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Freaky Friday Spa & Beauty Treatment – Bull Semen Hair Conditioner

This week’s Scandle Freaky Friday Spa & Beauty Treatment comes from Knightbridge, London. It may sound like something from There’s Something About Mary, but Hari’s hairdressers, offers clients organically-produced bull’s semen combined with the root of protein-rich plant katera to massage into their hair as part of a deluxe blow-dry. Owner Hari Salem is quick [...]

Focus on Tea Tree Oil

When my husband and I went for our honeymoon in Australia, I discovered an essential oil that I thought I knew a lot about but really didn’t – Tea Tree Oil.  It is one of the most popular and widely used essential oils, and with good reason. Because of it’s antibiotic, antifungal, antiviral and anticeptic [...]

Celebrate with an Avocado Face Mask

Happy Cinco de Mayo!  It’s time to pull out the chips, dip, and margarita Scandles : )  If you’re making homemade guacamole, why not use those leftover avocados for a moisturizing face mask? Try these quick, easy recipes for both dry and oily skin: Dry skin- You will need 1/2 of  an avocado, 1 tablespoon of [...]

Energize Your Eyes: 6 Tips to Decrease Puffiness and Dark Circles

Since summer is quickly approching, I was extremely excited when I scored a free training session at my gym.  My trainer was very talkative and upbeat so in between sets we chatted it up about my exercise routine, diet, and even skin care!   Lately I’ve been experiencing fatigue and horrible dark circles underneath my eyes.  She explained this can [...]

Oatmeal…Not Just for Breakfast and Cookies

Last night I looked like I had been in a fight with a bowl of oatmeal and the oatmeal won! I have been suffering from dry skin patches on my face for the last few months.  I typically have oily skin but all the extreme weather fluctuations here in Texas over the last few months [...]

Recycled Roses

Now that we have passed the Valentine’s Day mayhem, you may be one of the lucky ones and received some flowers for this romantic holiday. If you did receive some roses from a secret admirer, do not let them go to waste! If you’re like me at all, I like to preserve my roses. It’s [...]

Turning Back the Clocks

No one likes to get old. It’s already bad enough knowing that age is taking you over day by day, but when your experience and wisdom begins to show on your face, it already feels like your life is over. That first wrinkle is something every person, man or woman, dreads. Is there anything you [...]

DIY Spa

De-stress yourself without breaking the bank. Send the kids off to slumber party. Send the hubby on a Guys Night Out. Unplug your phone and turn off your porch light, make this night all about you. You may not get the hunky massage therapist, but these DIY Spa tips and tricks will be sure to [...]

Hair Dye or Hair Die

Whether you can tell it’s a natural color or not, plenty of people (men, women, and children) dye their hair. Some people do it every two weeks, some once a month, and some people do it just once and instantly regret it. There’s actually a good chance that you dye your hair, but do you [...]