My #2 Deep-Conditioner, To Date

My #2 Conditioner Fave

  Hello, Everyone! Gosh! It took me far longer than I intended, to get to this post. As mentioned in my previous post, the Shea Moisture Raw Shea Butter Restorative Conditioner with Sea Kelp and Argon Oil is my #1 conditioner from this brand. My #2 conditioner by Shea Moisture is the Shea Moisture Coconut & Hibiscus Curl Enhancing Smoothie with Silk Protein and Neem Oil. As with my #1 choice, I chose to purchase this product after visiting their website (where I discovered how long they've been in business) and because of the ingredients in this product. Here are a few of the great ingredients listed on the label of the jar I have:   

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My #1 Deep-Conditioner, To Date

The #1 Deep-Conditioner for My Hair, So Far

Hello, Everyone!

Wow! The past nine months have been super-busy for me! Among my usual tasks, I've been working at my sister's art business and 'wearing many hats' there. Among the 'hats I wore'/tasks I performed there, was teaching children and adults to paint on canvas and/or bisque pottery! I, blogged for her business and, also, edited and updated her WordPress website, too! I enjoyed my time there and learned quite a bit about WordPress, various tech. devices for business, and operating that type of business. So, that's some of what I've been doing while away from this blog.

Also, over the past few months, I've began using Shea Moisture hair care products on my hair. In today's post I will briefly discuss my experience with the first product of four products that I've already used of that line/brand, numerous times. The first Shea Moisture product that I tried, and used regularly, is the Raw Shea Butter Restorative Conditioner with Sea Kelp and Argon Oil. I chose to purchase this product after visiting their website (where I discovered how long they've been in business) and because of the ingredients in this product. In addition to the ingredients, I enjoy and appreciate:

• the aroma of this restorative conditioner
• the design of the bottle w/ the pump
• the deep-conditioning effect it has on my hair
• the superb, quick-acting detangling effect it has on my hair

I feel fortunate that I discovered this product last year, because my 18" strands had

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Sage, Spearmint Essential Oil, Kaolin Clay, Baking Soda and Sea Salt

Spearmint Leaves - Spearmint Essential Oil

How to Make Herbal Tooth Powder

Hello, Everyone!  The following video features a recipe for tooth powder which can be used instead of toothpaste for brushing your teeth. John Gallagher of LearningHerbs.com and Mt. Rose Herbs is sharing the recipe, which is from Heather Nic an Fhleisdeir of the Academy of Scottish Herbalism, with us.

The quick and easy recipe includes sea salt, kaolin clay, baking soda, spearmint essential oil and dried sage.  I've used each one of these ingredients individually, except the kaolin clay.   I am looking forward to trying these ingredients together, according to this recipe.

Gallagher shares tips with us as he prepares the tooth powder.  Among the interesting tips he shares are: (1) kaolin clay is used in the tooth polish dentists use and (2) sage helps whiten teeth! I didn't know that about sage.  I love the flavor of sage, especially in chicken dishes.

As we get our hair in great condition and our bodies toned, we might as well pamper our teeth and gums, too!

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Natural Botanicals, Organic Herbs, Spices, Teas, Oils and More!

Mountain Rose Herbs

Hello, Everyone! Today's post features Mountain Rose Herbs, a company I've satisfactorily purchased several products from and now, I'm an affiliate of (as of August 2010). I am pleased to highlight Mountain Rose Herbs because their products that I've purchased and their service are consistently excellent!

Mountain Rose Herbs has been known for its uncompromising commitment to organic agriculture, offering natural botanicals including organic herbs,

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Which Palm Oil is Best for Your Hair? Adwengo! - @AshantiGirl

Adwengo Palm Kernel Oil

Hello, Everyone! This post features SheaButter Cottage, a business of fellow @DelynsBliss Tweeter, @AshantiGirl (a.k.a Akua Wood). SheaButter Cottage is a small, ethical business in the UK, owned by Akua Wood.

Wood is passionate about what she does, including concocting natural skincare goodies. She sees herself as a "kitchen" chemist. In this video we learn interesting facts she shares about the palm trees of Ghana which yield the Adwengo Unrefinded Palm Kernel Oil (AUPKO) and why it's better for the hair. The flower petal labels on the dark amber bottles of AUPKO are gorgeous!!

Thank-you @AshantiGirl for sharing with us!

Hair Care w/ Essential Oils & Natural Moistuizers

Carol's Daughter Healthy Hair Butter, 8 oz.

Natural Hair, Skin and Body Products

Hello, Everyone! Today's post features: Carol's Daughter

• Carol's Daughter is one of the leading beauty companies offering a line of beauty products that are highly-natural hair, skin, and body products, including lip gloss and fragrances. Carol's Daughter is designed by Lisa Price.
• Carol's Daughter carries natural haircare products for natural hair, relaxed hair, curly hair, healthy and damaged hair 

"In the early 1990’s, Brooklyn native Lisa Price (a.k.a. Carol’s daughter) began experimenting with fragrance, essential oils and natural moisturizers to make gifts for her family and friends. Soon after she packaged her home-spun creations, word spread like wildfire and the demand for her unparalleled hair and body care products led to a highly successful mail-order and web-based business. Within a few years, Carol's Daughter counted celebrities like Jada Pinkett Smith, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, Brad Pitt and Chaka Khan as loyal fans, or as she refers to them, "friends of the family."  

Even after approximately 15 years of success and expansion, Carol’s Daughter products are still

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Patchouli Essential Oil-infused Butters

Hello, Everyone! It's good to be back with you all, again. Thank-you for stopping by to 'visit' with me via this blog from time to time. I hope August was another amazing month of really good accomplishments and positive activity, for you!


Today, I'm featuring patchouli essential oil and patchouli combined with essential butters and other essential oils. Many of you may have already discovered that essential butters labeled as 'body butter' can be used as hair moisturizers/conditioners. Patchouli essential oil has a glorious aroma and is a great fragrance for a hair product. It has been stated that patchouli essential oil stimulates the growth of healthy hair. Below, are a few more details about patchouli essential oil, with featured patchouli essential oil suppliers and patchouli-infused essential butters you may like.


"Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth; also patchouly or pachouli) is a species from the genus Pogostemon and a bushy herb of the mint family, with erect stems, reaching two or three feet (about 0.75 metre) in height and bearing small pale pink-white flowers. The plant is native to tropical regions of Asia and is now extensively cultivated in Caribbean countries, China, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Philippines, West Africa and Vietnam.


The scent of patchouli is heavy and strong. It has been used for centuries in perfumes and continues to be so today. The word derives from the Tamil patchai (Tamil: பச்சை) (green), ellai (Tamil: இலை) (leaf). In Assamese it is known as xukloti.
Pogostemon cablin, P. commosum, P. hortensis, P. heyneasus and P. plectranthoides are all cultivated for their oils and all are known as 'patchouli' oil, but P. cablin is considered superior.


Extraction of the Essential Oil


Extraction of the essential oil is by steam distillation, requiring the cell walls of the leaves to be first ruptured. This can be achieved by steam scalding, light fermentation, or by drying.
Leaves are harvested several times a year, and where dried may be exported for distillation of the oil. Sources disagree over how to obtain the best quality oil. Some claim the highest quality oil is usually

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Rose Essential Oil - Rose Otto versus Rose Absolute

Hello, Everyone! I hope July was a great month for you, and I hope August has been and is a month full of wonderful blessings for you! Today, I sharing information about rose oil.



I love roses! They are one of the most beautiful flowers in the world, and their fragrance is sublime. I definitely 'smell the roses along my way', even in grocery stores that have flowers for sale. As you know, pleasant aromas create a sense of bliss making us feel better, less stressful. The heavenly aroma of roses enduces such bliss and stress relief, quite well.



Also, you may know that the quality of essential oils vary due to the way they are extracted. Below, are helpful details to know in order to select the more 'organically-produced' rose oil of the choices available.



"Rose oil, meaning either rose otto (attar of rose, attar of roses) or rose absolute, is the essential oil extracted from the petals of various types of rose. Rose ottos are extracted through steam distillation, while rose absolutes are obtained through solvent extraction or supercritical carbon dioxide extraction, with the absolute being used more commonly in perfumery. Even with their high price and the advent of organic synthesis, rose oils are still perhaps the most widely used essential oil in perfumery.



Two major species of rose are cultivated for the production of rose oil:

• Rosa damascena, the damask rose, which is widely grown in Bulgaria, Turkey, Russia, India, Uzbekistan, Iran and China


• Rosa centifolia, the cabbage rose, which is more commonly grown in Morocco, France and Egypt

Most rose oil is produced in Bulgaria, Morocco, Iran and Turkey. Recently, China has begun producing rose oil as well.



More than 300 compounds have been identified in rose oil. The most common are: citronellol, geraniol, nerol, linalool, phenyl ethyl alcohol, farnesol, stearoptene, α-pinene, β-pinene, α-terpinene, limonene, p-cymene, camphene, β-caryophyllene, neral, citronellyl acetate, geranyl acetate, neryl

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