Monday, July 8, 2013

Beauty Tip #1: Wash your hair in COLD water

Wash your hair in COLD water

- It leaves your hair more shiny & less frizzy. This is because cold water will close your hair's cuticles. You don't necessarily have to shower in cold water, you can always just wash your hair in cold water under the faucet or at the end of your shower, rinse it briefly under the cold water.

- Your hair color will last longer. When you shower with warm or hot water it strips your hair's natural oils as well as any treatments you have in it, including hair color. This works really well especially with the more vibrant hair colors like reds, purples, & blues, etc.

Give it a try & let me know how if you see any results! Please feel free to add any more benefits or tips regarding this in the comments below.

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

How to Make Kale Chips

Not only is kale an excellent source of vitamins A, C & K, full of fiber, flavonoids & I can go on & on, but it's tasty as well. Personally, I think it's tastier when made into kale chips! You get that salty crunch & healthy at the same time.

It's so simple & tasty that I bet you'll end up making the whole bunch into kale chips, which is what I did.

Ingredients:

Kale
Kosher salt
Extra virgin olive oil

Instructions:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.

Thoroughly wash & dry the kale. You'll want to strip the leaves off the hard stems & remove any other hard stems within them.

Tear the leaves into bite size pieces keeping in mind that they will shrink some more after they're baked.



Drizzle about 1-2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil & massage it into the leaves so that every leaf is lightly coated.

Then spread the leaves evenly on the baking pan& place into your preheated oven.




Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes. Turn the leaves at the halfway mark.

When finished, take out your pan & lightly sprinkle some Kosher salt over the leaves.

Now you're ready to enjoy!