Custom Order

Today, I made delivery on a custom order of hair oils and avocado butter to a local stylist. I had been working on it for nearly a month, and I was very excited to have it prepared and delivered to its new home. The order consisted of two custom hair and scalp oils and avocado butter. She is pregnant, so I stayed away from any essential oils to ensure 100% safety for mom and baby, but in order to get the most out of the oils, I used high quality hair and skin loving oils to help foster an environment of growth and moisture.

Ella's Potion: Oil #4

• Amla oil: strengthens hair follicle
• Organic babassu oil: softens hair follicles
• Avocado oil: penetrates the cuticle layer and adds conditioning and moisturizing properties. High in vitamins and minerals; heavy oil, but not as heavy as castor oil!
• Coconut oil (fractionated): penetrates the cuticle layer & is easily absorbed by hair and skin
• Hemp seed oil: protein rich

Ella's Potion: Oil #5

• Sesame oil: high vitamin E content
• Avocado oil: penetrates the cuticle layer and adds conditioning and moisturizing properties. High in vitamins and minerals; heavy oil, but not as heavy as castor oil!
• Coconut oil (fractionated): penetrates the cuticle layer & is easily absorbed by hair and skin

Oils do not moisturize hair! That is a very important distinction to make. Hair oils used as a hot oil treatment or with a hair steamer open the cuticle layer of the hair, and allow the oils to penetrate the hair follicles and deliver their nutritive properties to each strand. Certain oils can be used alone to help seal hair; however, this depends on each individual person's hair  and preferences.

Here are a few of my favorite common skin lovin', hair lovin' oils:

• virgin coconut oil
• sunflower oil
• extra virgin oilive oil (or any oliv oil)
• Avocado oil

Try your own special blend of oils, and let us know how you like it!

Unexpected Diagnosis

Yesterday was my son's birthday, and we had his party already on Saturday night. Sunday was relax day... until I got a phone call that my older brother, age 26, was having some health issue. He had nearly passed out at work, so they sent him home. He, being t he stubborn man he is, refused to go to the hospital, but his girlfriend forced him to go. When he was triaged, his blood glucose level was over 500. Hours later they finally called him into a room. After a couple of bags of fluid and insulin, he was checked again, and his level was 340. The doctor came in and announced Type 2 diabetes, He refused to answer any questions. His response was, "Follow up with this doctor tomorrow." It is a holiday weekend! I have been doing a little bit of research and talking to family and friends with the diagnoses, and it seems that it is manageable. He'll have to make some serious lifestyle changes, but he will be just fine once he gets past the learning curve. How do you deal with an unexpected diagnoses as the patient or as the family of the patient?