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My Hair Diary – February 2013

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My hair diaries

My gosh, we are in third month already!! Honestly, the year is moving too fast for me even though February was hell longer for me than usual for being the smallest month in the year! I have so many deadlines to meet in this month!

Anyways, coming to how cared for my hair this month, I was a lot more diligent in oiling the hair every time before shampooing. And, I used the grapeseed oil on the scalp after washing my hair every time.

Grapeseed oil stimulates the hair follicles for hair growth. Whether I have seen any improvement is yet to be decided so I wouldn’t say anything. Btw, I HAVE to share this with you.

My hair diaries

Remember my friend whose aloevera routine I had shared with you a while back. She has an amazing hair. Its perfectly naturally straight and is really shiny and guess what it doesn’t even get limp!!

But, I have seen the way she cares for her hair. First, she has always stuck to parachute since she was a kid and never changed. She uses some L’Oreal shampoo which is not available in India and sunsilk conditioner! But, those were just the products. She applies curd on her hair almost every time for 30 minutes before shampooing. And, once in a week (this is something I am guessing) she mixes the curd with Biotique musk root (which I also love totally) and applies it to her hair for 20-30 minutes. And, sometimes, she applies henna to her hair twice a month for just conditioning!

In fact, her routine is quite inspiring me to get back to the old methods! I would say that it is true that this much care does help the hair even if one is not blessed with perfect hair genes!

Products Used

  • Shampoo – Kamini shampoo + Neev Olive Neem Shampoo + Organic Surge Moisture Boost
  • Conditioner – Kamini Conditioner
  • Leave-in and Scalp Treatment – Soulflower Grapeseed Oil with Rosemary EO
  • Hair Oil – Kamini Oil + Parachute Hot Oil Treatment

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Cosmedic Dermave Nourishing Cleanser {Product Review}

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Cosmedic Dermave Nourishing Cleanser Product Review

Price: Rs 400 for 100ml

Pros
doesn’t dry out the skin!
Cons
clumps at a place and doesn’t spread easily
really expensive! 

My Experience
I am not sure as to what to say about this product.  It is meant for dry skin. It is white in color or rather translucent and it lathers easily. But, there is a problem.
Cosmedic Dermave Nourishing Cleanser Product Review
The texture of the product is a little goeey and it sticks at one place on the palm and doesn’t slide easily on skin because of which washing the skin becomes difficult.
You need only one pump for the face and neck and it cleanses the face well. Now, regarding the drying part, it doesn’t leave the face dry or anything!! But, you do need to moisturize the face afterward.
But, one thing I noticed was that after being used to SLS free face washes, my skin doesn’t react well to the face wash having SLS. Even though Cosmedic says it uses a technology which makes SLS non-irritant to the skin, somehow my skin took time to get used to the face wash. It happened both in the case of Brightening face wash and this one! But, my favorite still is Soothing face wash.
Availability
Online – Cosmedic Website
In stores (only in Delhi, Agra, Lucknow and Meerut) – check locations here
PS: Product sent by brand. 
Other products from Cosmedic:

Cosmedic Lumifast Brightening Face Mask
Cosmedic Avederm Soothing Facial Cleanser
Cosmedic Alpha Q Brightening Face Wash

Do you clean your mobile? {Your Opinion}

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So, when I was cleansing my face and was about to wash off the sunscreen, I noticed that the screen of my mobile was also dirty and had a layer of my sunscreen and sweat due to the excess heat in Hyderabad. 

Then, I thought that even if I do wash off my sunscreen properly from the face, this residue on the mobile screen can get transferred back on to the face, right? And, make the skin dirty and may clog the pores as well!!
Fortunately, my skin is not prone to breakouts. But, this can be a huge problem for acne prone skin or oily skin! The residue can cause a lot of breakouts on the cheeks and the chin area. So, I took a baby wipe and cleansed the mobile screen. Do you do that regularly as well?
And, this also reminds me that the same thing can happen with the pillow covers as well. The sweat and oil which gets transferred to the pillow at night does transfer back to skin the next night and the accumulated residue can harm the skin over a long run. So, do you change the pillow covers regularly?
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