Old Style vs the USDA head-to-head challenge...

germish_se

12p huh, I hope you spend it wisely Weezl!

ceridwen

Hmmm...value hair conditioner. You mean to say you are getting non-food items out of this money as well:eek: :eek:

That reminds me - must put on some hair conditioner tomorrow morning before daily shower - in my case some Value Mayonnaise (non-organic - yep I know - part of some w**k food I made). Normally these days I would use some olive oil left on overnight (towel on the pillow first!) - or cheapie oil if financially strapped for cash!

sweetpeas_2

hmm, caught up with interest... never realised you were actually buying toiletries from it too!
OMG!
you have done so well so far you should be so proud. I am going to venture on a 1 week thing next week just to test the water (right chicken sh** aren't i..) then might crack on for the month jobby if i can handle it! any tops you would like to share? or is it a case of VALUE, VALUE, VALUE... ?

xx

In_Search_Of_Me

Just catching up on the days events! Another allotmenteer...! Yipee!
Just noticed the siggy weezl and hope youre ok...I have no doubt you'll do it! Not sure what you can get for 12p but maybe I should say not sure what one, rather than a Weezl one, can get for 12p! Just in case youre having doubts YOU CAN DO IT!! Hugs for you if siggy has brought panic but know that you have sufficient food to do it - you can & you will! Lentil bol looks yummy! I did take a photo of the indian I menued the other day - just need to upload it for you!

In_Search_Of_Me

Maybe as a task we should come up with some foodie beauty treatments...just a though. I've heard that olive oil & sea salt or brown sugar is a good body scrub. Anyone tried either?!!

ceridwen

Err....nope...but used to sometimes do facemasks - with egg white and I also seem to recall there was an oatmeal-based one too.

ifonlyitwaseasier

here ya go, off the top of my head i remember my grandma using the top 3 and the bottom one is from a mag,

facemask 1 - natural yog, oats and honey
facemask 2 - mashed avocado, honey sea salt ( mor of a scrub one)
moisturiser 1 - honey, oil, crushed dried lavender (more for feet as i recall)
cellulite scrub - oil (veg or sunflower is best), coffee grounds, sea salt

most of them need to be a slightly runny consistency except for the avocado one which is fine being gloopy (think thick porridge)

newlywed

ceridwen wrote: »

Hmmm...value hair conditioner. You mean to say you are getting non-food items out of this money as well:eek: :eek:

That reminds me - must put on some hair conditioner tomorrow morning before daily shower - in my case some Value Mayonnaise (non-organic - yep I know - part of some w**k food I made). Normally these days I would use some olive oil left on overnight (towel on the pillow first!) - or cheapie oil if financially strapped for cash!

Mayo - really? doesn't it go all gloopy and sticky when you wash it out???

I have curly hair that tends to frizz (spend a fortune on stupid anti-frizz promising gunk that works fine until you sleep!!). Might be trying the olive oil thingy tonight I think (or maybe the low fat mayo that's in the fridge )

Then at least I may be able to wait for the next special offer on the stupid stuff

shaz_mum_of__2

Hi everyone

Asian ladies use almond oil as an all over moisturiser, so i am told i know coconut oil makes a good hand cream alternative

As you know i have been attempting soapmaking i have made 3 different batches and am not making any more until i have tested these but have been looking into other toiletries

Bath salts look really easy but require lots of different essential oils

http://parentingteens.about.com/cs/recipesforkids/l/blkidscookt154.htm

or

http://parentingteens.about.com/cs/recipesforkids/l/blkidscookt152.htm

the soapmaking stuff is

http://candleandsoap.about.com/od/soaprecipes/a/grocerysoap.htm


there are lots of recipes to follow but be careful and follow safety instructions carefully


Shaz

ceridwen

Well ...mayo has been fine with me as hair conditioner. Havent noticed any gloopiness/stickiness. Dont know if it varies with hair textures. My hair is fine and has to be washed daily - one lathering of shampoo (if I left it to Day 3 people would notice that its greasy type hair).