Goody Ouchless Ribbon Elastics -Review-

I was recently able to review Goody Ouchless hair ties in my Sunkissed Voxbox.  The claims were interesting they say that they

Product Feature: (as stated by Goody)
• Unique knot style hair tie
• Soft, stretchy ribbon material
• Looks beautiful on the wrist or in the hair!
• Assorted colors
• From America's #1 elastics brand, Goody® Ouchless®

Got2b Powder'ful- Review

 I have flat fine hair my biggest issue is keeping my hair clean looking with some bounce in it.  When Bzz Agent offered me the chance to review Got2b powder'ful I was excited.  I had Karaoke night and used this product to give my hair a little more volume.  While I did get more volume that stayed almost all night long it was not the picture on the box results.

Gluten Free Cosmetics list

Sorry this took so long to get out.  This type of list requires a lot of research.  While many products have one or two gluten free items, I was trying to focus on brands that are gluten free.  Since I am the only author of this blog it takes a while for me to get all the research done.  Here is the list of gluten free beauty brands! A few of these brands may contain corn products in the form of xanthan gum.  The X is what that brand makes.  Have fun, and remember to keep yourself looking great in a gluten free way!  Please contact me if you know of any brands that I have missed.  I would love to add them to the list.

Why you Need Gluten Free Beauty Products

Recently I was pitched (offered to review something) by a company making beauty products.  This was great except nothing they made was gluten free.  When I turned down the offer on the grounds that I have Celiac and couldn't use the product, I was given the reply "There has been no proven reaction to absorbed gluten and you don't eat your makeup."  This got me thinking.

Spring Cleaning for Your Beauty Routine!

The clock has changed and so has the season.  This means more than changing the batteries in your smoke detector.  This means that it is time to switch your beauty routine again.

A Cheaper Way to Apply Hair Chalk!

A perfect color pallet, and only around $8.00 for all the colors.

Want to join in the new way to add temporary color to your hair; don’t want to pay the stupid prices for hair chalk?  You can get the same look using pastel chalk (NOT the oils). Most of these products are Gluten free.  They are simply made that way!

What you will need:

Intense Grow Hair Vitamin- Introduction

One of my new year’s resolutions this year is to help grow my hair longer.  I would love to have it down to my hips.  Since I know I have a breaking point and I haven't found the shampoo that will help me, I was really excited when an opportunity for a 60 day trial of Intense Grow was offered to me. 
This item is gluten free which is a must for me. It seems to be only vitamin and minerals aimed at the production of keratin, also used in hair and nails. 

Here is what the company had to say about themselves.
“If you want to make your hair grow longer faster, the ingredients in Intense Grow™ vitamins will make your hair grow faster! Your body will get that extra boost of nutrition to optimize your hair growth speed; stimulating your hair to its maximum growth potential!”

This is done by maximizing the necessary vitamins and using herbs to stimulate the growth.  According to a few nutritionists, hair vitamins can work, but they have to be used with a healthy diet and schedule.  Since hair is an extension of the skin and body it should be treated as such.  And while most visible hair is in fact dead, it is the live hair or the first few millimeters that you are really nourishing.  The chore for the rest of the hair is to take good care of what you have.  Since hair cannot repair its self, you have to make sure it does not get damaged.  No hair vitamin can help you with that, but what it can do is help the hair grow thicker and a thicker strand may be less easily damaged.

 A side benefit that many may see from a product like this is that it will also help stimulate nail growth as well as hair growth.  The reason for this is that hair and nails are made of the same materials.  So if you have ever felt jealous that a guy you know has better hair and nails than you, it is probably that his nutritional balance is better.  That balance can be aided by these vitamins. 

So the trick to this formula is to balance out nutrition to the point where it is easier for your hair to grow.  My hair is my pride and joy; it is mid back, slightly wavy, naturally strawberry blonde (sometimes more strawberry, sometimes more blonde).  The down side to this however is that the hair is thin and in fact it tends to break a lot and doesn't grow very fast.  Each member of my household can grow hair twice as fast as I can.  To be honest I am envious of that ability.  However, they are all brunettes so it should be expected.
 I need 5 inches to make my hair goal; if I can get at least 2 or 3 inches I will be very happy with this product.  Wish me luck!

For more product information please visit Intense Grow. 

Question of the day!

What is your biggest hair issue?

Time to switch your beauty routine

With the changing of the clocks there is one more thing that needs to be changed.  Your beauty routine is no longer going to work as well in the coming months.  It is time to add extra moisture to your face, nails, body and hair.  The down side of this is that it is not always easy to find Gluten free products.  Now is the time of year to deep clean or replace all makeup brushes, throw out old mascaras, go through and get rid of expired makeup and alter the way you take care of yourself.

Winter brings around cold and dry conditions that can suck the moisture out of you both inside and out.  The easiest thing to winterize is your diet.   Start including more oils and water in what you eat and drink.  You need to consume just a little more on the oils and at least one more glass of water a day.  The hard thing to do is find products to help winterize the outside.  I have a few suggestions for you of gluten free products that might help you get started.  

Face moisturizers:

• Burt's Bees Radiance Day Cream: A lightweight moisturizer that is very nourishing.  This is great for people with dry skin and perfect for winter.
• Burt's Bees Naturally Ageless Day Cream: This contains the same ingredients as the radiance but it also contains much more since it is an anti-age cream.  The whole line of the naturally ageless is gluten free.
• Burt's Bees Moisturizing Day Crème: This is a normal everyday gluten free moisturizer that works well with everything.  Please note if you have a nut allergy this cream is not for you.
• Dakota Free Baby Your Skin Balm: Started with Babies in mind, it is now used by many age groups it is a rich multipurpose cream that is best used as a night cream.  This cream contains no gluten, latex, fragrance and is lauded as vegetarian.
• Keys Luminos Facial Moisturizing Therapy: This is a strongly hydrating moisturizer that has a good concentration of anti-aging ingredients.  This is gluten free, chemical free and also compleatly vegan.
• Keys Solar Rx Broad Spectrum Sunblock: A sunscreen as well as a facial moisturizer.  This contains most of the same ingredients as the luminos but includes the sun protection.
• Neutrogena's Healthy Defense Daily Moisturizer SPF 30: This extremely hypoallergenic cream is great for those with oily skin.

Lip Balms:

• Aveeno Essential Moisture Lip Conditioner: No gluten added
• Badger Balm: Gluten and allergy free
• Blistex: Gluten Free
• Burt’s Bees: No gluten added
• Carmex: Gluten Free
• ChapStick : No gluten Added
• Gluten-Free Savonnerie: Gluten Free
• Nivea : No gluten added

Hair shampoo and conditioners:

• Costco’s Kirkland This is a no gluten added product.  Cross contamination may occur.  
• Dessert Essence Organics:  Found at health food stores
• Dove:  Many of the products are gluten free and Gluten will be labeled if it is present.
• Gluten-Free Savonerrie- Hypoallergenic 
• Head Organics- Found on Amizon.com
• Morrocco Method:  Vegan friendly and Gluten free
• Organique- Paraben SLS and gluten free.
• Original Sprout: Order this online this is vegan friendly and free of soy, gluten, parabens, dixoanes, sulfates, formaldhyde and many other not great sounding ingredients.
• Suave:  Many gluten free products but like Dove check the ingredients any gluten containing ingredients will be marked.

Body Lotion:  

• Burt’s Bee’s: No gluten added lotions and body butters.
• California Baby lotions: All California Baby Lotions are gluten free, soy free, dairy free, paraben free and synthetic fragrance free according to the web site. These can be found at Babies R Us and some whole foods stores. 
•  Dessert essence: almost everything is gluten free.  
• Dove: Dove’s Cream Oil Shea Butter, Pro-age, Cream oil body lotion and Shea butter are all gluten free. Also like the Shampoo if there is gluten in it it will be clearly marked.
• JR Watkins: All of the JR Watkins products are gluten free except the Aloe & Green Tea Shampoo and Conditioner according to the list.
• Kiss My Face:  The Kiss My Face Vitamin A &E  Moisturizer, Honey & Calendula Moisturizer & Peaches & Crème Moisturizer are all gluten free. This is according the list they sent me. 
• Mineral Fusion: Vegetarian friendly, paraben and gluten free.  
• NOW Shea Butter: Paraben and gluten free
• Savoneire: Gluten, soy, corn, casein, colorants and fragrance free.