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Natural and Organic Products

Since I’ve become obsessed with natural hair I’ve been buying tons of natural products to make my own hair creams. I bought a pound each of raw Shea, African and cocoa butter, as well as natural and essential oils. Since I’ve been making homemade hair products my hair has been much healthier and softer. I haven’t perfected anything yet, but I really like what I’ve created. I also bought a pound of African black soap to use on my hair and skin.

Organic African black soap is so awesome. It’s great for facial imperfections. I really want to try the mango African soap to make homemade shampoo. I wash my hair with my bar of African black soap, but that can be difficult at times. I think it will be so much better to make liquid soap from it. Honestly, if you have bad skin and blemishes, or you just want a natural soap, order or pick up some Organic African black soap. You won’t regret it. Make sure it’s organic though. It should resemble the picture below. It’s not actually the color black.

30 Day Music Challenge: Day 04

A song that makes you sad: There are tons of songs that make me feel really sad and cause me to cry at certain times. Usually I get sad because I can relate to that particular song at that particular moment. One song that comes to mind though is “Can’t Take That Away (Mariah’s Theme)” by Mariah Carey. Mariah is my favorite musician, but that song totally depresses me. It’s one of those songs that I’ll usually avoid listening to even though it’s really good. Other songs that give me that depressed feeling because of the subject matter are “How Come How Long” by Babyface feat. Stevie Wonder and “Black Orchid” by Blue October. I also get sad when listening to “Whisper a Prayer” by Mica Paris, but that’s only because the video is really sad and I always think about it when I hear the song.

Baby Love…

One of the things that my mom says she regrets most about my childhood is not nursing me. She would testify that the reason I’m sickly now is because she didn’t nurse me. I’m not sure whether or not there’s any truth to that belief, but I definitely understand why she feels that way. If I ever have children I plan to breast feed if I’m able too. I know a lot of woman can’t do it for various reasons, but if I can I will.

I’m sure a lot more women would probably nurse if they were able to produce more breast milk to satisfy the baby. I think it’s a wonderful bonding experience and such an amazing honor. Hopefully it’s one I’ll be able to take part in if and when I become a mother in the near future!

30 Day Music Challenge: Day 03

A song that makes you happy: I have a ton of these. Two songs that really make me happy are actually from the television show The Backyardigans. First off, I really love the theme song. It instantly puts me in a good mood whenever I hear it. My favorite episode of the series is called “The Yeti” and in that episode there’s a song called the “Yeti Stomp” that’s pretty much filled with pure awesomeness. I can’t be sad when I watch that episode and hear that song. It’s the best!