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May 29, 2013
Kenzie L.
So I'll probably get TONS of criticism by posting this but I must rant...Is anyone else thoroughly ANNOYED from all these crazy diy beauty recipes and skincare potions and lotions? that olive oil and honey in your kitchen are for FOOD AND COOKING ONLY! I get countless women who come into my work and want a skin console and want to know why their "all natural" skin routine isn't working? Don't do it!
May 29, 2013
Emily W.
I get annoyed when some people suggest things as remedies that could be potentially harmful (cinnamon in face preparations, Vaseline near your eyes, toothpaste overnight, etc.). Otherwise, I think the problem is that people expect DIY remedies to work without understanding how the ingredients operate and how they will react with their skin. Olive oil on oily skin? Probably not going to go well. Artificial honey is going to make acne worse, not better. The homemade recipes can work for certain people, IF one understands how things act chemically. Otherwise, it is just slathering random crap on your face and expecting miracles.
May 29, 2013
Alyssa V.
I started putting olive oil in my hair once a week and it has been amazing! Makes it so smooth, soft and hydrated. I also brush my teeth with baking soda ( I consulted my dentist and he said it is perfectly safe)
May 29, 2013
Misha S.
Don't necessarily agree with Kenzie, but I do with Emily.
there's a specific type of natural remedy for different problems. and it takes longer to work on some people + is usually best for long term skin care, not, however, immediate results. I've been using raw egg white facials since the 6th grade and my skin is well conditioned and soft. I have no problem with my bear face unlike some girls who just go overboard with make up (and I mean like, forget to take it off at night etc) and get zombie-faced.
May 29, 2013
Kenzie L.
Misha thanks for responding. there's an extremely fine line with diy beauty. I totally agree that some recipes will work for some people and that some will work better than others. I think emily put it a little better than I did lol.
May 29, 2013
Annalee M.
I get annoyed when people complain about doing their own hair and messing it up. I'm a cosmotologist and that's why I went to school to do it professionally and correctly and avoid all this mess
May 29, 2013
Caitlin M.
I have to agree with Emily. There are some things that are not safe and no one seems to understand that. Just because it's "homemade" or "natural" doesn't mean it's automatically good for you!! I think it was on here I once saw someone do a salt and ice mask as a way to get rid of acne. WHAT!? Salt and ice start a reaction and it becomes a burn which will scar!! I don't know if it was posted as a joke or what but I know people did it because I saw a post about how to treat the burns afterwards. I think a lot of it also stems from people just not doing research for themselves and the whole "if it's on the internet it's got to be true" mentality that some people have. It's the same concept as with non-DIY items though, some things work well for one person and not another. I think by assuming something is natural it's good for everyone when that is most certainly not the case. People should question things and learn more before going straight to the kitchen and slathering stuff from the fridge and cabinets on their face. There's this thing called science and it's behind all of this stuff lol. Use it to your advantage and learn what things do first and then decide if it might work for you.
May 30, 2013
Caitlin M.
Oh and some of these recipes I've seen are absolute crap too. Like there are sooo many for lip scrubs and none of them have ever turned out well for me. People will argue that it's cheaper but for someone who doesn't bake and who doesn't like honey, going out and buying granulated sugar and real honey (which is NOT cheap) just to make a scrub that is going to go bad in about a week is not worth it to me. I'd rather just buy one already made and know that it has the consistency I need and that I'm not going to have to remake it again in a week.
May 30, 2013
Kelly M.
I don't think I'd go so far as to say that natural at-home remedies are "disasters waiting to happen" because they're natural and a lot of them aren't all that effective in the first place (I.e. olive oil as a hair treatment won't turn into a disaster as long as you shampoo it out, of course... but that salt+ice treatment does sound disastrous!), but I do get what you're saying. People expect miraculous results from just a few uses of (insert all-natural remedy here), I don't think they understand that for the things that ARE actually effective and aren't just fads or old wives' tales, it takes persistence and regular use. The only at-home remedies I've used in which I saw instant results was when using either baking soda or brown sugar as exfoliants. Everything else took repeated uses before I noticed a difference, and some all-natural remedies didn't work at all.
*But then again, that can be said about a lot of commercially-produced products as well.*
And why anyone would make a big batch of an at-home remedy beats me. Isn't it common sense to make one uses' worth at a time so that it won't go bad? People must not like to use their handy dandy prefrontal cortex. Major facepalm.
@Caitlin: Good point, I agree about people not doing their research before trying things. Another thing is that at-home remedies are not clinically tested and there's no standard for their method or frequency of use, so peoples' results are going to vary greatly.
May 30, 2013
Kristin S.
@Kelly, You have taken the words outta my lips. My handy dandy prefrontal cortex is surfing on the same brain waves. Results will vary to the method of home remedies.
Jun 2, 2013
Sarah K.
Common sense: so rare that it's now a super power.