Beauty Quips: The Blog

Recently, I have become obsessed with my nails. This is not necessarily a new obsession, but rather a rediscovered one. Back in the day my nails were always finished, whether I had acrylics on or I painted them myself. When I became a mom, finding time to paint my nails or even go to the salon just seemed to take a back burner. Not to mention that I became increasingly aware of everything I did around my daughter and how it might affect her and her health. Suddenly, finished nails seemed unimportant. Fast forward to a few months back and a friend invited me to get Color Street party. It was a Facebook party so what did I have to lose? I attended, the consultant did a great job of assuring this was something I could do and so I placed an order. She was right, I could do it! So I placed a second order, and a third. It was easy enough and they lasted a good amount of time. I had a party! Now, the consultant was wanting me to consider joining her as a consultant. I admit, I li...

A while back we talked about things to avoid in your hair care.  Now let's talk some good ingredients!!!! Here are some good things to look for in hair care products. Some of My Favorites for Clean Healthy Hair Isoflavones are a phytoestrogen.  •  Help to stimulate hair growth by stimulating the production of hyaluronic acid.  Hyaluronic acid is naturally present in your scalp and is a natural moisturizer that holds water on your skin  • Helps with the regeneration of hair follicle leukocytes (epidermal cells that produce keratin and hair proteins)  • Helps increase insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) for hair growth  • Helps with hair loss in premenopausal women and those suffering from alopecia Find it in Acti-Labs Capill Hair Isoflavone Shampoo  HERE We also offer a  Conditioning Mask (don't let the name fool you, you can use this just like regular conditioner) Pisum Sativum is otherwise known as pea peptide...

I may receive a commission on sales made from links in this post. Read my full advertising disclosure here https://beautyquipstheblog.blogspot.com/p/advertising-disclosure.html Is your hair dry and brittle? Is it lacking lustre? Is your hair color fading faster.than you would like? Does it seem like your hair doesn't get any longer? It might be your shampoo and/or conditioner. There are some common ingredients that do your hair more harm than good. Parabens and sulfates. Let's talk about them here! Parabens and sulfates are preservatives. Parabens are used to prevent mold and bacteria. Sulfates are surfacents (detergent, emulsifier, and/or foaming agents) attracting oil and water....basically, they are what makes a shampoo sudsy.. Sounds pretty good, right? So why all the controversy? Well, studies have shown that parables mimic the activity of estrogen and therefore, can interfere with estrogen production. We all know that too much estrogen can trigger an increa...