Vatika Naturals Refreshing Lemon Hair Mask Review

Hello My Loves!

While on search on natural products, I found out Dabur Vatika Hair Mask. Looking at it, I recalled of one of my friends who owned it and she has beautiful and shiny hair. And as usual, it became alluring to me the very second and I bought it.

Now over to my experience. This as expected turned out so refreshing with the zesty-lime scent all over. I get itchy scalp easily so it was a relief. My hair results were similar to my homemade hairmask in that I found that it made my hair deeply nourished. Also, my hair felt refreshed and conditioned after the treatment

Well for this very reason it is a Turn on for me. Why not! Something as good as a home product, what else could I have asked for. Lime is known for rendering hair some shine. Henna provides a deep condition. I am surely impressed with the ingredients of the product.

Dabur Vatika Naturals Refreshing Lemon Mask

Here are some of Ingredients of this product:
Order of the amount present in overall mask is a descending as we move on to the last item.
Leaf extracts of Henna and Olive
Sweet Almond Fruit extract
Lime Fruit extract
Tea Tree Leaf Oil
Rosemary Leaf extract

Where to buy:
I got mine at an Asian-Indian store in Massachusetts.
Buy online

So, here are the Pros
Good amount of natural leaf extracts 
Lime leaf extract gives a relief to itchy scalp
Refreshed feel again with lime scent
Hair feels strong, conditioned and shiny
Vatika Hair Mask come in different variations for different hair types and needs -
Egg Protein, Virgin Olive oil, Naturals Black Seed and Naturals Garlic hair mask.  

Dabur Vatika has a Nourishment Hot Oil Treatment product which I am keen on trying. Let me know if anyone has used it. 

Some Cons
The ingredients contain alcohol compounds which can be drying to your hair
(especially to people with dry hair like myself)
I expected hair to be more soft

Overall, I would recommend the product if you want a good conditioning and that lemon scent is so amazing. I even feel that results should be better for people with oily scalp/hair.

Please make sure to leave me a comment and give me a feedback. If you have used the lemon hair mask, I would love to know your experience too. Also, if you have any other review requests that you would like to make, I would be more than happy to attend to those.

Hope you liked my review. Thanks for reading.


This post is not sponsored by any third party, and the product in this post is my real life choice.

With Love
Ssilky Dhillon
Let us treat our natural selves, with what nature has to offer.

Follow this blog
Subscribe to Ssilky Dhillon on Youtube
@ ssilkydhillon on Twitter
@ssilkydhillon on Instagram

Heatless Straight Hair using simply your palms! Without Flat Iron & No Heat

Hello my Loves!

I have been trying several heatless methods lately and most of them are overnight methods which work just fine. But there are times when I do not feel like having damp hair overnight so this particular method I found out which worked pretty fine. The results are natural looking straight hair.

With this simple DIY method, I have not used any heating tool or hair straighteners. So, the results are natural looking straight hair. I was very happy with my results while I filmed this video. It stayed for a day for me and even gave me quite manageable hair the next day. And this was without using any sort of hair sprays for extra hold.

This method is Suitable for Naturally Wavy, Loose Waves and Semi Straight Hair
Here is the video. Hope you like it ♥. Make sure to rate this video and leave me a comment below.




Steps:
1. Wash your hair and have hair to the point when it is damp. (not soaking wet, and not too dry).Alternately you could simply spray water to dampen your hair without washing it.
2. Flip your hair down and rub palms till you feel some amount of heat within palms.
3. Press hair between palms starting from the top moving slowly to the bottom of your hair.
4. Keep doing the same thing all over your hair. Keep repeating till you have completely air dried your hair. It took me 20 minutes.
5. To speed up the process you could sit in front of a table fan.

After you have done this method and your hair is completely dry, comb through your hair to reveal those gorgeous straight locks

When you flip your hair down just like in this video, this creates volume in your hair.


I have naturally wavy hair. While you do this, some parts of the hair, I mean curls can be stubborn, so you would want to go over them with your palms again. This very fact, would give you more natural looking straight hair rather than perfectly straight hair.

I am very excited for you guys to try this and let me know in the comments below about your experience.

I have tried several heatless methods for straightening hair.
Here is one of the overnight methods I tried by lovely krazyrayray and it works very well.
Here is the link

Although overnight work just fine and I find them great, but most require sleeping in damp hair. So, the days when I simply don't want damp hair overnight or want a quick fix, this is my method to go.

If you happen to retry this method, please leave a video response on my youtube or share a pic over my Instagram or Twitter. I would love hearing back from you. Also share this video, with someone whom you feel this video can help.

With Love
Ssilky Dhillon
Let us treat our natural selves, with what nature has to offer.
Follow this blog
Subscribe to Ssilky Dhillon on Youtube
@ ssilkydhillon on Twitter
@ssilkydhillon on Instagram

DIY Hair Mask Conditioning

Hello my Loves!

Hope you all had a happy Hallows' Eve. I personally had a blast and enjoyed myself. I took up the Disney's Jasmine look for the eve. You can check out my look at My Instagram or My Youtube.


Photo: Homemade Hair Mask

I wanted to post about this recipe ever since I tried it the first time. But, I wanted to be sure of the results before I post my review. Now that I have tried it twice, and I am really happy for my results, I felt like sharing it. Home masks are so good. One thing I can say about them is that the hair feels strong, shiny and definitely healthy after that. I have even bought a herbal Hair Mask with Lemon by Dabur Vatika. Let me know in the comment box below if you would like me to write a review on that.

Recipe.

2 Eggs White
A tablespoon Acacia Concinna powder (Shikakai)
Few Lemon drops
2 teaspoon Yogurt

If you don't have Shikakai, you can even add Hibiscus Powder, that will help you with the application by making this preparation dense. Shikakai is a natural conditioner so I definitely recommend you to buy it. You could get them on Asian Stores (if you are in US or out of India), or you could buy it on Amazon Health.

Mix all the ingredients well. Apply and leave for 30 minutes. Wash off and shampoo.
My hair felt soft and shiny.
If you happen to try it let me know how it was for you.

Tips: 

Use once a week for deep conditioning treatment.
Skip any ingredient that you know you are allergic to.
Skip Yogurt in winters.

This is not a sponsored post. I am always looking out for more healthy ways to Hair, especially because I have fine, wavy and sensitive Hair that require extra care.

For update on my blogs and youtube videos, follow me on google plus. Click here to join this site.

With Love
Ssilky Dhillon
Let us treat our natural selves, with what nature has to offer.
Follow my blog
Subscribe to Ssilky Dhillon on Youtube
@ ssilkydhillon on Twitter
@ssilkydhillon on Instagram

How to naturally tame Frizzy Hair? Instant Fix method

Hello Beauties!

I hope you all are all set and enjoying the fall weather. It has been raining lately and getting cold where I stay. At many places like mine, fall brings rain and a rainy day can bring a lot of us like myself frizzy untamed hair. When hair is not properly hydrated it will try to attract all moisture from the climate and become frizzy.

So, in order to keep your hair from getting frizzy, keeping it moisturized is the key.

I use this simple technique which keeps my locks moisturized and even helps lock in moisture for long.
Photo: Pic taken after Anti-frizz treatment
So, here is how to go about it -
Immediately after you wash your hair and your hair is still damp take a pea size amount of coconut oil between your palms and rub both palms together.
Now run your fingers at the very ends of your hair as this is the most dry part of your tresses.
Work the left over oil over the very top of your head. Smooth out your hair at the top with your palm. As a result, the most weather exposed parts of your hair get a slight coating of oil without making hair look greasy.

This has helped me and can be an instant fix. I feel as hair is still damp, oil prevents it from drying easily and keeps it moisturized for long. So, hair can reap benefits of being moisturized for long.

Catution:
Do not do this, if you are going to blow dry your hair afterwards.
Although coconut oil has a high smoke point. Still it has not been proved to be a any good heat protector. So, it could damage hair if you blowdry or apply any heat tools with oil in your hair.
Instead, apply a pea size amount of oil after you have already used all the heating tools.

I have started doing it whenever I wash my hair and have seen quite a difference. Let me know if you happen to try and tell me how was your experience. Do you use any other methods for frizzy hair? Please comment below and share. We will love to hear from you and try.

With Love
Ssilky Dhillon
Let us treat our natural selves with what nature has to offer - Stay green!
Follow my blog
Subscribe to Ssilky Dhillon on Youtube
@ ssilkydhillon on Twitter
@ssilkydhillon on Instagram

Easiest way to get rid of Split ends

Hello beauties,

I have been enjoying short trips this Fall and it is totally gorgeous near Boston here in United States. Today, I want to talk something about a major issue that all of us experience - it is the Split Ends. I have my friends asking me all the time on this as I have not had them since many years now. Yes! I know its exciting and I thought of blogging about my very simple techniques that favored me in preventing them. It is not something out of the world but still conscious efforts are required to make it a habit.

It is not like I never had them, infact I had them a lot during my teens and even in early twenties. But thankfully I do not get them now, I would say almost gone. It was last year that I realized that oh! yes I do not have split ends, when a friend pointed out. So, I had to think hard and recall what difference I had made to my hair care regime that actually helped me with the results. I have had them as a habit since then and do it consciously. And it is very simple and all natural products.  I hope like it helped me, it would help all those who are facing this problem.


So, here are the few simple ways:

1. Be gentle to your hair

Your hair is the weakest at its ends. Never use anything harsh on it be it rubbing with towel or intense combing.

Just soak excess water with towel or even better with a T-shirt but be gentle, but do not rub.

2. Hydrate
I make a point that my ends are properly hydrated.

I like to put just a pea size amount of coconut oil, rub it between my palms and evenly distribute towards end of my hair after I wash my hair and hair is still damp. This locks in moisture for long.
Whenever I notice my hair is dry again, I would simply put some water or again oil over my ends. And trust me your hair is too dry at the ends so no one would even notice you have oil on. But of-course do not put loads on when you go out, just a pea size amount should do the trick.

Keep drinking water - I can not stress this enough. This helps from inside out and your hair remains hydrated and it can withstand any toughness that it faces from the environment.

3. Go for a trim
If you already have split ends, in my opinion first you really need to trim them off as a treatment girlies. And both the above steps should take care of preventing split ends.

If you have any other tips and tricks for preventing split ends, I would love to hear. Also if you happen

With Love
to try these methods as a routine for some months, do come back and tell me how was your experience with it.
Ssilky Dhillon
Let us treat our natural selves with what nature has to offer - Stay organic!
Follow my blog
Subscribe to Ssilky Dhillon on Youtube
@ ssilkydhillon on Twitter
@ssilkydhillon on Instagram

Healthy Habits for Clear Skin

Hello Beauties!

I hope the weather change has been good to you. And hopefully no pimples.. we do not even want to think about those little monsters. Still, whenever I am back from traveling or its a season change I get one or two here and there. There is always a different cause for all of us. It could be hormonal, pollution in environment, our diet, lifestyle. And it also a way of body to flush out toxins.


So, here are some of the easy to follow ways which have always worked from me, ever since I was a teen and I had it much more than just a pimple. Now that must have been hormonal huh!I have developed these ways into habits and woo! I have a skin that I am happy with.



So, here are some ways that have always worked for me.
  • Washing face with plain water as often. Especially when you return from outdoors. Do not use any sort of soap and simply plain water. . As, it can form a film over skin and any dirt would be trapped inside skin pores.

As a teen I had lot of pimples and this one step was a savior.

  • Drinking water.


The first thing after waking up should be drinking plain water. Add few drops of lemon juice in a glass of warm water and have it to aid in the body cleanse. Start slowly and make it up for atleast 1 litre of water. And have breakfast after an hour of having water.

Keep yourself hydrated. Not only does it help flushing toxins out of the body working as a cleanse, it is also helpful in overall health.


  • Please do not touch your face that often with fingertips. Instead use a fresh piece of cloth, towel, tissue, or even back of your palm if you do not have any other thing at your disposal. But using Nails or Fingertips is a complete No! No! Finger tips have so many bacterias and we are only promoting pimple growth. If you have to make sure you have washed your hands.

I always see people with pimples scratching them. It will irritate it further.


  • Skin Care - Using Natural Antibiotic Products

I like using Neem soaps or Neem packs or Ointments. Its naturally antibiotic. You can get these at any Asian stores. Apart from that Tea Tree Oil has also similar properties and is even antifungal. I use it because I have dry skin.Try using ointments with such anti properties. The one I recently bought is Hollywood Beauty Tea Tree Oil.

Tea Tree Oil


All these help sooth current skin condition like itchy skin, acne and prevents further growth.
I prefer ones which are natural, herbal and gentle especially for my face.

These can be even more beneficial when used after exfoliating skin with any good scrub. The one that I have been using recently is St Ives's Fresh Skin Apricot Scrub. You can even make your own natural scrubs. I have not yet tried those and hopefully will soon.

St Ives Fresh Skin Apricot Scrub



  • Lifestyle - Sweat it Out!

I feel exercising helps flushing toxins out of the body in form of sweat.So, these toxins are not available to come out as pimples.

Also, having lots of veggies and fruits definitely serves as a detox and helps maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Read my blog on body detoxification here.

Detoxification - We know it and can do it!


Making lifestyle changes like diet and exercise is essential but it takes time. And no one can be hundred percent perfect with a healthy lifestyle. So, meanwhile adopting steps 1 - 4 as a habit has always been helpful to me in getting and maintaining clear skin.

These are my experiences which have helped me and are not medical advices. Before following any procedures, I would recommend consulting your doctor / dermatologist if you feel a need such as pre-existing skin or any other medical condition.


So, what are your ways of getting a clear skin glow! Leave a comment below. I would love hearing from you.

This is not a sponsored post, affiliate links available.

With Love
Ssilky Dhillon
Let us treat our natural selves with what nature has to offer - Stay organic!
Follow my blog
Subscribe to Ssilky Dhillon on Youtube
@ ssilkydhillon on Twitter
@ssilkydhillon on Instagram

Spice up your Nail Colors for Fall

Hello Beauties!

I have recently bought few nail paints which I am absolutely in love. All three are from Sally Hansen. I mostly own neutral shades and few bold shades like deep reds and blues. Like always I end up buying certain neutral shades as a safe option. Also because I know these if applied as a coat over any solid color that we already have can spice it up entirely. And applying it simply as a coat makes it so easy and less time consuming. I find all of them so versatile and can almost work in most seasons. This is the reason I want to share with you.

The first one is called Diamond Strength in the number 115 (Silver Anniversary).

Sally-Hansen Diamond Strength Silver-Anniversary

The best part apart from the beautiful pattern that you can see in the picture is that when applied it lasts like forever... no chipping. I tried it over my bare nails and also you can go ahead and try it over some solid color. And this can become perfect for a night out this season especially if combined with deep reds, greens or navy blue.

Another good thing about this nail paint is that it is random silvery dots, so you actually don't have to worry even if one of the dots got missing. Although with this nail paint as I guess is the name saying strength I have not experienced it fading anyhow. There is one con with this though that the nail paint would not come out easily with nail paint remover. This texture comes in many shades. You can find all of these here Sally Hansen Diamond Strength Shades

 


Another shade is also diamond strength and as far as the texture is concerned it is quite a regular nail paint with brilliant sheen.

Sally-Hansen Diamond-Strength Aisle
 
If you plan to use it on bare nails you might want to go with double coat for it to actually show on your nails.

As far as the look is concerned it definitely adds a shimmery effect to any solid color that you choose to apply it for this season.

I have a peachy shade in number 140 (Aisle Be There) and it comes in other shades like one with a  white tone. The diamond strength version of the company is a no chip nail paint.

Though this is definitely a pro but be prepared as it takes some time before you actually are able to remove it with a regular liquid nail paint remover.



The last shade I want to discuss is 'Sugar Shimmer'.

Sally-Hansen Shimmer Textured Berried

It says of having sugary texture and I love having it over.I took shade ... which is slight berry pink. I have it in number 06 (Berried under).

I so much wanted to buy the dark shades and like always I ended up buying the neutral tones. I am definitely very soon putting my hands over some dark shades in this texture. I know I should have picked up dark shades. So, you can go and check as the sugar crush version comes in many shades. Click here to see all the shades Sally-Hansen Sugar Shimmer Shades.

I picked this shade because I was running out of my pink which should be a basic for any girl's vanity. Also, I knew I would put this to use more often than other dark shades. I also love this color for the season because of its texture. It gives an edgy feel. I am really enjoying myself this fall where I can combine my outfits (dark fall shades) with this nail paint without going entirely blank like solid neturals.


You can find all these in Sally Hansen stores or other supermarkets. I bought them at CVS store where I got a good deal. You can even buy it online. Under pics are the links where you can buy them.

Let me know which is your favorite shade this fall. Also let me know of any organic nail paints that you might know of. I would love to hear from you guys.

I have not yet started my search over nail paints that fall into organic category. So, sooner I would want to check which are the most organic and eco - friendly nail paints available. We love nail paints and we want companies to think more organic.

This is not a sponsored post, affiliate links available.

With Love
Ssilky Dhillon
Let us treat our natural selves with what nature has to offer - Stay organic!
Follow my blog
Subscribe to Ssilky Dhillon on Youtube
@ ssilkydhillon on Twitter
@ssilkydhillon on Instagram

Longer Hair with Green Smoothies

Hello in this Fall Season

As the weather is changing I changed my early morning habit. During breakfast hours I have been having Green Smoothies. It has not been long, actually just about two weeks. And I skipped some three four days as well. And after one more week with smoothies, something unexpected that I noticed this morning was with my hair, its length. They seemed longer. I had cut 3 inches off my hair a month back and I am not a person whose hair grow easily. My hair seem longer for about two inches. And it seems as though it has been because of these green smoothies.

Pic: Blueberry - Grape smoothie

So again all excited about it, I wanted to share it with readers searching of organic ways and holistic living ideas. The ingredients I have been putting in them include all sort of greens and even fruits. I have used spinach, parsley, bitter gourd, bottle gourd, carrots, ginger, tomatoes, lime juice and cilantro. The smoothie in the pic consisted majorly of blueberries, some grapes and added water. One element that I absolutely love adding in all my smoothies is lime juice. Citrus fruits act as a good cleanse for body. I also like adding black salt in some of the smoothies. Sometimes I like to add honey especially to my lemon juice. Other than that I restrain from adding any other sort of salt or sugar to my smoothies.  With leafy greens I make sure that I put them soaked in salty (seasalt) water for atleast 10 mins before use. I find this the best and easy way to get rid of any unwanted residues that might be present.

Amongst the ones I have been making, my favourite ones are fruit smoothies. They are tasty and easy to make. Here is the recipe for a glass of blueberry grape smoothie.

Recipe - Blueberry Grape Smoothie
1 cup blueberries
1/2 cup green grapes
1/2 cup water
Few drops of freshly squeezed lime juice
Honey to taste (optional)
Black salt to taste (optional)
Dash of Black pepper (optional)

Put blueberries, grapes, water and lime juice in mixer and blend well. Pour in glass and sprinkle black pepper, add black salt and/or honey and stir well. Enjoy fresh! I like to have these smoothies within half and hour of preparation and all try keeping in glass containers.

 For more chilly days I start adding dices of ginger to my smoothies.

Smoothies give a healthy start to our day. If anyone happens to try this recipe or has other good to taste and/ or nutritious smoothie recipes, please mention in the comments below I would love to try them.

With Love
Ssilky Dhillon
Let us treat our natural selves with what nature has to offer - Stay organic!
Follow my blog
Subscribe to Ssilky Dhillon on Youtube









DIY Hair Mousse

Hello dearies,

Hope you all are enjoying summers. Last weekend like often I ended up wanting to get a redo of my heatless wavy hair style. My hair naturally is quite fine and wavy so I try not to use harmful chemicals in form of mousse or hairsprays. 
Pic - results after using homemade mousse (peasize/ few sprays) and rollers for loose heatless waves. 

I saw this hairstyle by Evelina Barry of heatless waves and wanted to recreate. I had read about DIY hair mousse. So, I ended up making my own version of Hair Mousse. I have linked all my inspirational videos and blogs below. I must tell you I never thought it would work. I am glad that its so healthy for my hair and it works. For me because my hair is naturally wavvy it lasted me till another day. I keep experimenting with my shampoos trying to make them as organic as possible. This is the first time I made hair mousse. 

Here is the recipe! :)
DIY Hair Mousse.
Recipe: 
1/2 c. Shea Butter, 1/4 c. Coconut oil & 1/4 c. Olive oil. Optional - your favorite scent (essential oil). 
Whisk sheabutter and coconut oil for 15 mins (try to use electronic whisk for foam) until foamy texture. Slowly add olive oil and beat for few more minutes. Add essential oil) of your choice and mix for a minute. Also try adding few drops of lemon essential oil for extra shine (avoid if your hair is dry and tangles easily).

This is a sure try for anyone urging for style without compromising on having healthy hair. 

If you recreate or any thoughts/ recommendations on the same please comment below. 

Love 
Ssilky Dhillon
Let us treat our natural selves with what nature has to offer - Stay organic!
Follow my blog
Subscribe to Ssilky Dhillon on Youtube
@ ssilkydhillon on Twitter
@ssilkydhillon on Instagram

Evelina Barry heatless waves video: http://youtu.be/QeQ6DTDMa50

Jennifer Cordova DIY Mousse: http://www.thesweetplantain.com/diy-hair-mousse-glossy-healthy-curls/

Argan Oil and Keratin - Organix Shampoo & Conditioner

Hello Fellas,

Lately I have switched to using a shampoo with Moroccon oil. It has been very good so far. So, I wanted to share it with you all incase you are thinking to try this combination. I had been curious of trying Moroccon Argan oil on my hair for its properties of penetrating the hair shaft to provide strength and shine. Although its been only two washes and I did not notice much shine, but my hair definately feel strong and soft. The shampoo is from the company Organix.

I even happen to try a conditioner again by Organix and it is their 'Brazillian ever straight Keratin therapy conditioner'. On reading the back of the bottle I found it is for smoothing wavy and curly tresses. So, I definitely had to try it and the fact that it has no sulfates made me even more excited. This conditioner has cocoa butter and avacado which definitely has made my hair soft.


Both the shampoo and conditioner are so far the best that I have tried in my organic search for my super sensitive hair.

Have a good day.
SSilky Dhillon
Let us treat our natural selfs with what nature has to offer – Stay Organic

Follow my blog
Subscribe to Ssilky Dhillon on Youtube
@ ssilkydhillon on Twitter
@ssilkydhillon on Instagram


You can read more about my hair issues and how my regular moisture shampoo helped me deal with it in another post here:  http://ssilkydhillon.blogspot.com/2013/12/a-girl-with-hair-issues.html

*This is not a sponsored post. These are my real life choices.

Detoxing... We know it and can do it

Hey friends

Hope your new year was awesome as was mine. But I had lots of junk. As some of you know I was trying to get rid of refined sugar and going to clean diet. On new year, ah! I took a weekend off :P. Now I am again on detoxing and eating fruits in salad. A drizzle of lemon on top will act as a detox for your body. It is powerful in building new enzymes which can remove toxins from blood.I even like to add black pepper which is packed with antioxidants.

Photo: fruits with drizzle of lemon juice and black pepper 

I feel most of us know what we are eating and our body gives signals and warns before we eat junk. Still we eat all crap at times, well so many times. Keeping yourself emotionally well off and happy would go a long way when you want to eat healthy. Love yourself to eat healthy. Well I cant tell you how to do it because I am myself not a perfectionist and still I know that its not difficult. "Keep things that make you happy and leave those that make you sad", once read somewhere. 

Especially for we girlies emotions and eating are related so detox your emotions and eat what yout body actually wants. 

Loads Love
SSilky Dhillon
Let us treat our natural selfs with what nature has to offer - Stay Organic!
Follow my blog
Subscribe to Ssilky Dhillon on Youtube
@ ssilkydhillon on Twitter
@ssilkydhillon on Instagram

Getting rid of refined Sugar

Hello all the lovely people out there

I know its the winter season where we do not want to go for a walk or even get out of our bed the very mornings. And then we know that summer is ahead and who does not want to look all fit. For some time now actually for many years I have been eating the sugary stuff way too much especially the bakery, which I am obsessed with ever since I was a kid. But there was a huge difference at that time as then I did not like sweet stuff much. So, I would indulge into some only on special occasions. Every day I would drink sweet milk as a kid but my mom would add the unrefined form of sugar rather than the refined. I remember my dad telling all of us three kids that sugar will make the bones hollow. 

              Photo of the sugar jar with the danger sticker on :-0 :-)

Once I was out of home and this happens to many of us, that once start pursuing studies or careers we kind of shift the focus from our health. I remember I used to eat a biscuit right after the meal even though I did not wanted to. I am one of the kind who can never gain weight. Still let me tell all of you that no matter you are the one who always stays slim or never seem to gain weight - if food is not disciplined it will take a toll. Even though I have a very good metabolism still with very less workout and eating refined sugar in some or the other form each day I believe has let me gaining weight. Surely it is not just the sugar but then a lot of junk and eating more than what my body wanted from a single meal. So, I have decided not to continue gaining and instead have a discipline in eating, especially the sugary stuff. Even too much of a banana can be harmful. Actually too much of everything can be bad we all know. And a thing like refined sugar which we know is deprived of the nutrients and has been termed "empty calories", surely if is a lot in our diets, can prove bad. 

So, from the past week I am not having sugar. This is the reason I felt like sharing it with those of you who are up for this challenge. If you find it difficult I would recommend just try it out for a day. I am sure next day your gut will tell you to do more. I do not want you to take my words here for sugar or any procedure and encourage you to do your own research and decide with your doctor if you are interested. For the first three days I was totally without sugar and the fourth day I experienced headache. I do not know was it because of sugar or something else because I was still having fruit and honey. I am still about to get a stock of unrefined sugar for my home so at this time its more of honey that I use. The fourth day I gave up and had tea with sugar because it was a full day of headache. From this experience, I feel that we need to be slow and gradual otherwise we would on one day be all healthy and then give up on our temptations the other day. For rest of the days I made sure that I was not having more than two teaspoons of sugar a day and that is only when I have tea. I am working on getting rid of refined sugar as much as I possibly can. On the first day I had tried to get rid of both sugar and tea but as I already said how I ended up deciding to be gradual with the process.
                                   
I did a funny thing to motivate myself - I just made a sticker on the sugar bottle at my home reminding me of how dangerous it is (photo above). Now every time I am about to give into my temptation this helps me.

Another exciting thing that I have noticed that even though my refrigerator is filled with muffins and ice-cream, I have not had them for the entire week. For this I feel really proud of myself. I seriously feel that these should be limited to the special occasions like these were when we were kids. This is the lifestyle challenge that I have given myself.

There is one more reason I felt that why I gave into my temptation the fourth day, it was because I was unprepared. All of a sudden one day I decided sugar free from now and I did not plan my meals. It can be very handy to be prepared before any such decision that is to say to have honey at home, to have fruits and whatever healthy options appeal your tongue. Getting rid of refined sugar is certainly not easy but it is for the health.

I would love to hear from you guys on your thoughts on refined sugar. 

Have a good holiday season.

SSilky Dhillon
Let us treat our natural selfs with what nature has to offer - Stay Organic!


*Through this post I do not intend to vouch against any dietary method and before following any procedures or diets I recommend consulting your doctor.

Hair results :) ...moisture shampoo and vitamin conditioner

Alright girlies

I am once again really happy to share a new hair experience with you all. Today I tried a shampoo and a conditioner which I received from a friend and wanted to share the results with you. It was a add on to my quest to find the most easily available natural beauty and hair products in the market. Again a moisture shampoo with good amount of cassia in it and also contains aloevera, calendula and ginger. It is Pantene Nature fusion. Cassia works like henna providing shining and conditioning to hair. I read somewhere that calendula provides strength and ginger I am aware is good for dandruff. And let me tell you that this is the the second time I am trying a pantene shampoo and a first time that I have tried their natural range. I was excited for this as it is a natural shampoo. My friend also gave me a conditioner and it is Clear Scalp Therapy - total care nourising daily conditioner. The labeling says that it has 10 vitamins so gain I was all so like can't wait to try it.

As per the personal experience I was more happy with the conditioner. I found out the ends of my hair where I applied the conditioner to be a little more shiny that usual after the wash compared to the rest where I did not that much. You can checkout the pictures and even there I could see it was somewhat evident. I simply let my hair air dry and took these pictures.
P.S. These pictures are without any added photoshop or any such effects. I have tried doing it in different light settings to make the results more clear,  and it was already sunset by the time I took these pictures.



Photo: Hair after using the shampoo and conditioner - felt soft and shiny.

 For the shampoo, it felt amazing on my hair while washing and could feel that it is a natural shampoo. I feel that our hair thank us and that is evident the very moment we indulge in working the shampoo in our hair scalp. I would again want to stress upon a point which I made in my previous blog that not all shampoos are meant for your hair type and this even includes the natural shampoo. I remember an year back I tried a natural shampoo and moment I went lathering it into my hair I felt it was drying out my hair and they felt rough. We need to be aware of the type of hair we have and accordingly chose.

This shampoo felt good this point of time but still I would want to try more of it the coming weeks so that I can share more elaborated review. You can definately try them as staying closest possible to nature is always good.


As I already spoke to you I am definitely finding an alcohol free shampoo and researching which one to try next. Do tell me if you are using one. Love you all. Have a good holiday season time. Will see you in my next blog.


SSilky Dhillon
Let us treat our natural selfs with what nature has to offer – Stay Organic
Follow my blog
Subscribe to Ssilky Dhillon on Youtube
@ ssilkydhillon on Twitter
@ssilkydhillon on Instagram


You can read more about my hair issues and how my current regular moisture shampoo is helping me deal with it in another post here:  http://ssilkydhillon.blogspot.com/2013/12/a-girl-with-hair-issues.html

*This is not a sponsored post. These are my real life choices.
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)