care benefits!

 Hair benefits: Thickens eyelashes, eye brows, encourages re-growth of hair loss and encourages thicker, longer hair growth. To encourage hair growth, massage into scalp, leave on half hour or overnight and wash out.

So many uses....

Respect your body, skin and hair.
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Argan Oil...

From supermodels to beautiful women everywhere. Many are discovering this great multi purpose oil. It has awesome health benefits and wonderful anti aging properties.
Argan oil is made from green nuts from the argan tree. They are found mostly in Morocco, Algeria and Israel.
This oil is so versatile. Just a small amount can help lower cholesterol levels, act as an anti-inflammatory, assist in the function of the heart and sex organs, aids in digestion and has great anti-aging properties.
So many great reasons to try Argan oil and it also works beautifully on hair!
When this oil is massaged into the scalp, it helps open up the roots to allow for healthy hair growth. 
When combed through the hair, and through the ends, it replenishes and re-moisturizes dry, brittle hair. It mends split ends and makes your hair look gorgeous and manageable.

Respect your hair....respectedroots.com

Beauty Secret of A Geisha...

Geishas are sophisticated, mysterious, beautiful and seductive! They are very feminine. Poised with grace, dignity,  and rigid with etiquette. They are often called "the butterflies of the east". Many misinformed people think that Geishas are courtesans or prostitutes. However, until recent times, the Geisha were the most highly educated of Japanese women, in all of the feminine arts.
There are so many details and secrets that surround the Geishas life.

One beauty secret is that they use Camelia Seed Oil. This precious, non-drying, non-clogging, oil is rich in vitamins and minerals. Particularly it has a natural emollient called squalene. A deficiency of squalene causes dry and pre-mature aging. Resulting in wrinkles and sagging.
Camelia Seed Oil....a secret to beautiful, younger-looking skin.

Side Pony Tail With a Twist

Cute, fun, yet charming! A side pony tail with a twist. Delicate, yet attractive! Great for work, play or night out!!

Natural From The Sea

Seaweed is beneficial to our bodies inside and out! The "Seaweed For Skincare" post has some great information about the benefits. Seaweed is also known as kelp, or sea kelp.
Here is a great recipe for softening and firming the face at the same time.

Ingredients:
3 tbs yogurt
1 tsp organic powdered kelp
1 tsp honey

Place yogurt and kelp into a bowl and mix well. Add honey and mix to a smooth consistency. Apply to a clean face and leave on for about 10 to 15 minutes.
Wash off with a washcloth. Rinse face. Apply your moisturizer as well.

Seaweed/kelp has many anti-aging, vitamins, minerals and amino acids. It benefits our body and skin!
Respect yourself...go natural!

Coffee...More Than a Morning Drink...

Coffee is wonderful for the morning! It is tasty, much needed and addictive! Did you know that used coffee grounds have so many uses? From skin and hair care, to helping our environment, used coffee grounds can be beneficial.

Used coffee grounds can be used in your plants or compost bins as an awesome fertilizer. It helps the plants by adding nutrients to the soil and stimulating growth.

In my post about Colombian Women...Amazing Bodies, used coffee grounds can be used for a skin cellulite treatment. When used coffee grounds are mixed with oils or warm water, this blend makes a wonderful skin exfoliant. You can slough away dead skin cells and the coffee grounds act as a diuretic to help with reducing excess water under the skin.

They can also be used as a skin exfoliant for the face to help refresh a tired look. Or add coffee grounds to a facial mask. 
Mix:  1/4 cup used coffee grounds with 1 egg white 
Apply to face, let dry then rinse off.

Used coffee grounds can also nourish and give luster and shine to the hair. Here are a couple ways to use coffee in your hair routine:
-Add to the hair before shampooing, rub in and rinse. Wash and condition as usual.
-Or you can pour a cup of cooled black coffee on the hair and leave in for about 15 minutes. Then wash and rinse as usual.
**It is not recommended to use coffee in the hair with blonde hair, it may stain.

Finally, used coffee grounds can also be used as a deodorizer, to help take unpleasant odors off of the skin, like garlic, fish or onions. Simply rub your hands under water with the coffee grounds.

So many more uses for coffee than originally thought!

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Seaweed For Skincare...

Seaweed has become popular with sushi. It is consumed daily by thousands. Did you know there are skincare benefits from seaweed?

Seaweed is packed with vitamins, minerals and amino acids that are essential in maintaining healthy skin.

It purifies and detoxifies the skin to help clear up acne. Red seaweed is perfect for a topical approach to draw out toxins and absorb nutrients on the face.
Seaweed has great anti aging properties. Revitalizes, moisturizes and regenerates new skin cells to promote healthy, younger looking skin. It helps tone up blotchy red skin and control dry skin.
It also contains organic iodine that helps increase metabolism.

Here is a great do it yourself Seaweed Facial Mask.
Ingredients: 1 tsp fresh sage
                   1 tbs powdered seaweed
                   1 tbs aloe vera gel
                   1 tbs honey

Chop the sage until it is fine. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Apply to a freshly washed face for 15 minutes. Rinse and dry. Enjoy!


So many great benefits from seaweed.
Respect your skin....go natural...

Beauty Secret From Dominican Republic

Women from the Dominican Republic, have beautiful, long, hard nails. They keep them looking gorgeous! What is their secret?

Psst....They chop up fresh garlic and add it to a bottle of clear nail polish. They let it sit for 7 to 10 days.
When they first apply, it will have a garlic scent. However, this scent goes away. The garlic has antibacterial and strengthening properties for fantastic, tough, and hard nails!

More Avocado Oil

Avocado Oil is great for scalp, hair and skin. Avocado oil is full of vitamins, anti-oxidants, unsaturated fatty acids and lecithin. It is an anti-bacterial and healing properties, that can bring relief from dryness and itching, caused by dermatitis, psoriasis and eczema.
Avocado Oil can be added to any conditioner to enhance it, and it can be warmed up and used as a hot oil treatment.

However, did you know that Avocado is a natural humectant? A natural moisturizer that can be used on the face to help reduce and diminish the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. It can help return your skin to a healthy balance. It reverses the signs of aging with consistent usage. Less wrinkles, less fine lines.....creating a younger looking, more beautiful you!

Chic...

This asymmetrical bob hairstyle looks absolutely fabulous! Its sleek look frames the face and accentuates the facial features. Very chic and elegant. Perfect for relaxing or out on the town! Gorgeous!

Beauty Secret from Puerto Rico

Psst....a secret from a Puerto Rican mother. She uses Olive Oil for her hair and nails.

Many cultures use Olive Oil. It is great for cooking or as a massage oil for the skin or scalp.

This mother from Puerto Rico applies Olive Oil on her nails, daily. Claims it leaves her nails, strong and smooth!
Daily she massages her scalp with Olive Oil to keep her hair hydrated, soft, silky and beautiful!

Take time for yourself. Respect yourself.....

Cute, and Easy Up Do!

Quick, cute, sassy yet sophisticated! This hairstyle was put together quickly but the results are beautiful! Part braid, part ponytail swept under and banded. The highlights on the ends give subtle light effects, and brings this look together nicely!

Coconut Oil...My Personal Favorite!

Coconut oil can be used for many purposes. From cooking to massage to hair, it is quite versatile. Personally I love the manageability, softness and shine it leaves behind. No wonder models around the world are beginning to use it.

Models from runways to magazine covers have been using Coconut oil to have beautiful, fabulous looking hair.
Some will apply a small amount of Coconut oil at night, on roots and throughout hair and ends. They sleep with it and wash out in the morning.
Others will apply Coconut oil on in the evening, wrap in towel and keep on for 2 to 3 hours before washing out.

Beautiful hair does take a little effort, however it does not have to be expensive!

Give your hair some respect and love!

A Do It Yourself Tip From Mexico

Many women dream for thicker, fuller hair. I used to have that dream. I was envious of my girlfriend,Arlain, with her long, gorgeous, to die for, thick black straight hair!
Another friend, listed under "Credit to the Person that got me started", introduced me to Folichili Shampoo, available at respected roots.com. It changed my life! A year and a half later I have longer, thicker, fuller hair. Now she is envious of my long, luscious curls!

Mexico has an assortment of natural shampoos that help stimulate the scalp and encourage hair growth. They are too numerous to mention. However, they all have a similar element. Coconut, rosemary or almond oils to help stimulate the scalp.

Other than oils to stimulate the scalp, you can massage scalp or try this recipe recommended by some women from Mexico.

Fresh Jalapeño pepper (finely chopped)
1/2 cup vodka

Marinate finely chopped jalapeno in vodka, for several days. Every day massage a small amount into scalp. This combination is suppose to stimulate the scalp to assist with hair growth.
Women from Mexico swear by this and claim that it helps with thinning and losing of the hair.

Great Info for Great Health

Check out this blog by my friend! Great juice and health info!

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Beautiful women of Poland

In Poland, women love to use honey for their face. It has moisturizing, softening and anti-microbial properties. Women with oily or dry skin can safely use it.
Apply a thin layer of honey to your face. Wait a few minutes and rinse off.

Honey can also help plump and soften your lips. Just add a few drops to your lips.

Another money and weight saver is how often Poland families eat out compared to American families. Families from Poland typically spend 5% of their family budget on eating out. American families typically spend 37% of their family budget on eating out.
Huge difference! It is easier to control your calorie intake, how your food is cooked and what is in your food when you cook it yourself.

Dominican Republic and Haiti Beauties...

Dominican Republic has their share of beautiful women! Some like to straighten their hair naturally.

They pour seltzer water onto their hair after a shower for straighter and shinier hair.

In Haiti, women use a skin care secret to keep their skin looking soft and supple. They use Rose Water to hydrate the skin and to increase circulation.
Fresh Cucumber mixed with yogurt to refresh their face. They mix them together and apply it to the face for 15 to 20 minutes. Rinse off.

We fight the aging process to remain beautiful! Natural products are the safest for our skin and hair. 

Women from Chile

Women all over the world have their own special ways of making themselves more beautiful. Women from Chile use a home made facial mask that leaves their skin looking marvelous!

Squish up some white grapes.
Mix in 1 teaspoon of white flour.
Mix together. Put paste on face.
Leave on for about 10 to 15 minutes then rinse off.

Beauty is only skin deep! Our true beauty lies inside....
Look gorgeous inside and out!

Beer...Not Just For Drinking!

Growing up, in the 70's, I remember a shampoo called "Body on Tap". It was enriched with 1/3 beer. It would give your hair manageability, gorgeous volume and excess body.
You can make this shampoo with:

1 cup of beer ( any type)
1 cup of your favorite shampoo (personally mine is Folichili, available at respectedroots.com)

Heat beer in small saucepan over medium heat and boil until beer has evaporated to about 1/4 cup. Cool. Add beer to shampoo and stir well.
Shampoo and rinse well.

Enjoy your full volume and body!

Beer....not just for drinking anymore!

Vietnamese Hair Secret to Shiny Hair

So many different cultures in our world. They all have their own natural recipes that they use to get thicker, shinier, longer, more beautiful hair!

Here is beauty secret that has been passed down from generation to generation in the Vietnamese community....

It is known that when you drink the right amount of sake (rice wine), everyone can look beautiful! However, older generations take the sake (rice wine) and rinse their hair with it. The sake (rice wine) brings out the shine to give them beautiful, shiny hair!

Cultural diversity is the best part of our world. We are each unique and we have much to offer!

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One more recipe from Colombia

As we know from the previous two posts, Women from Colombia are beautiful and have amazing bodies! Here is another recipe that has been passed down through generations.

Mash up some strawberries. Add yogurt and honey. Mix well. Apply for 20 min and rinse off.

It leaves your skin glowing!
Short and sweet!
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Colombian Women...Amazing Bodies

Colombian women are beautiful. They are known for their amazing bodies! They have a beauty secret!

Psst.....they use coffee grounds as a cellulite treatment in a topical application.
You combine a cup of coffee grounds with a cup of warm water and olive oil in a small bowl.
Apply the mixture to your skin and massage it on for a few minutes using your knuckles or cellulite brush. Rinse off. This increases circulation and helps your body release toxins.

I think I will run out to Starbucks for some used coffee grounds and give this recipe a try!
Sounds interesting!

I don't want to fight aging; I want to take good care of myself, but plastic surgery and all that? I'm not interested.....Christine Lahti