Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Father's Day Card and Picture Holder

Handmade Father's Day Card

This will make a perfect gift for a traveling father,
 it's a card and a photo holder in the same time.

Supplies Needed


  • 4 Construction Papers (any color)
  • White Marker
  • Glue
  • Scissors
  • Zigzag scissors
  • Your kids Picture 
 

Directions


COnstruction paper


Choose one of the construction papers and cut out a 14*24 cm rectangle



Construction Paper


Choose another color, and cut out, using the zigzag scissors, a 12.5*22.5 cm rectangle
Glue it in the middle of the first rectangle




Father's Day card

From the same basic construction paper cut 9*18  cm parallelogram, and glue it as seen in the picture.

From a third construction paper, cut a 11*11 cm square, and glue it as posted.



Handmade Father's Day card

Cut out from the 4th construction paper the shape of a tie, you can use the pattern we posted earlier( click)

Glue it as posted




HANDMADE PICTURE HOLDER

Cut from the basic construction paper, a 11* 23cm rectangle and glue it to the back. To hold it better you can use a glue gun.

Put glue only on the borders to be able to enter the pictures.



Father's day handmade card and picture holder

Write a small quote using the white marker

Place the pictures you chose in the back pocket you made




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Homemade Facial Masks



A dear friend of my mom's gave us those recipes and they are truly amazing. Your face will actually glow.

1- Oil and Salt Face Peeling:


2 tsps Salt
2 tbsps Olive Oil


Mix Both ingredients and rub them between your fingers. Apply a liitle on your face while gently scrubing the surface of your cheeks, forehead, nose and chin. Wash your face with lukewarm water and dry it gently with a washcloth.


2- Yogurt and Rice Powder Mask and Peeling



1/4 cup yogurt
2 tbsps Rice Powder

Mix them together, then apply the mask to your face and let it rest for 15-20 minutes.
Scrub gently to remove all dead cells.
Wash with lukewarm water and dry your face gently with a washcloth


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Potato and Crab Salad

Ingredients


6 small russet potatoes
3 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
400g processed crab meat, sliced
200g sliced, pitted black olives
1/2 carrot, grated
3/4 cup light mayo
1 tbsp white vinegar
1 tsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp dried dill
1/4 tsp dried basil
1/4 tsp oregano

Directions


Place potatoes in a large saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook over medium-heat for 30 mns, or until tender. Drain, peel and dice while still hot. This is what will make the salad fluffy. Cover and refrigerate until cold.

in a large serving bowl, toss together the potatoes, eggs, crab meat, black olives and carrot. Chill until ready to serve. 


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Grilled chicken marinated in a zesty italian dressing

Grilled chicken

Ingredients


  • 2 kg skinless, boneless chicken breasts
  • 1 cup vinegar
  • 1 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1/2 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tbsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tbsp white sugar
  • 1 tbsp oregano
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp thyme
  • 1/2 tsp basil dried
  • 1/2 tsp dried parsley
  • 1 tsp salt

 Directions


Combine all the ingredients and poor over chicken. Marinate in the refrigerator over night. A zippy bag works great. Cook on a grill or in the oven.

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Monday, June 11, 2012

Parenting: The reason behind thumb sucking

Before worrying about how to stop our children bad habits, we should always understand the reason behind their behavior and we should learn when is the right time to start considering such behavior a problem.

baby sucking his thumb


Today we will be talking about thumb sucking the most natural act in all babies. When they are born children suck their thumb due to the sucking reflex that helps breastfeeding, some ultrasound revealed that babies start that sucking process from the womb. This reflex disappears at about 4 months of age; thumb sucking is not purely an instinctive behavior and therefore can last much longer.

A baby could suck a thumb, fingers or even his whole hand, this will help him feel comfortable when he is hungry, sad or sick. He may also use his thumb to fall asleep at bedtime and to lull himself back to slumber when he wakes up in the middle of the night.

Most infants suck their thumbs. Toddlers suck their thumbs too. Little by little, most children stop on their own between ages 3 and 4.
Although your child's habits may bother or even worry you, relax. In most cases, a habit is just a phase in the normal developmental process and is not cause for alarm.
If it lasts after your child turns 5, then you could consider it as a problem cause in most cases it will lead to dental problems; his teeth could become improperly aligned. A child may also develop speech problems, including mispronouncing Ts and Ds, lisping, and thrusting out the tongue when talking.

In some rare cases, thumb-sucking after age 5 is in response to an emotional problem or other disorder, such as anxiety. A child with this type of problem needs to be evaluated by a doctor.


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Sunday, June 10, 2012

How to make a Father's Day Handmade Card





Follow the Super Mom steps to make this cool handmade card

 

Supplies Needed

2 A4 Construction paper ( any color)
Glue
White pen 
Colored pen
2 buttons ( any color)
Scissors or a punch


Directions


  • Fold the A4 paper in half
  • Cut from one of the halves a 4 cm width rectangle
  • On the other half, measure 4 cm from the top then cut 3.5 cm from each side





  • Fold the cuts to form a blouse collar




tie pattern




  • On the other construction paper, draw a tie. You can use this pattern if you desire.
  • Cut it off with using scissors or if your kid was younger than 4 he can use a punch




  • Glue the tie
  • Glue both sides of the collar







  • Decorate your tie with stripes, dots or you can even glue colored stripes or colored dots that you will cut out from another construction paper.




  • Striped Tie





step by step handmade card



  • Cut an eight * five rectangle from a construction paper of your choice, fold it from the top just like a blouse pocket.



  • Cut a small triangle to form the handkerchief
  • Glue the handkerchief, then the pocket
  • Using the white pen, draw the stitches. But be careful this is supposed to be a folded shirt so don't draw the stitches all around the shirt! 
  • Follow my steps please





  • Glue the bottons on the bottom of the collar
  • Write Happe Father's Day or any other sentence you like, you can even pick a quote from www.quotegarden.com



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Friday, June 08, 2012

Farfalle with Tuna, Mushrooms and Cream


farfalle with tuna, mushrooms and cream


Preparation time: 10 minutes
Total cooking time: 15 minutes
Serves 4


Ingredients


  • 60 g (2 oz) butter
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 125 g (4oz) button mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 cup (250 ml/8 fl oz) cream
  • 450 g ( 14 oz) can tuna in brine, drained and flaked
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
  • 500 g ( 1 lb) farfalle


Directions


  1. Heat the butte and olive oil in a large frying pan. Add the onion and garlic to the pan and stir over low heat for 3-5 minutes, until the onion is soft.
  2. Add the mushrooms to the pan and cook for 2 minutes. Pour in the cream, bring to the boil, then reduce the hear and summer until the sauce begins to thicken. Add the tuna, lemon juice and parsley and stir until heated through. add salt and pepper, to taste.
  3. While the sauce is cooking, add the Farfalle to a large pan of rapidly boiling water and cook until "al dente". Drain thoroughly, then return to the pan, Add the sauce to the Farfalle and toss to combine. Serve immediately.

Variation


You can use a can of salmon, drained and flaked, instead of tuna.

Note


Farfalle, attractive pasta made into the shape of a bow or butterfly, comes in various sized, as well as flavors other than the plain, such a tomato or spinach.

Recipes: Feta, Tomatoes & Olives Pie

Feta pie

Preparation Time: 35 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Serves 6

Ingredients


For the filling :


300 g red tomatoes, peeled and chopped
200 g feta, diced
100 g black olives, pitted and diced
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried thyme
2 tbsp garlic oil

For the dough:


2 cups all-purpose flour
125 g butter, chopped
60 g Parmesan, grated
1 tbsp sesame seeds
1 egg
pinch white pepper
pinch black pepper
dried thyme


Directions


  • Sift the flour into a large bowl and add the butter. 
  • Rub together with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. 
  • Stir in the Parmesan, thyme and sesame seeds. 
  • Make a well, add the egg and mix well with your hands until the mixture comes together, add a little cold water if the dough is too dry. 
  • On a lightly floured surface, press together into a ball, then wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 10 minutes. 
  • Roll out on the pie tin and bake for 10 mns or utnil golden. 
  • Cool.
  • Mix all the filling ingredients together, spread them all over the pie. 
  • Garnish and serve.

Bon appétit!

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Thursday, June 07, 2012

5 tips on making Father's Day a special day!

father and daughter

Anyone can be a Father, but it takes someone special to be a Daddy.


So why don't we make that day very special, I know my husband deserves a unique celebration!

5 tips on how to make Father's Day so special:

1- Breakfast in bed: Our weekly mornings are usually crazy, get the kids ready, drive them to school and don't be late for work.  Well let's have a quiet morning that day, and offer daddy a delicious breakfast in bed:
                           * French toast and coffee
                           * English cake and tea (Click)
                           * Pancakes or Crepes with strawberries
                              and chocolate (Click)
                           * A Lebanese style breakfast: Labneh, olives,
                              fresh mint, white cheese, eggs and tea.
                           * A fruit salad with almonds and nuts
                      
2- Relaxation Coupons : Offer daddy limited use coupons. Make a deck of small cards and write down something that daddy would really love and don't forget to limit their use or else you will hate father's day!!!
Coupon ideas:   * Take in charge of his daily chores
                          * Prepare him a tv snack
                          * Let him watch his favorite action movie with no kids
                            interruption
                          * Prepare him a relaxing bath with candles and beer maybe.
Yeah, well these coupons are more of a gift from you to your husband since you will be doing most of the tasks. 

3- Make daddy his favorite lunch and let the kids participate in the cooking or invite him out to his favorite restaurant.

4- Offer him handmade gifts that your kids prepared. It could be a pensil cup, a father's day card or a photo frame.

5- Choose him the perfect gift: You know your husband best, and he might be giving you signs of what he really needs! Mine is singing that : "I saw that beautiful 800$ mobile"song that I am trying to ignore!!!!


David M. Gottesman once said :"Fathers, like mothers, are not born. Men grow into fathers--and fathering is a very important stage in their development". Since we all know how important fatherhood is to both our husbands and kids why don't we play the main role in making father's day this year an unforgettable memory!

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Wednesday, June 06, 2012

How to be Super Mom Delicious HotDog Sandwich

Special hotdog Sandwich


Something as simple as a HotDog Sandwich could become one heck of a meal with "How To be Super Mom"


Preparation time: 15 minutes

Ingredients


  • 15 hotdog fingers, chopped
  • 1 onion, cut into julienne strips( long thin stripes)
  • 1 green pepper, cut into julienne strips
  • 1/3 cup sweet corn
  • 2 tbsp Soya sauce
  • 4 tbsp grated, processed Mozzarella cheese
  • 4 small French baguettes
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste


Directions


  • In a preheated pan, pour the olive oil and the onion, stir for 2 minutes, on High heat.
  • Add the green pepper and stir for an extra 2 minutes.
  • Add the chopped HotDog, corn, Soya sauce, salt and pepper
  • Stir for 5 mns or until the HotDog becomes brownish
  • Cut a French baguette in half
  • Put the Hotdog mix and a little bit of Mozzarella
  • Grill it, and serve it warm.
  • Bon Appétit!

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Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Recipes: Meatballs Fusilli

Meatballs Fusilli

Preparation time: 30 mns

Ingredients


  • 250g colored fusilli
  • 400 g ground beef
  • 2 medium onions
  • 10 g Parmesan
  • 500 g tomato sauce
  • 1 green pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 medium carrot
  • 1/4 cup red wine
  • 1/4 cup water
  • parsley leaves
  • salt
  • black pepper to taste


Directions


  • In a preheated pan, on a High heat, fry 1 finely chopped onion with olive oil, add chopped garlic, diced carrot and diced pepper
  • Leave the vegetables cook on Medium heat, meanwhile combine, in a bowl, ground beef with one minced onion and Parmesan. Shape into meatballs.
  • Add them to the vegetables and cook on High temperature 
  • When the meat is almost done, add the tomato sauce, wine and water, season with salt and pepper. 
  • Simmer for 5 mns.
  • Boil the Fusilli for 7 minutes, add them to the sauce and simmer for 5 extra minutes.
  • Decorate the plate with fresh parsley leaves
  • Bon appétit!

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Let's Craft: Father's Day Pencil Cup

handmade pencil cup

 Daddy will be very proud to put this pencil cup on his desk!



Supplies Needed











  • A photoshop picture of your kids
  • A cylindrical carton box
  • Glue
  • Scissors
  • White paper
  • Laminating paper

Directions









 Put glue all over the cylindrical box







Stick the picture on the box




Cut the paper extra ends
Glue the inside and cover with a white paper for a better finish




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Monday, June 04, 2012

Homemade baby food: Best Grinding Equipments


How To Be Super Mom promised to help you, step-by-step, make your own homemade baby food.

 

homemade baby food

 


To start you have to choose the best tool to grind your food.

Let's go by all the possibilities, shall we?

There are many food grinders available in the market we have a hand-turned food mill, all in one baby food maker, a baby food grinder, a hand blender or a food processor.

Your choice of pureeing equipment depends on your other culinary pursuits.  If you love kitchen work, and cooking is a hobby the food processor will be a good choice for you cause your money won't be wasted but if you just entered your kitchen when you started preparing bottles then a hand-turned food mill is a less expensive choice.

I personally prefer the hand blender. It's easier to clean, it can fit in the sterilizer, and we can blend directly in the clean sterilized pot. This way we won't take the risk of cross-contamination while moving the pureed food from the processor bowl to the pot.

We will post few brands to help you choose 


For those living in the US or in Canada ( linked to Amazon.com):

  1. Baby Bullet Complete Baby Care System
  2. Cuisinart CSB-76 SmartStick 200-Watt Immersion Hand Blender
  3. Kidco Babysteps Electric Food Mill
  4. Cuisinart MM-2M Mini Mate Chopper and Grinder
  5. The First Years Babypro All In One Baby Food Maker 
  6. Cuisinart CSB-77 Smart Stick Hand Blender with Whisk and Chopper Attachments 
  7. OXO Good Grips Food Mill 
  8. Munchkin Baby Food Grinder 
  9. KidCo Food Mill


For those living in Lebanon (linked to Khouryhome.com and Abedtahand.com)

  1. BRAUN Hand Blender- MR6550MBCHC
  2. PHILIPS Hand Blender- HR1361
  3. KENWOOD Hand Blender-  HB605
  4. KRUPS Hand Blender- GPA340
  5. MOULINEX FOOD PROCESSOR ( FULL SET )MX-FP603141

This is a fair number of electronic and manual devices in the market, but if you are looking for a low cost tool you can always use a fork. 

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Saturday, June 02, 2012

Tips on taking a road trip with your baby!


Taking a baby on a road trip requires serious planning since the baby has many needs and cannot communicate with words to let us know what he wishes for. 
So we should be well prepared and well aware of what we should expect while traveling with a baby

Here are few tips:

  1. The longer your baby will be strapped in his car seat the more fussy he will get.  That is why you should plan for few breaks during your trip so everyone could stay calm and enjoy a peaceful ride.
  2. Plan for the unplanned surprises like a diaper explosion or a long unexplained cry.
  3. Prepare all you need to have a pleasant drive:  window sun-shades, baby's favorite music, his favorite toys, books to read for the baby, extra everything: diapers, milk if he's formula fed.
  4. Try making your car an entertainment center for the baby by dangling few toys from the ceiling


Let’s make a useful super mom checklilst together, shall we?


  1. Diapers
  2. Baby’s blanket
  3. Clothes for your baby and you better consider climate change between states
  4. Sipper cups or Bottles if your baby is formula fed
  5. Pacifiers
  6. Enough baby milk for the whole trip
  7. Bottle warmer if needed
  8. Baby’s regular sleep music
  9. First aid kit/prescriptions/medications
  10. Carseat pillow or head support
  11. Window shades
  12. Music or books on tape or CDs
  13. Snacks and drinks for the adults
  14. Cooler
  15. Plastic bags for your dirty diapers
  16. A bag for your dirty laundry
  17. Empty plastic bags for leftovers and trash
  18. Cell phone
  19. Money/wallet/purse/ID
  20. Medical and insurance information/emergency phone numbers
  21. Maps/driving directions
  22. Stroller
  23. Camera and film
  24. Suitcases

And most importantly, drive safely and enjoy your ride!

 

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Friday, June 01, 2012

Housekeeping Advice: Prevent Garlic Waste


Garlic

Garlic is a vegetable that is very high in nutrients. It's a good source of Calcium, Phosphorus and Selenium, and a very good source of Vitamin C, Vitamin B6 and Manganese. Adding to this, many preliminary studies suggest that garlic consumption may reduce the risk of developing several types of cancer, especially cancers of the gastrointestinal tract.

Yet, we all try to avoid garlic because it causes a really bad breath and a gastrointestinal distress ( that is the medical version for gas ;) )
That is why, when most of us buy garlic, even the smaller quantity ( 4 heads package), we end up throwing half of it away at the end of the month!

Don't be afraid to use garlic, there are many ways we could use this vegetable without risking a bad breath nor other complications.

  1. Prepare Garlic-Olive Oil: In a 75 cl bottle, add 6 peeled garlic cloves and fill the bottle with olive oil. Seal it, and set aside for 3 weeks. The Olive Oil will have a wonderful garlicky taste that is not too fiery and is gorgeous in a salad dressing.
  2. Use skinned cloves to roast your meat: When baking, roasting or grilling meat, fish or chicken throw a couple of clean skinned cloves in there. It will give your meat a warm garlic flavor that no one can resist!!
  3. Garlic dip: Eating garlic dip can cause a bad breath but believe me it's worth it!!! Just prepare some and store them in the refrigerator.
  4. Baked Potatoes: with roasted garlic are one of my favorites.

So, in conclusion, there are many ways to use garlic and to prevent its waste at the end of the month. Try, on the day you purchase your garlic, to prepare your garlic oil and garlic dip, this way the rest will be surely used for cooking during the month and you won't end up throwing a high nutrients treasure in the garbage!


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Father's Day- Potato Chocolate Cake

A Delicious Chocolate Cake Recipe That You Can Prepare With Your Kids For Father's Day

chocolate cake

Ingredients

For the cake:

  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1 cup potatoes, boiled and mashed
  • 3 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

For the filling:

  • 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups milk
  • 3 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 1 tsp whiskey
  • 1 tsp butter 

For the Chocolate Ganache

  • 225 g finely chopped dark chocolate
  • 1 cup heavy cream

Baking Directions

  1. With an electrical beater, mix both sugar and butter until smooth and creamy. Use this method  with every pound cake and I guarantee you'll obtain a wonderful spongy result!
  2. Add the eggs, whiskey and vanilla extract while beating.
  3. Then add the potato, flour and baking powder
  4. Grease a 20 cm round cake mold , pour the batter and place in a preheated oven (350 degrees F- 175 degrees C) for about 35 minutes
  5. Meanwhile, pour 2 cups of cold milk in a saucepan, mix-in the flour and the cocoa and bring to a boil while stirring constantly. 
  6. Add the sugar, the whiskey and the butter
  7. Keep stirring until the mixture is creamy
  8. Set a side to cool.
  9. For the ganache, boil the cream until it starts rising up then you will know it's perfectly ready to be poured over the finely chopped chocolate. Stir until the chocolate is melted, about 2 minutes. Let the ganache sit at room temperature until it cools. This will take about 4 hours.

Cake Preparation


  1. Allow the cake to cool, about 1 hour. Cut it in 3 layers, and spread each layer with our delicious chocolate filling. You can sprinkle some chunky caramelized almonds, yum yum!!!
  2. Now, before covering the cake with ganache, trim the borders to get a perfect round, then cover the cake with butter-cream to hide all the imperfections (optional) and cool it in the refrigerator. 1 hour later, place the cake on a cooling rack, and pour the ganache in a circular movement,  starting from the center of the cake and  heading towards the edges.

Let me wish you a Happy Chocolaty Father's Day from How To Be Super Mom and Bon Appétit!!! 

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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Let's Craft: A Blooming Popcorn Spring Tree

 How To Be Super Mom Spring Blooming Tree


tree craft


* Easy Craft For all Ages

Supplies Needed

  • Small Tree Branch
  • 1 Cup of Popcorn
  • 1 Green Crepe Paper
  • Glue
  • A small flower pot

 Directions

  • Fill the pot with dirt and stick the tree branch
  • Wrinkle the green crepe paper into tiny balls ( they will represent the green leaves on a spring tree)
  • The popcorn will represent the small white flowers on a spring tree
  • Start gluing both of the popcorn and wrinkled paper to the branch

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Father's Day Breakfast: Chocolate Crepe with Strawberry and Walnut

A super mom delicious breakfast that says I love you.



Let your children help you prepare this easy, mouthwatering breakfast.

 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp whisky
  • pinch of salt
  • pinch of white sugar
 For the filling:
  • 1 tbsp full of Nutella Chocolate
  • 2 strawberries
  • a sprinkle of chopped walnut

Directions

Mix flour, milk, canola oil, egg, vanilla, whisky, salt and sugar, beat them well and let them rest in the fridge for 1 hour in a covered bowl.
Heat a pan, put a ladleful of the mixture and turn the pan over the sides to spread the batter all over the surface. The layer of batter must be thin.
Cook it from both sides and then repeat with the rest of the batter
Spread the chocolate on the crepe then you can either fold it or roll it
Add the strawberries and Bon Appétit!


 

Homemade Hair Mask

How To Be Super Mom: Hair Mask Recipe

You sure have read a lot of articles about homemade hair masks recipe: banana and honey, eggs and milk, milk and honey,... etc. Personally, I would never put eggs in my hair nore mashed bananas!!!
Professional hair masks has an excellent shiny effect on our hair but could be really expensive!

You don't have to loose an arm and a leg to buy expensive hair masks. How To Be Super Mom will give you an affordable homemade recipe which you can use safely without having to avoid bees everytime you go out!!!
Be careful you will get addicted!!

Mix lavendar oil, coconut oil, avocado oil, olive oil and castor oil. Heat them for 10 seconds in the microwave and apply them to your wet hair.  Wear a hair mask and leave them on for as long as you can (min. 15 minutes). Then wash them with a mild shampoo and lukewarm water.

P.S: The oils are easily found at a preserve shop or at the pharmacy.

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Beauty Tips and Secrets:How to Wash Hair





As we have mentioned in our previous How to be Super Mom post: " Natural Beauty Tips and Secrets", to look good you should follow a healthy life style. Eating well, exercising daily, drinking 2 L of water a day and sleeping well will help us maintain our figure, have a glowing skin and a healthy hair.

But other than the general beauty rules there are always some secrets we could dig out to have a beautiful silky hair; Let's mention few tips:

How to Wash Hair

  • Restrict the use of chemical based hair stuff such as hair mousse or hair gel. These will dry out the hair and result in hair falling.
  • Be ware not to put any hair stuff directly on your scalp to prevent pores from clogging and reduce the risk of hair falling.
  • The blow dryer is not always the right choice: instead, you can pat your hair with a warm towel and allow your hair to dry naturally unless you were in a hurry then you  have no other choice but to refer to your blow dryer! Cold air is much more suitable for your hair than the hot air.
  • Start by combing your hair from the ends to remove any tangles and work your way up.
  •  If possible avoid combing your hair while wet this will prevent breakage ( for curly hair you should comb it while wet otherwise you won't be able to remove tangles)
  • Always use conditioner to moisture your hair but avoid applying it on the roots, only on the 2/3 of your hair length.
  • Brushing hair before heading to the showers will help decrease hair breakage and stimulate the blood circulation in your head. 
  • It is crucial to start every hair was with water to remove all the dirt and dust that could have piled up during the day.
  • Apply a small amount of shampoo and lather your hair starting from the roots all the way down.
  • Avoid lifting your hair, and that is a common habit, this will increase tangles, wash it while massaging your way down the length of your hair.
  •  The minute you think that you are ready to rinse, give it a second thought! another 3 minutes massage won't hurt your scalp; Controversially, it will help increase the blood stream in your head.
  • Start rinsing with a lukewarm water. And for a shiny look close the cuticles by rinsing with cool water. 

Every mother dreams of being that super mom with silky hair, shiny skin, gorgeous figure and attractive manicure. To do so, you will have to divide the tasks of self care throughout the hours of the week. A fast manicure before heading off to bed once a week won't take long. Supermom, all you need is a light color on which the scratches and blisters will hardly show. Which means that keeping your hand in water all day won't be a huge problem. You can always use the homemade hand mask posted by How to be Super Mom to give them a smooth silky touch and don't forget to use a hand moisturizer at least 5 times a day.

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