tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19422031714300479582024-02-20T08:30:18.874+00:00 Clueless FadekemiClueless Fadekemihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140179225536958042noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942203171430047958.post-5754479348818227962015-04-29T19:21:00.000+01:002015-04-29T19:22:05.026+01:00"Are you empowering your son for the journey ahead of him?" By Funke Egbemode.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When I came across Funke Egbemode article, I screamed Yes. She just said everything that I have been thinking for the past two years or less. I just didn't have the "umph" to write a post on it. She writes about the need for an awakening in the way Nigerian mothers train their sons. An uncle of mine recently said that "It is more benefical to have a female child than a male child in today's society". He further said, "A female child will certainly take care of her parents but a male child is like tossing a coin and hoping for the head". </span></div>
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I am not saying there are no good well-trained men out there. I believe there are some out there but I have to admit that the ladies are doing way better.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: justify;">"Today, I am worried about our sons, today’s young men. I am truly worried and every mother should pause, take a closer look at her sons and daughters and answer this question: are you empowering your son for the journey ahead of him? Answer truthfully, after all you are alone and you don’t have to let anybody hear you.</span></i></span></div>
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: justify;" /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: justify;">I think Nigerian mothers have not done well raising future husbands and fathers. Let’s admit it, we have not scored above average, that is if we achieved average at all.</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: justify;" /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: justify;" /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: justify;">Take a closer look at your beautiful daughter and your handsome six-footer son. Who is better prepared for the task ahead? I know some of us had realised this and have done better than others but most Nigerian mothers need to buckle up. Our sons are not what they should be and we cannot have the society, the country we desire when we put unprepared men and overgrown boys in positions of authority. I’ll explain myself.</span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: justify;" /></span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: justify;"><i>In too many homes, the wives are the bread winners. Too many women are paying the rent and picking bills that make a man the man. We do not need figures from the Office of Statistics because I know every woman in this country knows at least one family where the man is not truly the head. He is just a figure head. And every man who is a figure head is a sad commentary on his mother. Every young husband who waits for his wife to draw her monthly check before the monthly shopping can be done is a figure head, a proceed of a failed mother. That is harsh, right?...</i><span style="color: #4d4d4d;">" Read more at </span><a href="http://www.romancemeetslife.com/2015/03/must-read-im-worried-about-our-sons-by.html" style="color: #4d4d4d;" target="_blank">Romancemeetslife</a></span></span></div>
Clueless Fadekemihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140179225536958042noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942203171430047958.post-66912853623014440642015-03-19T22:17:00.000+00:002016-03-26T22:18:49.772+00:00The Common Woman<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;">I don't want to be tagged a feminist. However, I don't think "the female" should be treated like a </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">lesser </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">being. I don't want a tag to who I Am when it comes to gender. I just believe we should all let our conscience guide our actions, especially when it comes to how we treat each other as human beings. I believe in the The Word "do unto others as you want others to do to you".</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">That being said, I will like to move on to the reason for this post. We all love and appreciate women that are doing it big in the industries. Women making the headlines, bringing change in their various sectors and exploring waters that are male dominated. These women deserve the standing ovation they get from us aspiring to be like them. However, we should not forget to appreciate the everyday common woman. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Not all female tailors can be fashion designers with famous brands. If they all are. Who will sew your DA Viva Ankara or Aso ebi materials at affordable rates and within a reasonable time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Not all caterers/cooks can own a fine dining </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">restaurant like </span><u style="line-height: 19.6959991455078px; position: relative; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6959991455078px; position: relative; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">René Redzepi</span><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6959991455078px; position: relative;">'s </span><i style="line-height: 19.6959991455078px; position: relative; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Noma.</span></i></u><span style="font-weight: normal;"> If they all had fine dining, who will prepare that delicious firewood jollof rice for your wedding. Or will we all be glad if there was no longer "mama put" spots around?</span></span></div>
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I know that pepper/vegetable seller and pepper grinder in my estate has saved me from having so many failed dinners. The way they pick and chop that ugwu leaves.... So fast ... I always watch in awe. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">All around me, I see women working hard, trying to sustain their families and making a livelihood for themselves... The Cooks... The Cleaners on street of Lagos and your homes... The fish Sellers... Many are not appreciated because they are not the picture of the success we aspire. The least I can say is about the Common Woman is that she</span> <i>hardly</i><span style="font-weight: normal;"> settles to becoming an armed robber, kidnapper or a hoodlum / thug on the street, especially when compared to the Common Man counterpart.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">It looks like I am just ranting a lot of words, but I am just trying to shine some form of light on women doing jobs that no one </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">recognizes</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> but yet their non-existence will make life a bit inconvenient for us. </span></span></div>
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Clueless Fadekemihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140179225536958042noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942203171430047958.post-35067876335153180152015-03-14T15:18:00.003+00:002015-03-14T15:22:20.109+00:00My New Breakfast Obsession: Oat<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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When I was growing up, Oat was a breakfast option I never liked. In fact, I despised it, but my mother made us take it. About a few years ago, I became more conscious of what I ate and oats became an option I started to consider. Now I am not saying that I "fell in like" with it, far from it, I still dreaded mornings I planned it as a breakfast option. I just took it because it was healthy for me, high in fiber and I could take it with left over fruits. To be honest, I end up trashing it because it goes stale in my pantry.</div>
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However, the story has changed now. I discovered oat flour and my mornings with an oat breakfast is something I look forward to now.</div>
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<i>What is Oat Flour?</i></div>
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Oats can be further processed into coarse powder. It becomes Oat Flour.</div>
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<b>How I Make Oats Flour</b></div>
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- Whole grain Oat (preferably organic ones, but any one will still do the job)</div>
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- Blender (dry food blender) or Food processor (I prefer a blender because it was faster than my food processor)</div>
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- Put as much oats as you need into the blender. I will advise that the oats are higher than the blender's blades. This enables the blender to blend the content better.</div>
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- Store in an air tight dry food container until ready for use.</div>
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- Close to a flour consistency, just a bit coarser</div>
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Tips: Most Blenders can get the job done. I use my wet food blender too. If using a wet food blender, You might need a spatula to stir the content every now and then when it's blending. Blend for like 20 seconds first, then stir the oats, blend for 10 seconds again and keep repeating until you get your desired result.</div>
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My oat flour is used in everything from breakfast meal to pancakes. Recipes of how I use it is coming soon in other posts. </div>
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Clueless Fadekemihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140179225536958042noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942203171430047958.post-27936209594656237012015-02-05T22:07:00.000+00:002015-02-05T22:07:06.223+00:00Remaining Confident when Suffering from Acne<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Being confident when suffering from serious skin problems can be very challenging. Going out without makeup is a dare that you are not willing to take. Every time someone sees that problem area of your skin and asks "why is your skin that way?" It takes another jab at your confidence. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span>One thing I have found that helps us (Yes, myself included) through this phase is encouraging words from loved ones and family. I think partners, siblings, parents, cousins, aunts, uncles and friends of those suffering from serious skin issues should refrain from highlighting the problem. Trust me, we already know the problem with our skin, we don't need anyone, especially someone dear to us highlighting it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span>I use to have the common skin problem as a teenager up to when I was like 21. Then I started eating right, exercising, using over the counter products that seemed to be working, etc., I got a good skin. It wasn't a blemish free skin, but I was satisfied with its progress. However, eight months ago I got into the hair vitamin craze and started taking one of the popular brands (will not mention the brand because I am not trying to bad talk it). My skin went crazy, I went off it after 3 weeks. It has been a downhill movement of my skin from then on. </span></div>
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<br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">My wedding was about few months away, so I got a very high end product that took a plunge at my bank account. The product worked well for me before my wedding. After my wedding I decided to get off it and go back to using something simple. My skin was not having it. It got so bad that I would have over nine large cystic acne on just one side of my chin area. I tried returning back to my high end products, but they didn't work. Nothing worked again. I have never suffered from this kind of severe acne, blemish and spot. (Plus, I must include that my diet was really </span><span style="color: #222222;">whack</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span>To be honest, my confidence was affected. I had to take matters into my hands and change how I felt. My husband was a great help. He reassures me everyday that he sees me more beautiful now than before. He never said a bad thing about my face. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br />I am nowhere close to full recovery with my skin but I have been able to get my confidence back by applying these principles below;</span></div>
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<li style="color: #222222; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Read Books</b>: This may sound like a cliche, but reading books on self development and growth helps. It doesn't necessarily have to be on skin issues. It just has to be books that impacts you positively and makes you see the world better.</span></li>
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<li style="color: #222222; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Exercise and Always be on the move</b>: Do not sit for too long, do not lie for too long. Move around the house, office and your surroundings. I don't like tedious exercises. I am a restless person, so I tend to move around more. You feel better knowing you didn't just laze around all day doing routine work or doing nothing. Confidence comes when I feel like I have worked my body good at the end of my day.</span></li>
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Clueless Fadekemihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140179225536958042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942203171430047958.post-8286990290859078222015-01-18T22:03:00.000+00:002015-02-01T19:50:51.937+00:00Words for those that have Loss a Loved Ones<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">These past three months has been a sweet sad one for me. A lot of Friends and family members close to my heart loss one of their loved ones these past month and when this happens I am always so helpless as to how to act. I know there is usually not a right or wrong words to say at that point. I know comfort is the only thing at that point they respond to. In the mist of my speechlessness and "cluelessness", I search deep for inspirational words to tell them. This is what came to my spirit yesterday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We can not question God for what he did or did not do. He said in His word that His ways are not our ways. While the happenings in our life might have no meaning to us, know that these happenings are part of a greater plan that God has for us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"[8] For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. [9] For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our prayers each day should be that God should use us to accomplish His will/plan on earth. The little we can do to ensure this becomes a reality is for us to align ourselves with God. Let's keep walking in the Faith and love as Christ instructed us to do.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our comfort each day is that one day we will meet our Saviour (and our loved ones with him) as we keep walking in His righteousness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">[16] For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: [17] Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. [18] Wherefore comfort one another with these words.</span></div>
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Clueless Fadekemihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140179225536958042noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942203171430047958.post-63444499179555739072015-01-10T18:34:00.000+00:002015-01-10T18:39:27.627+00:002015... Here we go again!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I will begin by saying "Happy New Year". To say I took time off blogging is an understatement. I wrote my last <a href="http://cluelessrandoms.blogspot.com/2014/03/black-soap-vs-black-soap.html" target="_blank"><span id="goog_862472508"></span>post<span id="goog_862472509"></span></a> in March, 2013 and didn't chec in again on the blog until the 4th of January, 2015.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Last year was something, not everything I wanted came to past, but a lot of the far fetched ones came to be. I got married last year after dating my good friend of 10 years for like 9 months. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNOwTAVkcy2JJ2zdn9dzGZvlO9H9EXD_iOujBjLK0whJ6kdRGUz8nFnTKUFfYMNRcSpFzLT_Q0b1Nud8TM59xE1cq2Uu9zLJa-u87hpT1CzgayaYchdz4HGwg0tbEnXlTjrYEZ24xnfk/s640/blogger-image-80091606.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNOwTAVkcy2JJ2zdn9dzGZvlO9H9EXD_iOujBjLK0whJ6kdRGUz8nFnTKUFfYMNRcSpFzLT_Q0b1Nud8TM59xE1cq2Uu9zLJa-u87hpT1CzgayaYchdz4HGwg0tbEnXlTjrYEZ24xnfk/s640/blogger-image-80091606.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If anyone told me this time last year that I will be married to him, I would have laughed it off. I didn't see him that way, well, until I did. Also, I work in one state and live in another one now. Lots of driving for me.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDFJiXY-7fnjKBGFT9wAWwHDPgoxuDedGInNbV8G4JmDXCHjDBzxUfeswB_wKwMx92vkHBkLKKVXAAOd66hFH-CbZToTlN9y6IYLr6PiIS2OtgYRCqOInR7J7vuYSH44s_weHXsZQma0/s640/blogger-image-1313863642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDFJiXY-7fnjKBGFT9wAWwHDPgoxuDedGInNbV8G4JmDXCHjDBzxUfeswB_wKwMx92vkHBkLKKVXAAOd66hFH-CbZToTlN9y6IYLr6PiIS2OtgYRCqOInR7J7vuYSH44s_weHXsZQma0/s640/blogger-image-1313863642.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGclu2phYiXDtphhJEioBCd3qOAX01QZt6OkvSR62aPIMT_M3ZRixuKXjtW9cSYzXJ4350hczGuAfrNHngHSPhvUrcNTIRR9cdTsVkAMKNcs5PA3MWQjCl1vmLMOG_vI5sPzcs8rwmxE4/s640/blogger-image-1816800905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGclu2phYiXDtphhJEioBCd3qOAX01QZt6OkvSR62aPIMT_M3ZRixuKXjtW9cSYzXJ4350hczGuAfrNHngHSPhvUrcNTIRR9cdTsVkAMKNcs5PA3MWQjCl1vmLMOG_vI5sPzcs8rwmxE4/s640/blogger-image-1816800905.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2014 was a mixed one for me. I overachieved in some goals and underachieved in others. Nevertheless, I am very excited about 2015. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have a lot of blog post ideas up my sleeve and I intend coming out of my shell a bit more this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So let's cheers to a sweet year ahead. </span></div>
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Clueless Fadekemihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140179225536958042noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942203171430047958.post-64960053562673222602014-03-14T20:24:00.000+00:002014-03-14T20:24:27.408+00:00BLACK SOAP vs BLACK SOAP<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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For the most of 2012, I used the Ghanaian black soap to wash my face. It really helped me clear up most of the acne I have struggled with since my teenage years. Sometime late 2012, I decided to experiment with different things and try different brands of African black soap. (The first and last time before 2012 I used black soap was when I was 7 years old and had chicken pox. It helped with the healing process.)</div>
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My usual black soap of choice is <a href="http://www.akomaskincare.co.uk/product.php/34/akoma_african_black_soap_from_ghana_bars/91f88e44163c3815810ea91bf4ca2a3c" target="_blank">Akoma</a> Black Soap (Bars) with 50% Organic Shea Butter (picture below)</div>
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*<b>cocos nucifera(Coconut Oil)</b>, **butyrospermum parkii (Raw Shea butter), Cocoa Pods, Aqua (Water)</div>
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ORIGIN: Akoma Cooperative in Ghana<br />
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SHELF LIFE: 2 years</div>
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I used this soap for about 6.5 months in 2012 and it was amazing for my face. It cleared most of my acne. It can be a bit drying which is not abnormal for black soap but I get to use jojoba oil on my face after cleansing. It removes makeup, oil and dirt so well from just one wash and a little goes a very long way. It cleared a lot of my skin bumps & spots. The packaging too is so sexy-pretty. </div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">So on one faithful day after indulging in my normal Youtube search for what is hot in the natural hair and skin care community, I stumbled upon a "by popular vote" African black soap that many natural babes in the UK were using. I got curious and ordered like 1 kg of it. </span>It was <a href="http://akuawood.co.uk/product.php?productid=1&cat=2&page=1#.UrMFBpcj61s" target="_blank">Sheabutter Cottage</a> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Authentic African Black Soap (picture below). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">cocoa ash (doh), <b>unrefined palm kernel</b>, water, unrefined sheabutter</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">All certified organic </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana</span></div>
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This black soap is trusted, organic, made in Ghana, fair-trade and all those things that make you feel good about the products you use.
<span style="font-family: inherit;">It looked richer and a bit darker than my staple Akoma black soap. </span> It also removed my makeup, oil and dirt so well from just one wash. It was packaged very simple and you can tell that the company is environmentally conscious. <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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THE BUT OF THIS SOAP: It was super drying, like so drying that my jojoba oil and a regular facial moisturizer wasn't cutting it out for my face again. It really stripped my skin of everything. Because of the dryness I was experiencing, I started breaking out so much. So I had to stop using it. I think it is too rich and loaded for my skin.</div>
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I thought it was because I moved back to Nigeria from the UK, so I tried it again about four different times last year (January, March, June and November) and it yield the same result. SO I totally gave up on black soap generally and just assumed that the Nigerian weather doesn't agree with Black soap on my skin.</div>
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However, after finding nothing that felt right for my face (with an exception to St. Ives. Green Tea Scrub), I decided to bring out my Akoma Black soap again. I compared the two soaps ingredient list and I found out that there was a slight difference. <b>One used Coconut oil and the other used unrefined Palm kernel. </b></div>
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I used Akoma all through December (after about a year off it) and it was just as wonderful as always. Cleared up my face in a week. This made me realize that there are differences in organic black soaps and you must find which one works for you. I will refrain from palm kernel in any black soap brand I will use in the future. But on that thought, it might not have been the palm kernel, it might been the percentage mix of the ingredients.<br />
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On the brighter side, I am just glad that not all my two years supply of black soap (a year of Akoma and another year of Sheabutter Cottage) is not going to waste. I will use the Sheabutter Cottage brand to wash my hair every now and then. All things work together for good.</div>
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<b>PLEASE NOTE</b>: I have tried other products from Sheabutter Cottage (like their Jojoba oil, coconut oil, lavender essential oil, rosemary essential oil and Rhassoul clay (love love this clay)) and they were all wonderful and of great quality.</div>
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Clueless Fadekemihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140179225536958042noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942203171430047958.post-24727871740587899112014-03-06T14:01:00.000+00:002014-03-06T14:01:08.366+00:00Food Vices 1: Noodles<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
As much as I try to be an advocate of healthier living, I sometimes stray and find myself lusting after junks like chocolate, warm white bread, sugar coated doughnuts, mountain of party jollof rice and noodles.<br />
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In the quest to minimize my consumption of these vices, I incorporate nourishing and super-foods with my vices.<br />
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I can not eat any other brand of noodles but the popular Nigerian household brand: INDOMIE (if it is not Indomie, e no go fit be the same thing as Indomie).<br />
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Clueless Fadekemihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140179225536958042noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942203171430047958.post-87932849424940481782013-12-31T13:24:00.000+00:002013-12-31T13:24:01.978+00:00My 13 Favorite Things from 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b style="font-family: inherit;">Banky W "R&BW" Album</b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;"> - </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">To be precise I loved the Yes/No track, everyone in my house did. We over rocked this track. </span><br />
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<b style="text-align: justify;">Body Shop Body Mist</b><span style="text-align: justify;">: I love sweet, mild, calming and close-to-nature fragrances. I have been using the body shop body mists for two years now and I will keep stocking up on them whenever I get the chance. The Mango and Shea mist is definitely my favourite.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My <span style="background-color: white; color: #101010; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">Digby </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #101010; text-align: left;"><b>Metal Frame Boxy Handbag </b>by<b> Dunes London</b>: This bag is so functional and classy/classic. When I first set my eyes on this bag I knew I had to have it. </span></span><br />
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I joined the <strong>Mac Ruby Woo</strong> bandwagon (*sigh* I thought I had over-grown for social pressure but nah nah). I don't regret it.</div>
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<strong>Zenith Bank MasterCard</strong>, the fact that my bank just one a MasterCard when you open any type of account that can be used anywhere in the world is bliss. It made traveling so much easier, hassle free and cheaper (because you exchange at bank rate and not black market rate) for me. #teamzenithbank #justbecause
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The way Beyonce dropped her <strong>Beyoncé album</strong>.... I was like<br />
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I love <strong>this year's New Year Eve</strong> because I know it is far better than <a href="http://cluelessrandoms.blogspot.com/2012/12/happy-new-year.html" target="_blank">the previous year</a>. I am more grateful this year for so many amazing things that have happened to me.</div>
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<strong>HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE</strong></div>
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Clueless Fadekemihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140179225536958042noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942203171430047958.post-76008537346351253852013-12-24T09:49:00.000+00:002013-12-24T09:49:12.518+00:00A Quick Drop<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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When all seem lost and we feel there is nothing left for us to do, We should never forget the power of being able to dream. YES! I believe dreams come true. The great thing about dreaming is that no one in your dream will have negative or discouraging words to say. </div>
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Dreams are personal and must be treasured. Dreams are what makes the impossible, possible. Dreams are what make many jump out of bed every morning. Dreams give us reasons to strive on and live. </div>
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I believe one stops living when one stops dreaming. So don't stop dreaming. This song by the Everly Brothers remain me of my dreams. I thought I should share. I use to love this song as a child, it use to make me happy. As an adult it inspires me. I think the song was talking about a girl but I interpreted it differently as my goals and aspirations in life. Although I don't intend dreaming my life away. </div>
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Clueless Fadekemihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140179225536958042noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942203171430047958.post-77829456584323392322013-11-05T13:51:00.002+00:002013-11-05T18:41:43.458+00:0025 Reasons to be Grateful<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was contemplating on whether I should do this post but after much going back and forth I decided to give it a go. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here are 25 reasons in my life to be grateful to God.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">For His love - God's Love</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">For Hope to carry on each day</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">For Health</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">For the Love of family and friends</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">For Happiness and Joy - Considering the fact that about 2 years ago I was in a dark place.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">For helping me beat all the odds against me in life (Between God and I)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">For Daily Wisdom</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">For comfort</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">For Wealth</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">For an Intellectual mind</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">For Doors of opportunities that keeps coming up despite my ingrate attitude towards them.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">For Academic achievements</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">For the giving me to </span>strength and will<span style="font-family: inherit;"> to be a blessing to others</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">For Daily purpose and direction - When loss a sense of purpose and direction, God always has a way to put me back on track.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">For growth</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">For the business that has been entrusted to me</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">For Abundance of blessing - I feel blessed each day and I know I will have a blessed live. I know God was referring to me when he said in 3 John 1:2, "</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth."</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">For adventures - I have gone and seen places I never thought or imagined possible.</span></li>
<li>For constant innovation</li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">For bringing helpers my way</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">For Beauty </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">For all my material </span>possessions</li>
<li>For my room - (No one can imagine how much I love my room)</li>
<li>For my blog - cluelessrandoms.blogspot.com</li>
<li>For 25 years of ups, downs, failures, success, trials & errors, breakthroughs, forgiveness, mercy, peace and for much more things to come.</li>
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I thought looking for 25 reasons will be a tough one for me to do but when I started thinking and listing them, I realized 25 was just so small. I could go on and on. Thanks to everyone that reads this blog. Try not to be like me and wait for a day like this to count your blessing. Try to count your blessings daily, as I intend doing from henceforth. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Unripe Plantain Swallow is also known as Plantain Amala or Plantain Fufu. I am accustomed to the old method of buying dried unripe plantains from my local market, grinding them to fine powder and cooking/turning it into a solid paste that looks like this picture below. The drying process of unripe plantains makes it look like (colour wise) the picture below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Unripe plantain swallow is my favourite Nigeria swallow but to be frank it has one of the most unattractive food colour ever. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">However, with this method, colour is no longer a turn off. I am very new to this method of making unripe plantain swallow. My dad and mum told me to try it out (They weren't sure it will turn out great) and I gave it a go. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- 3 unripe medium size plantains</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Peel plantain bark off</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Chop peeled plantain into smaller pieces for easier blending</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">I put the chopped plantain in water while peeling the rest to allow it retain it's moisture and prevent it from getting discoloured</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Add the 2/3 cup of water and blend the plantain until it becomes a smooth puree</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Pour the plantain puree into a pot and set on medium heat/fire to boil</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- When the plantain puree begins to boil, take you turning stick and begin to turn carefully</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Note: Take necessary breaks if needed when turning. Puree might appear lumpy when turning but don't worry about it. Continuous turning and mashing will eliminate the lumps eventually.</span></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The lumps I mentioned that will eventually smoothen</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Turn until you achieve the smooth swallow/solid-like texture you desire</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Turn till I get a solid paste</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Add 1/4 cup of boiled hot water and cover to steam for about 2-3 minutes</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>I prefer this method because</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">- It is a DIY that doesn't require a lot of processing/time to get your unripe plantain to your end result</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">- It tastes fresh and good</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">- It has a nice colour</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">- It doesn't pass through many unknown handlers, hands and markets</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I haven't tried it with ripe plantain yet. This is because I think the sugar content will be high and the starch content will be lower, so it might not hold well but I might be wrong Although anyone can try it and tell me how it turned out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As a child, I always wondered what type of adult I will be. I
use to observe every aunt and adult females around me. I look for traits in
them that I wanted to possess when I grow up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I wondered if I was going to be the sister that goes to
church with the big box-like net hat; or the aunt that is an embarrassment to
the family; or the stylish aunt that has lots of pretty and stylish friends
that all went to the best parties in town.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I wondered if I was going to be the man-eater and gold-diggers
kind of sister; or the most intelligent that bagged so many degrees, successful
achievements and trophies; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I wondered if I was going to be the “indifferent aunt” that
felt satisfied with just being a “house-woman”, with no interesting life
exposure, no enthusiasm to achieve anything great with her life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Just a living plain
old boring life is perfect for her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Even as an adult I don’t know what aunt/sister I turned out
to be. However, I wonder what the younger ones see when they look at me.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Clueless Fadekemihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140179225536958042noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942203171430047958.post-62375725403521380972013-10-01T16:19:00.002+01:002013-10-05T00:24:16.877+01:00HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY NIGERIANS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">53 years of freedom is not beans oh… So we all know we had a
tough and a good start to freedom (early 1960s). Then it got a bit tough and
doubtful (military era), we miraculously got our footing back on the ground
and kept pushing on (the 1980s and after Abacha’s death). We threatened each
other to split up (Biafra war and even the recent boko-haram).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are even sometimes tribalist to one
another (inter-tribal marriage). Of course poverty rate, electricity supply, stable
transportation system/channel, enforcement/judiciary system etc. is not what we
hoped it will be. Many of our people’s minds are still a bit backward thinking.
But the long and short of this independence matter is that we are here at 53,
no going back to change things. Looking at all that is wrong with Nigeria has
not helped the country anyway; I guess we should all take a different approach by
looking at what we can put into Nigeria. Complaining about our leaders will not
change them but if everyone plays their part first as responsible human beings,
then as good citizens, the country will finally get on the pathway of betterment.
Arise O’ Compatriot <b><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23AriseOcompatriots&src=typd" target="_blank">#AriseOcompatriots</a></b></span></span></div>
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Clueless Fadekemihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140179225536958042noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942203171430047958.post-5010093116936598172013-09-12T16:44:00.000+01:002013-10-05T00:33:15.417+01:00Why Can’t I Just Sleep In!!!!!?????<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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crave for mornings that I can just lay-in back in bed and do nothing but relax
throughout the morning. Be able to just lay in bed, read a book, drink a nice
cup of warm chocolate tea and doze off every minute or so.<span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Those mornings only happen in my dreams. An attempt at it will warrant a
lecture on what it means to be a great daughter, a great woman and eventually a
great wife and mother. I will get reasons why an African woman cannot afford to
be lazy and lay in. I will get a sermon on the pathway of failure. I will get a
rundown of the list of people that I am responsible for.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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I just by any chance give in to my instinctive pigheadedness and sleep in, I will
combat a whole day of the silent treatment and a constant future reminder of my
lazy actions. And NO, all the other 364 days of waking up on time to perform my
morning duties will not count again because that 1 day sleep in will
trump the previous 364 days.</span></span></div>
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I don't see a sleep in day coming anytime soon because I am not up for the saga
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Clueless Fadekemihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140179225536958042noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942203171430047958.post-23393763710886460152013-09-06T00:01:00.004+01:002013-10-05T00:27:10.265+01:00Aloe Vera Gel - One Man's Poison is Another Man's Cure<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have beautiful aloe vera plants at home which has grown so well because I take very good care of them. I didn't nurture these plants because of my love for the plants. I nurtured them because of my love for my hair and its growth. I have read and heard about the amazing benefits of the aloe vera plant for the hair and skin. So knowing that my mum had so many pots of dying aloe vera plants that she couldn't be bothered with, I decided to nurture most of them back to good health. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The thing now is after nurturing my plants to great health, I can't bring myself to actually use them. I don't know if it's just sheer laziness on my part to get the aloe vera gel out of its green shell or my unsuspecting gradual attachment to the </span>plants. <span style="font-family: inherit;">Whatever it may be, I just can't bring myself to get some useful 'gel-ness' for my hair.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Allowing my aloe vera plant to continue to blossom, I decided to get two tubes (200ml each) of Holland & Barrett Aloe Vera Gel (99.9% soothing hand filleted organic aloe vera gel content). What the hell, 99.9% in my books means 100%.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have very low hair porosity, water takes a very long time to penetrate and products normally just sit on my hair. It takes quite a while for products to sink in. I tried the aloe vera gel in so many ways to see which result will work the best. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Note: My hair is still in one of the TWA stages (about 6.5 to 7 inch hair length when stretched)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1st way - On my wash day (after shampooing and conditioning), I used the Cantu Shea-butter leave-in cream (never works well with any gel on my hair), followed by the aloe vera gel (like a tablespoon full). It resulted in lots of residues and white junks, so I had to rinse everything off my hair. (EPIC FAIL)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2nd way - On my wash day (after shampooing and conditioning), I used my Aussie Moist Miracle Insurance leave-in spray, followed by aloe vera gel (like a tablespoon full) and then a few drops of oil. It was alright, it sank well into my hair. However by midday, my hair felt very dry. (FAIL)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">3rd way - After co-washing, I properly moisturized with my two leave-in (cantu and aussie) and sealed with oil (usually this is all I need for three days) then when the products had properly sunk in, I used the aloe vera gel (like a tablespoon full) on top. The overall feel was great but midday, my hair felt very dry. I had to constantly re-moisturize. (FAIL)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">4th way - In between the week, on a 2nd to 3rd day wash n go, I spray my hair with water and used the aloe vera gel (like a tablespoon full). Again, The overall feel was great but by midday my hair felt very dry. I had to constantly re-moisturize. (FAIL)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">5th way - GIVE UP. Patience and all ain't one of my many strengths.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was kind of pissed that it wasn't working for me and I really wanted it to work. Even though I read on the <a href="http://lowporosityhaircare.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/lopos-frenemy-i-aloe-vera/" target="_blank">lowporosityhaircare</a> blog that aloe vera gel is a frenemy to my kind of hair, I am also a believer of what works for you might not work for me. But in this case, I have to admit that she was right. However, she gave other great recommendations on how to make make aloe vera gel work for low porosity hair but my hair care regimen is not channeled in that direction. It is a pass for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">While I was still thinking of what to do with my tubes of aloe vera gel, I was mildly breaking out on my face. So on one random night just before bed, I decided to actually read what was on the tube and apply the gel on my face as a moisturizer. It was so amazing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It gives my oily face a well-balanced moisture. It helps keep my make-up and face so matte, It is a great primer I must confess. It mixes well with oils, so I use it with my jojoba oil at night. It is very soothing on the face and neck. I used it on insect bites too and it helps soothe them for me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I feel like it's a win win for me now. So it didn't work well for my hair but it works great for my face, make-up and skin.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">A
clean and healthy business (vagina) should be almost free of that fishy-odor
(excluding those odd times you cannot help). While it is normal for the business
to have a </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.18181800842285px;">natural</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> body smell, achieving a stink-free business is not always as
easy as ABC. To a large extent, many factors that we sometimes are not aware of
can contribute to that fishy or annoying smell that ladies dread. Some of the
factors I have come to realize over the years that make the business stink are;</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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– You are what you eat. Nasty or junk foods produce nasty and junk results.
Proper and healthy food choices will go a long way to helping you reduce a
fishy business. An over-all balance as to what you eat should be a priority,
recommended foods for a rosier smelling business are pineapples, apples,
yogurts, watermelons, grapes (red), mints and lots of water.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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/ Washes / Douches</b> – I can personally attest to this factor. A consistent use
of fragrant soaps and washes over the years left me with a yeast infection. Yeast
infection occurs when there is a disruption of the healthy balance of natural
yeast and bacteria in the vagina. An imbalance causes an overgrowth of yeast
and too much yeast leads to itching, burning, soreness, discharges and others.
After I treated this infection, I thought using a commercial sold douche will
be better but it only made things just as bad. I had to swap to plain old water
only. Although, I have read in a couple of places that mild or soap-free soaps
and washes are better, I will advise that we just stay clear of them all. These
include powders, feminine sprays or any sprays, perfumes, deodorant tampons,
fragrant pads and fragrant party-liners. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Tight
Clothing</b> – Living in a hot and humid climate region of the world, I know for a
fact that wearing skinny jeans for long hours on an active day leaves my
business very moist, sweaty and yucky. I always advise ladies to take some days
off the tight clothing on the bottom and opt for freer clothing down. Also,
going to bed bare (i.e. no underwear) is great ways to allow your business to breathe well at night. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Other
Health Problems</b> – Such as diabetes, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs),
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Cancer of the cervix or vagina, Vaginitis and many
others. Hmm… all I can say is for you to check with your doctor for more advice.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There
are other factors I haven’t mentioned in this post as this post has more to
offer. Just keep reading<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">For
over six years now, I have always known vinegar was good for washing the
business. I </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">didn't</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> know how ‘very good’ it was until I gave it a try last
month. After about two weeks of using it as a douche, I am so pissed with
myself for haven’t tried it all these years.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>This
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%; text-align: left;">4 tablespoon of Apple
Cider Vinegar (ACV)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%; text-align: left;">Bath Bowl</span></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I use the Heinz brand for my business because Bragg's price is on the higher side. I drink the Bragg's brand every now and then.</td></tr>
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<span style="line-height: 18.18181800842285px;">I use this every two days during my evening bath time. I use plain old water in the morning and other evening.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>What
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My
business feels so far clearer than I ever thought possible. I have close to no odor
at all these past weeks. I am so pleased with the result that I am tempted to
wear my panties a second time because it is so clean and odor-free. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I
haven’t tried the white vinegar or red vinegar but I intend to give them a try
when I run out of ACV to see if I get the same results.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>The
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">Keeps the vagina clean
and stink-free</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">Continual use can cure
yeast infections</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">Balances the PH of the
vagina</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">It does not drain your
pocket (any vinegar should be fine). No one needs to break the bank for an expensive
vinegar. </span></li>
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Clueless Fadekemihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140179225536958042noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942203171430047958.post-87333222914861261982013-08-11T19:54:00.000+01:002013-10-05T00:29:44.113+01:00Balanced Diet VS Dieting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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baffles me when a balanced diet keeps being mistaken for dieting. When I was in primary school, I was taught all the classification of food, what a balanced diet meant
and why we should have a bit of everything. Now every magazine and
newspaper I flip is always stating how a celebrity got their body through
dieting, reading closer I find that all they did was sticking to a balanced
diet (in most cases, exempting those other or ridiculous extreme diet plans). This makes
me question people’s view of dieting. You are either on a balanced/good diet or
an unbalanced/bad diet. A balanced diet is not dieting, it’s just eating right,
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<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: 'Footlight MT Light', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16.5pt; padding: 0cm;">At parties or gatherings </span><span style="font-family: 'Footlight MT Light', serif; line-height: 16.5pt;">(in Naija </span><span style="font-family: 'Footlight MT Light', serif; line-height: 22px;">especially)</span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: 'Footlight MT Light', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16.5pt; padding: 0cm;">, I find it irritating </span><span style="font-family: Footlight MT Light, serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">when</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Footlight MT Light', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16.5pt;"> I turn down food I am offered food again after just being done with one and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Footlight MT Light, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16.5pt;">I hear ''She is dieting''. Thanks for the food offer again, I appreciate your act of kindness but No!! I am not dieting, it's just common </span><span style="line-height: 22px;">sense</span><span style="line-height: 16.5pt;"> to not eat more than your body needs. If you have a balanced dieted, you will not need to start dieting. </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Footlight MT Light', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16.5pt;">I can’t over-emphasize the fact
that a healthy diet should be a way of life and not a trend. Everything in life needs moderation and balance to properly work, eating is no exception. Eat well, Drink lots of water, Keep moving, Get busy, Sleep well, Love well, Laugh well and Give. </span></div>
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Clueless Fadekemihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140179225536958042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942203171430047958.post-89854543594686784192013-08-09T15:57:00.000+01:002013-10-05T00:30:52.481+01:00Homemade Black Tea Hair Spray<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After big chopping (BC) my hair, the first couple of months that followed, I experienced little to no shedding/breakage. In fact, not intending to exaggerate, I comb and manipulate my hair a lot and still have no hair loss at all. I never understood why many naturals complained of shedding and breakage. I automatically assumed that I was blessed with hair genes that didn't allow for shedding and breakage. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Fast forward six month later, I am on the Internet surfing for ways to reduce hair shedding. It is not problematically bad but it is enough to get one of my eye raised up. In the first three months of my natural hair journey, I always incorporated green or black tea into my wash day hair regime, although then I didn't really know its uses. I just did it because the naturals of the blogs I read did it. I stopped doing it because I wanted to try other things and later reduce the must-dos on my wash day regime. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When I read the amazing benefits of black and green tea <a href="http://www.justgrowalready.com/2013/01/tea-rinses-how-to-benefits.html#.UgT-g5IU8_Y" target="_blank">here</a>, I decided to use the black tea spray to reduce my shedding rate without increasing my time spent on wash days. I prefer black tea because I like the stain it will leave on my hair. I am a sucker of jet or dark black hair.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- A spray bottle</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I brew my black tea in 50 </span>ml<span style="font-family: inherit;"> of water for about 10 minutes. I prefer it concentrated since I am not spraying my hair wet or damp. I can use this mixture for about four to five days but I use it for only three days. I use essential oils to preserve it and still put it in the fridge everyday (just to make sure bacteria doesn't take it cause). There are various ways in which I spray my black tea mix. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Method 1 - On the first day of making it, I put the very warm tea in my spray bottle and add about four drops of my rosemary essential oil. I spray this warm mixture on my dry 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th day wash and go hair depending on the day I make it. Note that: I don't use this on my wash or co-wash day. I mist my hair every other day to fluff n go and/or to give it moisture before I seal with my oil, cream or butter of my choice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Method 2 - On the second day of using the already cool mixture. I first use a cream or </span>moisturizer<span style="font-family: inherit;"> of choice before I take a shower and allow the steam to open my hair cuticle. Then I spray my cold black tea to close it up. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Method 3 - <b>For all the black or green tea drinkers out there.</b> Ignore all I have said above. Whenever you make yourself a great cup of tea, take three teaspoons or more and put in your spray bottle. Spray your hair with it and seal with oil or cream of choice. This is by far the easiest method if you are into drinking tea every now and then.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- My shedding has significantly reduced. I am not declaring that it has stopped by a 100% but it has reduced enough for me to get a good night's rest, knowing I am doing everything right to reduce shedding.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- My hair feels stronger. Maybe </span>strengthen<span style="font-family: inherit;"> is the right word. I am not really sure why it feels that way but it does. Just make sure you seal or use a moisture every time or every other time you use the spray.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- It also feels just a bit softer. This might be as a result of the stiffness I heard black tea makes the hair, so I always </span>endeavor<span style="font-family: inherit;"> to properly seal it with </span>moisturizing<span style="font-family: inherit;"> creams or oils. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- I get to </span>moisturize<span style="font-family: inherit;"> my hair with water instead a leave-in or mist spray.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- It can act as a refresher on those odd days that the hair needs it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am a freelance hair person and do whatever I so please but considering the fact that I have read that an overdose of </span>caffeine<span style="font-family: inherit;"> on the hair can cause stunted growth, I will recommend about three to four times a week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Am I the only wacko one or has anyone else given this tea hair spray thing a try?</b></span></div>
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Clueless Fadekemihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140179225536958042noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942203171430047958.post-9596937947518269892013-07-30T18:08:00.001+01:002013-10-05T00:34:09.859+01:00Put Down your Neck!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have heard this sentence more than a 10,000 times from my mother but it just never sinks in. It is a habit I started since I learned how to walk. My mum thinks it disfigure my beautiful posture when walking and standing. I rise my head very high in the air, maybe because I feel I am suppose to be taller than my present height or maybe I see things from a different horizontal point of view. Which ever the case, it's a habit that I haven't put in mind to stop until today. </div>
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been experimenting more on these butters and trying to observe its effects on
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It was alright; I found it a bit heavy though because the weather made the oil have
a thicker consistency. I am a bit heavy handed, so I tend to take more than
required and end up having greasy skin (although I don’t mind that because I love
the oily glow look). However, I </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">didn't</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> like the fact that it </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">didn't</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> absorb well
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oil</b> is alright, it was perfect for the UK winter weather for me. It absorbed
perfectly, it was very light and still gave me a good glow. My skin tone remained the same. I will
rate it a good 9/10. I stopped using it when I moved back to my country and found
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oil</b> is another miraculous oil to try. Its smell, light weight nature, easy spread-ability
and </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">absorb-ability</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> on the skin, gives this oil a great advantage. In colder climates,
coconut oil tends to solidify and look like a heavy butter but in hotter climates
(like where I reside) it is very runny and liquid. My only drawback with this
wonder oil is that I don’t find it enough for my skin. By midday, my skin </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">doesn't</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> feel </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">moisturized</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> enough. My skin is accustomed to heavier moisture creams/sealants,
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love, I am always back and forth with this butter. When I am in between oils
and creams or when other oils and creams fail to meet my skin’s need, Shea
butter has remained true to me. I am the disloyal one in this relationship. Full
of amazing properties like sun-blocking (<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">provides natural ultraviolet sun protection up to about SPF 6</span></span>),
hydrating, improves skin elasticity, mildly prevents stretch-marks and contains
amazing Vitamin E and A. It gives me a very healthy glow and my skin always
feels succulent. I make it into an amazing whipped cream, for easy spread-ability
and add other light oils to it. So far so good, it hasn't made my skin darker. Although,
I will recommend getting the purest/raw Shea butter because in the past, adulterated
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much in love with cocoa butter that I have been forced to let it co-habit with
my Shea Butter. In fact to be honest, for every 20g of cocoa butter I use, I use
5g of Shea butter. I haven’t found a soul that can resist the yummiest of this
butter. Its chocolaty smell doesn't help either. Cocoa butter is great for
stretch mark prevention and treatment. It is also recommended for the treatment
of skin conditions like eczema and dermatitis. It helps retain the needed moisture
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Clueless Fadekemihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140179225536958042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942203171430047958.post-10424093158355967412013-06-11T11:12:00.000+01:002013-10-05T00:37:41.530+01:00You Think You can Trust Brands to Take Care of You. Well Think Again<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white;">A friend forwarded an article on this website (<a href="http://unveiledwife.com/" target="_blank">unveiled wife</a>) for me to read. I never pass an opportunity to read new blogs/articles websites that help improve on self, body, hair and living generally, so I was very excited to give it a read. Feeling very inspired by the article, I opened the authors bio on the blog. Her story was so moving that I just had to re-post it on my blog. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #7a6e67; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">''<i>Despite the doctors telling me I am as healthy as can be, pain seized my body during almost every sexual encounter. I began avoiding intimacy with my husband and eventually he stopped pursuing me, injured by the blow of my rejections. There were a handful of times over the course of 4 years that sex didn't hurt as bad, but it was definitely far less than satisfying. </i></span></div>
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<i style="background-color: white; color: #7a6e67; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">The biggest breakthrough my husband and I experienced happened in November of 2010. We firmly believe that God heard our cries to experience a fulfilling marriage and He responded in a miraculous way. He brought my husband’s attention to a facial cleanser product that I had been applying daily for nearly 8 years. After researching the ingredients in my face wash, we discovered that there were a handful of harmful chemicals in the product, including parabens. I immediately stopped using anything and everything that contained parabens and within 3 days I noticed a difference. Within a week, my husband and I experienced an easier time during intercourse and within a month we were able to enjoy sex, pain free!''</i></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #7a6e67; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">- Read more at: </span><a href="http://unveiledwife.com/about/" style="background-color: white; color: #de7886; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;">http://unveiledwife.com/about/</a></div>
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One wonders how something as little as a facial cleanser that one has trusted for over 8 years can cause such a huge problem in one's life. I will always advocate that it is our responsibility to research and know what we put on and into our bodies. It might seem little and insignificant now but one can't really say when and where these little and insignificant things can pop their head.</div>
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Clueless Fadekemihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17140179225536958042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942203171430047958.post-54029140716943015282013-05-24T12:57:00.001+01:002013-10-05T00:38:45.523+01:00Stunner Image of the week - 17/05/2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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