Do-it-yourself recipes

In case of stressed hair - dry, brittle, dull or very fragile - vegetable oils are real cure-all when used as a pre-shampoo pack (see in-depth information on organic linseed oil and how to make a mask), but they are still more effective if used in synergy with each other.

To create ypur customized hair mask, the ingredients must have four fundamental characteristics to make your hair shine again: 1. be rich in essential fatty acids, such as linoleic acid or linoleic acid present in large quantities in linseed, argan and wheat germ oil for a nourishing and restructuring action; 2. be rich in vitamin E (tocopherol), without which essential fatty acids are rendered ineffective by free radicals. We can use pure Vitamin E or add vegetable oils rich in this precious substance. Examples are wheat germ, macadamia and olive oil; 3. have a high presence of unsaponifiables, that is, the fraction of oil that cannot be transformed into soap. The presence of this fraction is important because it allows a better penetration of the active ingredients. Oils with a high percentage of unsaponifiables are argan, jojoba, avocado and olive; 4. perform a film-forming action, that is, be sebum-like and therefore be able to place a micro film on the hair shaft. Jojoba oil, shea butter and macadamia oil perform this action.

Taking into consideration what has been said, we can finally formulate our recipe!

Here's how to make a nourishing mask for damaged, dry hair!

With shea butter and argan oil it helps our hair shine and stay in shape. Rosemary essential oil is suitable for any season and helps hair growth and prevents the appearance of dandruff.

A shaping wax for unruly beards and moustaches. 100% vegan, it helps nature and men who care for their beards.

A combination of oils and other natural ingredients that will nourish shaggy beards and aid shaving.

This anti-ageing cream for dry and sensitive skin regenerates the skin while nourishing it with olive and argan oils. It contains coenzyme Q10, which is a wonderful ally against wrinkles and tired skin, and chamomile hydrolate, which makes this cream perfect for all skin types and helps reddened skin.

Here is the recipe for the moisturizing face cream shared by Stefano!

A few weeks ago on alfemminile.com, there was a discussion about eyelashes, how to strengthen them, and make them thick and healthy. They also asked for our opinion, so we felt like recommending, beyond the expensive specific products available in the market, a very quick and highly effective recipe to make at home. It can be prepared in no time with 3 very natural ingredients with a strengthening effect. The right formula for an irresistible look!

Here is a simple recipe to prepare a face serum with a revitalizing and anti-wrinkle effect at home. This formula is a concentrate of active ingredients such as Chianti red grape extract, hyaluronic acid, vitamin E and Argan which have antioxidant, regenerating and moisturizing properties ... a real intensive treatment to give vigor and freshness to the skin of the face and cleavage.

Are you ready to prepare your elixir of youth at home?

When I was little my mother sent me to collect hazelnuts under the trees in the lawn of my house, because being a child I slipped well under the branches ... alone I was bored, but if there was someone with me (my younger sister or my father, often) it became a challenge to whoever collected more hazelnuts, and it was immediately much more fun!

I wanted a soap with hazelnuts, precisely those from my parents' house, which I now collect together with my partner when we go to lunch on Sunday (also because in the meantime 25 years have passed, and my poor mother certainly can't get herself down in all fours under the hazelnuts!) and I wanted it to taste like chocolate too, because chocolate with hazelnuts has always been my father's weakness. And I also wanted it to taste a little like honey, because as a child I loved when Maurizio who has bees brought us the honeycombs with honey, and we had to put everything in our mouth and then spit out the wax (with which I then played as with the modeling clay!).

And so, thinking about the things in my home, when I was little, I created a very sweet soap, which smells of good things!