Remember when you were an angsty teenager with blue hair, ridiculous clothing, and horrible taste in music?And remember how through that all, your mother continued to love you, feed you, and genuinely did all she could to make sure you were happy? Yeah, us too. That’s why moms rule. That’s why we’re going all out for Mother’s Day.
This is the one day of the year when you get to say thanks to your mom for letting you blast your music as she drove you around in her minivan and thanks for always making sure you were well-fed, at least semi-presentable, and that you steered clear of that bad tattoo/piercing idea you had when you were 16.
Here’s a Mother’s Day gift that says it all. Thanks, Mom! You’re the best!
Lavender-it-with-love Spray
Lavender has cleansing properties, so this spray can cleanse and deodorize the hair and scalp. (The word lavender comes from the French word laver, which means to clean or wash.) It not only makes your hair smell like a Provençal lavender field, but it’s also indispensable for cleansing and reviving your curls. Make it in large quantities, and then keep some in a big spray bottle in your shower and in smaller travel-sized bottles in your purse, desk, and car for spritz on the go. Spray bottles are available at most drugstores and essential oils are available at most health food stores.
INGREDIENTS:
2 quarts water
5 drops pure (not synthetic) lavender essential oil
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Fill a large pot with the water.
2. Cover the pot, bring the water to a boil on high heat, then turn the heat down to low and simmer for 1 hour to get rid of impurities. (Check occasionally to make sure the water isn’t boiling away.)
3. Remove the water from the heat, add the lavender oil, stir to blend, and replace the lid.
4. Let the lavender water steep until cool, then pour it into spray bottles.
5. Store extra lavender spray in a cool place.
by Lorraine Massey with Michele Bender
Curly Girl is packed with unique and fail-proof hair-care methods, inspiration, and an empowering pro-curl attitude. It’s all here: daily routines for Botticelli, fractal, and wavy curls; Lorraine’s no-more-shampoo epiphany—handle your hair as gently as you do your best cashmere sweater; homemade lotions and potions. New to this edition: an illustrated, step-by-step guide to trimming your own hair (remember: it’s not what you take off; it’s what you leave on); a section on the particularneeds of wavy hair; Lorraine’s Down-and-Dirty Curly Boy Routine; more fabulous ’dos for weddings and other special occasions; a chapter on multicurltural hair written by an African American specialist. Plus, updated information on green and chemical-free products, 20 new Q&As, and a DVD with tutorials on caring for four different types of curls. From now on, there’s no such thing as a bad hair day.
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