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I’m Black, Do I Need to Wear a Suscreen?

By Curly Nikki 24 Comments
by Sherell of Organic Beauty Vixen ...Yes, but beware of toxins!I’m going to be completely honest with you. I just started actively wearing sunscreen a little over two years ago. I didn’t think it was a big deal to go out of the house without protection against the sun’s rays. Women in my family always said “black don’t crack”, so…
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Why Moisture is Good for Your Skin, Too!

By Curly Nikki One Comment
Joyce Clements of Naturallycurly writes;Curly haired people understand the importance of moisture for their hair because it turns frizz into soft beautiful hair. Your skin needs moisture, too! Now this is the tricky part—all skin types, just like hair types, are not created equally. It all depends on how you take care of your body, hair and skin. They work…
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Hair Products That Cause Acne

By Curly Nikki 2 Comments
Joyce Clements of Naturallycurly writes: Want beautiful hair and blemish-free skin? Then you need to become a detective—actually a cosmetic ingredient detective.The truth is that some ingredients may cause problems for you and not for other people. At the end of this article, we’ve included a list of ingredients that have been shown to cause acne. Or you can purchase…
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Fix for Dry Lips

By Curly Nikki 31 Comments
Naturallycurly writes:Repair for dry lips can be found by mixing 1/4 tsp oil (olive or grapeseed works best), a pinch of salt and 1/8 tsp sugar. Apply to lips and cut an orange in half (not lengthwise but against the segments). Apply remainder of mixture to the orange. Gently press the orange to closed lips and twist the mixture covered…
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Recipe for Dehydrated Skin

By Curly Nikki 6 Comments
NaturallyCurly writes:Dryness on skin is actually dehydration . . . as weather gets colder, moisture drops to the ground, and there is less moisture in the air, causing moisture in the skin to evaporate. For dry skin, try 1 tsp finely ground cornmeal, 1 tsp sour cream, 1/4 orange (juice squeezed), 1/2 tsp grape seed oil or avocado oil, and…
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