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The Official Haircare & Styling Thread

^Have them show you the length they are going to snip. My conversatin usually go like this.   Stylist: 'how much do you want taken off?'   me: 'oh, about a half inch'   stylist: 'ok' &n...

In forum Cosmetics & grooming

16 years ago
The Official Haircare & Styling Thread

Yup - then I let the pine tar soap sit for 30 sec. or so - whenever I slack off it comes back. I comb my hair with a wooden comb while the ACV is in. Sometimes I'll put a little olive or jojoba on the...

In forum Cosmetics & grooming

16 years ago
The Official Haircare & Styling Thread

The grandpa stuff is pretty heavy duty, but it really works on dandruff. The ACV I used to do, then forgot about, but was reminded by this thread - so thanks!

In forum Cosmetics & grooming

16 years ago
The Official Haircare & Styling Thread

In forum Cosmetics & grooming

16 years ago
The Official Haircare & Styling Thread

I just thought I'd drop my hair care 'routine' in here, mostly to make people cringe I wash my hair with a bar of Grandpa's Pine Tar soap, then I pour a quarter cup of apple cider vinegar through it....

In forum Cosmetics & grooming

16 years ago
Big Nasty Black Scab From Tea Tree Oil! Help!

Neo is fine too - it seems to sometimes make things puffy on me - apparently that's common. Polysporin lacks the ingredient that causes that.

In forum Acne

16 years ago
Big Nasty Black Scab From Tea Tree Oil! Help!

First of all, Welcome to the boards!   Ok - you burned your skin with the tea tree oil - it can happen when it's either undiluted, or not allowed to dry. The continuous contact caused it.  ...

In forum Acne

16 years ago
Loreal Infallible

Blah. Ok - the color selection is great, I had no trouble finding a perfect match, and I always have trouble finding a perfect match. I'm a cool ivory with some seriously pink undertones, and everythi...

In forum Cosmetics & grooming

16 years ago
OMG!!!!! U GUYS MUST TRY THIS!!

I find the baking soda ACV portion of this treatment way too harsh, but I love the egg white mask. Baking soda is extremely alkaline, it softens whats called the 'horny layer' of your skin, making it ...

In forum Acne Scars

16 years ago
breakout from flax seed??

flaxseed is without a doubt healthy.. but breaking out can be caused by our body not agreeing with certain things, even though they are healthy. I will report back, im cutting down tonight. Although o...

In forum Diet & holistic health

16 years ago
applied 2% Hydroquinone on scar, redness occurred

If you weren't diligent with sunscreen - no matter how strong the sun may be - it may be sunburned. I applied a Hydroquinone product to several areas on my face at one point, then went out into the su...

In forum Acne Scars

17 years ago
The All Natural Regimen

I have changed the title and some of the content to reflect the fact that this is not Dan's proposed regimen.   If you want to share what works for you, fantastic. Please don't be so rude as to i...

In forum Diet & holistic health

17 years ago
Turmeric magic fade scar!

I don't think anyone said something like 'give up, it can't be fixed'. Most of us come here to find something we can use to treat our pitted scars. We just don't want to waste our time on something ...

In forum Acne Scars

17 years ago
Turmeric magic fade scar!

I'll also side with Kaori on this one. I don't think many understand her point. We acknowledge Turmeric works for acne and red marks. Not so for real atrophic acne scars. Red marks are not real...

In forum Acne Scars

17 years ago
Turmeric magic fade scar!

uhhh.. did you read the study I posted?   here's more:   inhibition of phosphorylase kinase activity by topical curcumin gel results in resolution of increased T lymphocyte population in in...

In forum Acne Scars

17 years ago
Turmeric magic fade scar!

Did you completely disregard Helio's post that is right above yours? No. i didn't completely disregard Helio's post. My statement still stands, Turmeric will not fill in tissue loss atrophy permane...

In forum Acne Scars

17 years ago
turmeric magic healing!

I wouldn't use Baking soda to get the staining off guys. Baking soda is extremely alkaline - it breaks down your skin's acid mantle, which is your first defense against pimples in the first place. &nb...

In forum Acne Scars

17 years ago
Turmeric magic fade scar!

I wouldn't use Baking soda to get the staining off guys. Baking soda is extremely alkaline - it breaks down your skin's acid mantle, which is your first defense against pimples in the first place. &nb...

In forum Acne Scars

17 years ago
turmeric magic healing!

Target sells pure turmeric powder - even an organic one. A bit spendy, but the benefits are supposed to be fantastic.   Just mix the powder with enough lemon juice, lime juice, rosewater or regul...

In forum Acne Scars

17 years ago
Retin-A Micro for occassional cystic acne (30, F)

If had written a retin-a log it would be pretty much identical to this. I cleared really well around week 16, then things got slightly worse. Then I switched from .01% to .025% (I use reg. gel, not mi...

In forum Personal logs

17 years ago
anyone familiar with faerie organic mineral makeup?

Rejuva minerals is mica and bismuth free. I am currently trying their samples. Coverage is fine, concealer brush hides any problems. Eyeshadow is highly pigmented and transfer resistant. Will update i...

In forum Cosmetics & grooming

17 years ago
does anyone know about probiotics and antibiotics?

The antibiotics are going to kill some of them for sure - but I absolutely recommend taking the probiotics to lessen the negative impact of the antibiotics.   Stagger the dose: Doxy 2 hrs before ...

In forum Diet & holistic health

17 years ago
hemp cleanser

Dr. Bronner's has a hemp & coconut oil based soap - it actually used to be higher in hemp until they changed the formulation, never caused me any problems. I've never used the oil as a moisturizer...

In forum Diet & holistic health

17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

Bryan is the crusader of sebum. He patrols the boards with uncanny intuition seeking out anyone who proscribes to the add oil to stop oil theory. His scientific data and specially designed oil absorbi...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

17 years ago
The science behind DIM (or estrogen metabolism/androgen production)

Ok - this is a really long read, but worth it - please tell me what you think:  

In forum Diet & holistic health

18 years ago