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Thursday, 22 March 2012
Practical Tips To Avoids Split Ends
I have often thought about the hair and everything we do to stay healthy and strong. However, sometimes we neglect either because of time or not having the right ingredients to prepare our homemade hair masks.
The split ends are a problem that affects almost all women around the world. However, we should not sit on the problem, but we must find solutions or better still, find how to prevent and avoid problems.
If you are constantly suffering from split ends or forks, you’d better read this article well, since you’ll be amazed. Today I’ll let some of the best tips so that the tips of your hair strands have nothing more than health.
•A haircut every 2 to 3 months is ideal for our hair tips do not suffer. When your hair cut ask your hairdresser to cut you no knife or any method other than the odd conventional scissors. The classic cut with scissors is best for your hair.
•The periodic overhaul your hair will be nourished enough to avoid those forks. This process can do it in a beauty salon or your home with a home treatment.
•Do not use much hair dryer. If it is urgent that you have to use it do not forget putting on the diffuser to your dryer. Nor good dry hair closely when wet; bends your head and check air away with the same dryer until almost dry.
•The hair irons are also highly recommended, but there are products that take good care your hair when you use it. These products can be found in creams or gels.
•When your hair is wet do not brush or comb comb bristle very thin, on the contrary must comb with wide and utensils spaced bristles.
•Do not wash your hair with water too hot or too cold. You must have the habit of wash your hair with warm water to avoid drying out and burning.
The Benefits Of Brushing Daily
Most of the people we care every day for the care of our hair , try to use the right products for the type of hair we have, with the advantage that there are now several lines on the market that offer full ranges starting with the shampoo to styling cream and moisturizer that we should apply weekly or biweekly in order to wear a hair healthy.
One of the steps we take to the care of our hair is brushed. Brushing stimulates circulation and protects the hair fiber wear that is constantly subject due to fatigue, stress, climate change, food inadequate, to name a few.
To maintain the vitality of our hair , we must make brushing a daily prĂ¡cica. The proper thing is to do with a good quality brush with natural fiber bristles and rounded ends .
The correct way is to start from the neck to the front , then side to the top and finally from the forehead to the neck in a smooth manner. Use the brush serves not only for the hair, but also to remove residual gel, spray and dust that have accumulated in our hair.
Stylists recommend performing the brushing action before shampoo to remove dead skin and scalp.
The main benefit of brushing is to take the fat of the scalp and spread evenly from root to tip and fat that serves as natural protection to our hair.
In addition to giving vitality to your hair and protect it from wear to which it is exposed, brushing is essential to keep your cuticles healthy by stimulating blood flow . Of course, we must remember not to do so aggressively to avoid damaging it, or grease the hair.
Finally, it is important to keep our brush always optimal cleaning conditions , so it is advisable to wash it every week, with water and soap. We must also eliminate all impurities and residue left in it every time we use it, using a comb or other brush for that purpose only.
Home treatments For Hair Problems
On many occasions, despite the care we put into keeping our healthy hair and healthy we have the unpleasant surprise that it has oily, damaged, dry or dandruff.
It is true that all known-brand specific treatments or we can go to the salon looking for solution to our problemHowever, we also have home treatmentscheaper and made from natural products.
Web of Beauty wants to share with you these treatments provided by a renowned stylist to help you solve your hair problem:
•Treatment for damaged hair: Prepare Mash 1 banana and 1/2 cup olive oil and immediately proceeds to applying it through massage, starting with the hair root to tip. Then cover your hair with a plastic cap and let stand the mask for 10 to 15 minutes, depending on length and volume. He then proceeds to wash it with shampoo and conditioner. This treatment is recommended every 15 days until your hair look healthy.
•Treatment for oily hair: Mix 1/2 cup of pisco (grape or other agardiente), 1 egg yolk and Ph neutral shampoo or baby. Apply massaging with the fingertips, first in the root for 5 minutes and then the mixture leads to tip, leaving acting, hair uncovered, 10 to 15 minutes and then proceed to rinse and apply conditioner or moisturizer, as this mask is both shampoo. Treatment repeated 1 time per week or every 15 days, depending on the need to regulate the production of excess fat in your hair.
•Treatment hair with dandruff: Mix the juice of 1 lemon, apple juice and 1/2 cup olive oil. Make massage with the fingertips, for a minimum time of 5 minutes starting at the root, then take it to the ends of hair and without cover, the mixture let stand for 15 minutes. He then proceeds to wash it with shampoo and conditioner specific. Repeat the treatment every six days.
What Foods To Eat For A Healthy Hair
Before any shampoo, conditioner or hair product, the best we can do for the health and beauty of our hair is adequately feedSo that better assimilate nutrients provided by complementary therapies.
As the scalp and nails are made of keratin -Protein that strengthens their coats-we need to eat a diet containing the substance at high levels and others that will make our hair healthy, a symbol of beauty.
• Zinc: Promotes the volume and size of hair strands. It is present in nuts, eggs, cheese, beans and tuna, to name just a few rich sources of this mineral.
• Vitamin B6: In addition to the growth of the strands, give them a proper metabolism through oily fish, nuts, cereals (especially wheat germ), banana and spinach.
• Iron and iodine: Both minerals provide strength to the scalp making it more resistant. We can find in meat, green leafy vegetables and legumes (iron). They are also found in fish, seafood, garlic, onions and broccoli (iodine).
• Calcium: Makes the enjoyment of a good hair texture, thanks to the consumption of dairy products, nuts and vegetables, primarily.
• Animal protein and vegetableWe may look shiny hair, strong and uniform in color by eating a good amount of meat, poultry and fish as well as milk and cereals.
As the scalp and nails are made of keratin -Protein that strengthens their coats-we need to eat a diet containing the substance at high levels and others that will make our hair healthy, a symbol of beauty.
• Zinc: Promotes the volume and size of hair strands. It is present in nuts, eggs, cheese, beans and tuna, to name just a few rich sources of this mineral.
• Vitamin B6: In addition to the growth of the strands, give them a proper metabolism through oily fish, nuts, cereals (especially wheat germ), banana and spinach.
• Iron and iodine: Both minerals provide strength to the scalp making it more resistant. We can find in meat, green leafy vegetables and legumes (iron). They are also found in fish, seafood, garlic, onions and broccoli (iodine).
• Calcium: Makes the enjoyment of a good hair texture, thanks to the consumption of dairy products, nuts and vegetables, primarily.
• Animal protein and vegetableWe may look shiny hair, strong and uniform in color by eating a good amount of meat, poultry and fish as well as milk and cereals.
Hair Styling Tips
5 Hair Styling Tips
to Increase Your Hair's Volume & Bounce
Most women would love to have more volume in their hair. In fact, women spend thousands of dollars each year on product after product, with the hopes they increase the volume of their hair. With brands like Loreal and Paul Mitchell selling shampoos, mousse, conditioners and more, for ladies to use if they want more hair volume, there are many tools out there you can turn to. If you want to know how to get more body to your hair, use these five beauty tips!
1. Don’t Wash Hair Everyday!
While it may sound disgusting for you not to wash your hair everyday, celebrity stylists recommend you not wash your hair on days you want mega volume. Hair that’s freshly washed often falls limp, especially if its medium to long. If you have no choice but to wash your hair, at least use volume-specific shampoo and conditioner.
2. Use The Right Hair Care Products!
If you need more volume in a pinch, you can get what you want with volumizing mousse or spray. Just add it to damp hair and work the product throughout your hair with your fingers, before combing. This works with hair of all lengths, from short to long, from thin to thick!
3. Blow Dry Hair Upside Down!
Although this is an old trick, it’s a good one. To get the most volume out of your blow drying session, flip your head upside down and blow dry your hair. While you’re drying, use your fingers to massage your scalp, lifting your roots as you dry it. If your hair is curly, simply scrunch your hair while you’re drying it. If your hair is short, work some gel in before doing this. If you want to wear your hair straight, finish the drying process by flipping your head back up and using a large round brush.
4. Add Bounce with Velcro Curlers!
Directly after you’ve dried your hair, brush it out and use jumbo Velcro curlers as part of your styling technique. You can find these at any beauty store and many general merchandise stores. You simply roll large sections of hair onto the rollers and their soft Velcro allows them to stay in your hair. This works best if you have straight hair but it can also be wonderful for wavy hair. Give your hair a quick burst of warm air with your hair dryer and then let them cool while you do your makeup or get dressed. When you take them out, you’ll love the extra bounce! Just be careful if your hair is super long, as the curlers can get stuck in your long locks quite easily.
5. Pick Your Part Right!
If you want to give your hair a full look, be sure you style your hair against your natural part. If your hair is thin, this can be an easy way to always ensure your hair looks full and flirty. This will create an instant thick look!
Having high volume hair is extremely sexy, which is why most women crave it. To get full locks, Hollywood beauties often turn to hair extensions. However, everyday gals can’t afford expensive extensions or carve out the needed time to maintain them. They can be beautiful, but they are for high maintenance chicks only. Instead, you can use these five beauty tips to help you get more volume to your hair, everyday!
to Increase Your Hair's Volume & Bounce
Most women would love to have more volume in their hair. In fact, women spend thousands of dollars each year on product after product, with the hopes they increase the volume of their hair. With brands like Loreal and Paul Mitchell selling shampoos, mousse, conditioners and more, for ladies to use if they want more hair volume, there are many tools out there you can turn to. If you want to know how to get more body to your hair, use these five beauty tips!
1. Don’t Wash Hair Everyday!
While it may sound disgusting for you not to wash your hair everyday, celebrity stylists recommend you not wash your hair on days you want mega volume. Hair that’s freshly washed often falls limp, especially if its medium to long. If you have no choice but to wash your hair, at least use volume-specific shampoo and conditioner.
2. Use The Right Hair Care Products!
If you need more volume in a pinch, you can get what you want with volumizing mousse or spray. Just add it to damp hair and work the product throughout your hair with your fingers, before combing. This works with hair of all lengths, from short to long, from thin to thick!
3. Blow Dry Hair Upside Down!
Although this is an old trick, it’s a good one. To get the most volume out of your blow drying session, flip your head upside down and blow dry your hair. While you’re drying, use your fingers to massage your scalp, lifting your roots as you dry it. If your hair is curly, simply scrunch your hair while you’re drying it. If your hair is short, work some gel in before doing this. If you want to wear your hair straight, finish the drying process by flipping your head back up and using a large round brush.
4. Add Bounce with Velcro Curlers!
Directly after you’ve dried your hair, brush it out and use jumbo Velcro curlers as part of your styling technique. You can find these at any beauty store and many general merchandise stores. You simply roll large sections of hair onto the rollers and their soft Velcro allows them to stay in your hair. This works best if you have straight hair but it can also be wonderful for wavy hair. Give your hair a quick burst of warm air with your hair dryer and then let them cool while you do your makeup or get dressed. When you take them out, you’ll love the extra bounce! Just be careful if your hair is super long, as the curlers can get stuck in your long locks quite easily.
5. Pick Your Part Right!
If you want to give your hair a full look, be sure you style your hair against your natural part. If your hair is thin, this can be an easy way to always ensure your hair looks full and flirty. This will create an instant thick look!
Having high volume hair is extremely sexy, which is why most women crave it. To get full locks, Hollywood beauties often turn to hair extensions. However, everyday gals can’t afford expensive extensions or carve out the needed time to maintain them. They can be beautiful, but they are for high maintenance chicks only. Instead, you can use these five beauty tips to help you get more volume to your hair, everyday!
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Croissants
Homemade croissants - Perfect for breakfast.
This is goin to be a very lengthy process. so stay calm:P
Croissant Dough
3 1/2 cups flour
...1 cup barely warm water
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups cold unsalted butter
Method:
In a medium bowl, mix 1 cup of the flour with the water and yeast just until the lumps of flour are broken up. Set the bowl aside and let rise for 1 hour.
Add the remaining flour, salt and knead the mixture for 1 minute. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let rest for 20 minutes.
Knead the mixture by hand for 10 minutes. The dough should be smooth and elastic by the time you finish kneading.
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Remove the dough from the refrigerator and on a lightly floured surface, roll it into a 9 x 17-inch rectangle. Place the square of butter on the bottom half of the rectangle. You can use your hands to align the dough and the sides of the butter square.
Fold the top half of the rectangle of dough down over the bottom half so the square of butter is now enclosed. Press together the edges of the square to seal in the butter. Use your hands to even out the square.
Gently pound the square with a rolling pin to stretch the dough and the butter in it. Roll the dough into a 9 x 18-inch rectangle.
Repeat the process of rolling the dough into a 9 x 18-inch rectangle, then folding the rectangle into thirds by bringing the bottom up and the top down over it. Use your fingers to make two imprints on the dough to keep track of the fact that you've completed two turns.
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
On a lightly floured surface, roll each half of the dough into a 6 1/2 x 20-inch rectangle.
Transfer each large rectangle onto one of the prepared baking sheets and refrigerate for about 20 minutes. You want the dough firm, but not brittle.
The next step is to cut the triangles from the dough that will be formed into individual croissants.(Please look at the picture in the blog.)
Begin to roll the triangles to form the croissants by curling the two sides of the triangle on each side of the slit away from each other.
Arrange the croissants on a sheet pan and cover them with plastic wrap to proof.
Preheat the oven to 375 F.
Bake for about 35 minutes, or until the croissants are puffed and golden brown
This is goin to be a very lengthy process. so stay calm:P
Croissant Dough
3 1/2 cups flour
...1 cup barely warm water
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups cold unsalted butter
Method:
In a medium bowl, mix 1 cup of the flour with the water and yeast just until the lumps of flour are broken up. Set the bowl aside and let rise for 1 hour.
Add the remaining flour, salt and knead the mixture for 1 minute. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let rest for 20 minutes.
Knead the mixture by hand for 10 minutes. The dough should be smooth and elastic by the time you finish kneading.
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Remove the dough from the refrigerator and on a lightly floured surface, roll it into a 9 x 17-inch rectangle. Place the square of butter on the bottom half of the rectangle. You can use your hands to align the dough and the sides of the butter square.
Fold the top half of the rectangle of dough down over the bottom half so the square of butter is now enclosed. Press together the edges of the square to seal in the butter. Use your hands to even out the square.
Gently pound the square with a rolling pin to stretch the dough and the butter in it. Roll the dough into a 9 x 18-inch rectangle.
Repeat the process of rolling the dough into a 9 x 18-inch rectangle, then folding the rectangle into thirds by bringing the bottom up and the top down over it. Use your fingers to make two imprints on the dough to keep track of the fact that you've completed two turns.
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
On a lightly floured surface, roll each half of the dough into a 6 1/2 x 20-inch rectangle.
Transfer each large rectangle onto one of the prepared baking sheets and refrigerate for about 20 minutes. You want the dough firm, but not brittle.
The next step is to cut the triangles from the dough that will be formed into individual croissants.(Please look at the picture in the blog.)
Begin to roll the triangles to form the croissants by curling the two sides of the triangle on each side of the slit away from each other.
Arrange the croissants on a sheet pan and cover them with plastic wrap to proof.
Preheat the oven to 375 F.
Bake for about 35 minutes, or until the croissants are puffed and golden brown
Potato Naan
POtatO Naan.... sooooooooooooooooooooo Soft ,,, Airy n wht not :)
Ingredients:
150 g Potatoes (about 3 medium)
1+3/4th tsp Instant Dried Yeast
1 tsp Sugar
3/4th warm water ( more or less to knead a very soft dough)
1/3rd cup warm water ( extra for yeast)
3+1/3 cups All Purpose Flour
2 tsp Salt
2+1/2 tbsp Olive Oil
1 tbsp yogurt mixed with 2 tsp (more or less) sesame seeds For naan topping.
Method:
Cook the potatoes in a small pot, boiling water for 10 minutes.
Drain and mash until pureed.
Combine yeast and sugar in small bowl with 1/3rd cup of water. Set aside for 10 minutes or until frothy.
Combine the flour and salt in a large bowl. Use a Wooden spoon to gradually stir in yeast mixture, mashed potatoes and oil. And enough of the remaining water to make a fairly soft dough (it will b sticky but should b soft.. u can dip ur hands in flour n can handle it)
Transfer to a lightly floured work surface and knead by hand until very smooth n elastic, about 10 minutes, or beat with a dough hook until smooth and elastic, 5 minutes. (I used machine)
Shape into a ball and place in an oiled bowl.
Cover with a clean kitchen towel and place it in a warm place to rise for 1 hour or until doubled bulk.
Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and knead for another 3 minutes. Divide the dough into medium to large equal size balls. Cover and let them rest for another 50 mints. Give naan Shape wid help of rolling pin. Make dent wid finger tips... Brush with yogurt and sesame seed mixture.
Preheat Oven to (400 F, 200 C/ Gas 6) for 3 minutes before placing them in oven. Bake for 5 to 10 minutes or until golden brown.
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