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The Body Shop Rainforest Coconut Hair Oil {Product Review}

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I have never been a fan of coconut oil but I have been using it for sometime to remove the sunscreen and that is all there to it! I did never really try coconut oil for hair seriously because I did not see it doing much for my hair. So, lets see how this product worked on me!

Price: Rs 625 for 200ml
Pros
can be used as a leave-in treatment!
gets washed out easily
leaves subtle shine on the hair
Cons
very expensive!

its a clear oil

My Experience
It always looked to me that doing the reviews are the easiest thing on Earth because you just have to use the product and write about it! No thinking and no brainstorming. Easy-peasy.

And, then the reality crashes saying “What do you know? It is the most difficult part of blogging!” The blogger has to test a product in thousand possible ways and then list them down as to what passes the test and what doesn’t!

And, when it is a hair care product, it is even worse! So, forgive me if the review is too much or too less and please read on 🙂

I have been testing the product since a month and I can safely say I hate the smell. The oil is clear and colorless with a cocoa-buttery smell. Its not like I am a fan of the coconut oil smell but cocoa butter smell is even worse. And, the ingredient list states fragrance as well. They might have done better with few hair nourishing essential oils instead!
Anyways, barring that issue, I do not see any problem in the product. Incidentally, it is so different from coconut oil in texture probably because of the mix of all other oils. It is very less sticky and thick as compared to the regular coconut oil and does not weight down the hair if you apply as a leave-in serum. That is something I totally loved about the product.

it has all sorts of oils other than coconut and pracaxi (Pentaclethra Macroloba Seed Oil)!

Now, it says about some Pracaxi oil which comes from South America. The oil comes from the Pracaxi seeds and has high concentration of behenic acid which apparently is good for hair! Behenic acid is a saturated fatty acid which has smoothing properties. (Source: Wikipedia)
Now, lets talk about how the product functions. Honestly, the product is so expensive that it will break your heart to use it as a hair oil. And, fortunately, I do not think I saw any difference in my hair when I used this oil as a pre-wash treatment. It did not contain the frizz or show any extraordinary difference compared to any other oil.

oil does not come drop by drop from the fliptop cap!

But, it was a hero when it came to post-wash treatment. You can easily skip the conditioner and use this product on a daily basis. Just two drops would be enough for mid-waist length hair and the leftover oil on the palms can be rubbed on the scalp. That prevents dryness of the scalp. And, even if you apply it everyday, your hair would not get weighed down.
Oh I forgot to mention – whether the product is used as pre-wash treatment or a post-wash, it leaves the hair really soft and provides subtle shine to it which makes the hair look really healthy! Hair looks full of life and bouncy. Since I wash my hair on alternate days on weekdays, my hair behaves relatively well.
Also, it brings out the color of your hair (if your hair is colored or naturally possesses some very interesting shade) which I totally loved. So, yes, it is a product which can be tried as a leave-in treatment. And, it will last you ages that way so you can spend on it in one shot as well 🙂
PS: Product provided by brand.
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Just Gossip Vol. 16 – How is 2013 treating you?

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So, this is almost the middle of the year! Gosh, it flew by so quickly or rather it is flying by so quickly and there have been an insane amount of changes in my life, nothing major but essential. 
What about you? How is your life treating you? You are sad, happy, bitter, exhilarated? 
I just wanted to remind you on the project we had started at the start of this year – the New Year Project! Are you keeping track of how the year is proceeding? I should have kept it as a monthly journal, I realized that just now but then better late than never 🙂 

So, till now the year has treated me in all ways possible! But, some of the major things I have realized this year or late last year was that I love writing. I wrote my first short story few months back and I did pen down another piece. Also, I went to North-East for the first time in my life and my start-of-year travel has been amazing! I can live it day in day out in my mind. And, then, job is good this year (at least better than the last) and I am more introspective. And, best of all, I turned 27 and I can see myself changing everyday in some or the other way for the good!!
Oh btw, I found this really inspiring and interesting article about what things you should accomplish in your 20’s. Do check it out. Its amazing and I am sure you are gonna love it!
Also, do let me know how you are doing. You do not have to share anything if it is too personal but a general comment is just more than enough! 
Share in comments below what special you have done in this new year, what things have inspired you and if you have moved a little closer to realizing what you want to do! Or, may be you have joined those dance classes you always wanted to or lost the weight you were aiming for!
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Does milk increase the weight? {Health}

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Ok, so this is a question for you all! What do you think? Milk or eating dairy products everyday increase the weight?
Well, in my opinion, yes it does! I have been without milk for almost a year or more and I had noticed a drastic decrease in my weight. Also, its not only my experience but one of the guy colleague who is literally paranoid about weight attests the fact.
Well, some do say that it actually depends on person to person as to what contributes in their weight increase or decrease. To a lot of extent, that is absolutely true!

But, when it comes to milk, there are quite a lot of milk types – whole milk, toned, skimmed and what not! Honestly, I can’t even understand what toned, doubled toned and skimmed are for but anyways they are different levels of milk processing.

Now, whole milk has maximum amount of calories and skimmed non-fat milk has least amount. And, many people are used to adding sugar in milk so that adds extra calories to the body thus resulting in weight gain.
On the other hand, it comes as a boon for underweight people. Drinking two glasses of milk a day can improve your weighty issues. Also, milk mainly contains proteins which improve the muscle mass. So, a healthy dose of exercise is required to fight off that muscle mass in unhealthy weight gain.
Now before you start discontinuing milk, let me also state that since it is rich in proteins and helps in building the muscles, not taking milk on a regular basis can actually leave you weak and without energy in the long run. I have myself undergone the situation. I was wan and weak and irritable all the time!
So, the best bet is to drink a glass of skimmed milk. But, also remember that excess processing of milk actually strips off the nutrients! So, honestly, I have no idea what to drink and what not. I as usual do not mind a lot of fat so I love whole milk 😀 And, btw, I should also add that some people claim milk and dairy products help lose weight!
What about you? You like skimmed milk? Or, you prefer to do the no-milk show?
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