I’m waiting for the magical product that will permanently moisturize and de-tangle my natural locks.  Fortunately to assist me in my quest for the perfect product, I have an opportunity to sample (yes, I’m talking freebies) lots of beauty and hair care products. Here are three products I recently discovered:
Yes to Carrots Hair and Scalp Mud Mask:  It takes me hours to comb through and re-twist my hair when I take it out. This super moisturizing hair and scalp mask contains carrot seed oil, carrot juice, pumpkin, sweet potato, and dead sea mud.  The product made it much easier to …read more

Kiss dry and dull winter skin goodbye and say hello to your summer glow.  Get your skin beach-ready with Soft & Beautiful SKIN. Soft & Beautiful is best known for its African-American hair care products, and the brand’s new skin care formulas are dermatologist tested and designed for all skin types to moisturize, nurture, and soften.
Soft & Beautiful SKIN products are priced $5.99 -$8.99 and are available online and at most drugstores.  I want all three formulas:

Soft & Beautiful SKIN MoistureSoft Exfoliating Body Polish – Formulated with sugar crystals and sunflower oil, this luxurious polish gently exfoliates skin while providing hydration and softening skin.

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Karen Tappin knows the secret to healthy hair.  I raved about her Hair Milk conditioning moisturizer in Hot Mama’s Mini Holiday Gift Guide, and her product line, Karen’s Body Beautiful, works especially well for African-American women with natural hair and women of color with curly or straight hair.  Tappin makes all of her hair, bath and body, and home products by hand, and opened her flagship store in Brooklyn in fall 2003.  Her quality products are also available online.
 
“My ingredients are all natural,” she says.  ”That makes us stand apart from everyone on the market.” 
With her husband’s encouragement, the former school teacher stopped perming …read more