Reddit reviews Now Solutions, Organic Jojoba Oil, Moisturizing Multi-Purpose Oil for Face, Hair and Body, 4 Fl Oz

Let me start by saying this: I would have included a before pic but I was so ashamed that I never took any pictures when I was constantly biting my nails/cuticles. I am in my early 20s and I've been doing this to them since before I can remember (early childhood). I first tried to stop around 14, and have struggled since then. It is such an ingrained stress response/habit that it's taken me years to retrain myself. It was easier to stop biting my nails and I haven't done so at all in 6 months, but my cuticles/surrounding skin are another story. This is something I still struggle with as it's triggered by stress and I don't realize I've started until they're trashed. However, since January it's happened less and less, now maybe once a month or less.

What caused the change in me? Honestly, it was never one single thing. I have been building my ability to resist for years. I realize this is cliche but one important thing is to never give up. I've had too many backslides to count, from 1 day to even half a year at the most. What's helped me is NEVER accepting defeat, and always eventually trying again. One motivating factor was that I've always wanted to have nice nails for getting engaged/married. It was in January that that became an event occurring sooner rather than later, so I will definitely say that has helped me stay focused!

There was one part of stopping the habit that scared me after years of constantly damaging my nails and cuticles: would they ever properly heal and grow back 'normal'? As of yet I still do not have one straight answer. I will say that the strength in my nails has improved, although it is slow going. I am still on the lookout for products to help with this, although I think only time will help. I also tend to have some nails which are very ridged, but they've also continued to smooth out. Finally, there is one cuticle I have which was permanently damaged in a way that's difficult to explain. Basically, it grows in three separate sections, almost as if it's cut. I was absolutely AMAZED when it started to grow 'connected' again! I will say this it sometimes splits still, but it is definitely progress and I hope one day it's completely healed. So, if you're in the same boat and worried permanent damage has been done, I can't make any promises but I will say it's amazing how well they can bounce back - even if it takes months or years to reverse it.

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What helped me:

• Homemade nail oil pens - all you need are empty containers and Jojoba oil
  
• Burt's Bees lemon cuticle cream - I use this as extra moisturization/to 'seal' in the jojoba oil
  
• Splitting/cracking nails? Use brush on nail glue - WAY more effective/simple than the tea bag technique for me personally!
  
• 24/7 painted nails - letting them 'breathe' may be generally good advice, but I promise you biting them is more damaging
  
• No nail clippers/glass files only - I cannot tell you how much this helped my nails to stay strong and not constantly crack/split
  
  There is honestly so much more I could say but this post would be a book! I'm just taking the time now to sit back and enjoy all of my progress.

Ooh, my time to shine! Swimming hair care expert here- swim 6x a week for ~90 minutes a session in chlorinated pools and still maintain shiny gorgeous locks. Do the following and you'll be good:

• wet hair before you put cap on. Completely soak it to saturate the hair follicle.
  
• after swimming rinse well, apply conditioner when you shower and rinse out, then lightly apply and leave in this stuff - to entire length of hair, concentrating a bit more at the ends
  
  
• on weekends or when you have time, apply castor oil to roots and jojoba oil to middle and ends, leave on for 30 minutes and rinse out. Personally I like to put this on and let it soak while I hit up the eucalyptus steam room, cold plunge ice bath pool and then the dry cedar sauna. Pro Tip: grab a plastic bag if your pool provides them for you to store wet swimsuits in, and wrap that around the top of your head after putting on oil while you hit the sauna/steam- boom, instant hot oil treatment! :)
  
• air dry as often as possible, blowdry as infrequently as possible
  
• detangle GENTLY using mainly your fingers and not brushing tangles out harshly with brush to decrease breakage
  
• when you tie hair back do so loosely, not tight
  
• wait a few days between shampoos, use dry shampoo to soak up oil if necessary
  
• get your thyroid checked and have PCP run regular lab work to make sure nothing else is underlying cause

I'm including links to what I purchased on Amazon but you can shop around and get what you need :) If you end up getting what I'm linking to, it'll last you quite a while. I even sell some occasionally.

This is my nut free version but you I'll include some alternatives if you want to use different butters/oils. Basically, you want equal parts so adjust the recipe for amount you want. This will give you a little more than 2oz of body butter which lasts me at least a month and I put it on quite a bit. You only need a little at a time.

• 1/2 oz Cocoa butter
  
  
• 1/2 oz Shea Butter
  
  
• 1/2 oz Mango Butter - You could also use coconut oil
  
  
• 1/2 oz rosehip oil - You could also use Olive Oil, Grapeseed Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, or any other liquid oils. Rosehip helps reduce appearance of stretch marks!
  
  
• Optional: 1/4 oz Jojoba oil
  
  
• Optional: 1/4 oz Vitamin E oil
  
  Steps:
  
  

1. Combine everything into a double boiler. If you don't have one, using a mason jar in a pot of boiling water works nicely. Melt the butters on medium low to medium heat, stirring constantly, just until everything is mixed and there are no solids left.
   
   
2. Pour into small mixing bowl. Note: This is where I usually add essential oils, but during pregnancy, you'll want to be extremely careful about using them since many shouldn't be used. You don't need them, but if you want the added benefits, there are sites out there that can tell you which are considered safe. If you add them, let the oils cool for a few minutes then add them and stir the mixture well
   
   
3. Put the bowl in the fridge for 45 minutes until it starts to solidify. If you don't want to wait that long, you can put it in the freezer for about 15 minutes until it starts to solidify. The edges will look more solid but the center should still be pretty liquid.
   
   
4. Either with a whisk or an electric hand mixer (much easier), start mixing it. It'll start to solidify into the whipped texture, especially if you're using the electric mixer.
   
   
5. When you're satisfied with consistency, put it into a jar or tupperware container. If you're somewhere hot and it starts to melt a bit, you can put it in the fridge to solidify it again.
   
   You just need a small amount and it'll melt from your body heat and soak into your skin. Feels AMAZING.

It really bugs me how they can charge you so much for their beard oil product. I bought an oz when i first started growing my beard and couldn't believe the constant average of price on beard oils. You can find all of the ingredients they list in their description to make their beard oils on Amazon. Almond, Jojoba, and avocado all usually come in 8oz bottles. Buy whichever essential oil scent you like and you have a large bottle full of your own beard oil, and it is just as good.

http://www.amazon.com/NOW-Foods-Organic-Jojoba-ounce/dp/B0019LTGOU/ref=sr_1_4?s=beauty&ie=UTF8&qid=1452376681&sr=1-4&keywords=jojoba+oil

http://www.amazon.com/NOW-Foods-Almond-Oil-Ounce/dp/B000NB9LLA/ref=pd_sim_121_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=31heG3BpDmL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=1KMAJ7ZWGCJN6QWH45AP

http://www.amazon.com/Now-Foods-Avocado-Moisturizing-Edible/dp/B000MGOZ30/ref=pd_sim_121_3?ie=UTF8&dpID=315yAxnxz2L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=1KMAJ7ZWGCJN6QWH45AP

http://www.amazon.com/Patchouli-100%25-Therapeutic-Grade-Essential/dp/B002RSU0XU/ref=sr_1_2?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1452376774&sr=1-2&keywords=patchouli+essential+oil

Grapeseed Oil and Jojoba Oil. I mix about a quarter-sized puddle of jojoba, and add a nickle sized puddle of grapeseed. I rub it all over my face, then remove the makeup and oil with a hot, wet rag.

Pros:

• removes any kind of makeup. Lip tar, waterproof mascara, foundation...it all goes. Nothin stands a chance.
  
  
• It's pretty cheap. Those two bottles last me over a year, and I use each oil for other things as well.
  
  
• It's easy on my sensitive, easily irritated skin
  
  Cons:
  
  
• grapeseed oil smells funny. I don't like it, and I'm thinking of switching to just jojoba.
  
  
• LAUNDRY! I use cheapy washrags from target, and eventually they just dont wash up well. I replace them about every 6-7 months.
  
  
• Not Travel Friendly.
  
  This is the best way I've found of cleansing my face and removing my makeup at the same time. My skin is much better overall for it. I like it much better than wipes, which was what I used previous. I'm one of those weirdos that must remove all traces of makeup before bed. No raccoon eyes for me in the morning!

You could handcraft a beard oil for him, it's fairly easy. Start with a 1-2 oz bottle with a dropper fill most of the way with jojoba oil and add 10-20 drops of essential oil for scent.
I found everything at a local organic grocery store.

I bought the different oils separately and put it in an amber dropper bottle. I mixed the argan oil, jojoba oil, and lemongrass oil in a 20:20:1 ratio. The lemongrass is more of just a scent than a functional oil (it's very strong), so you might replace it with some other aromatic oil like tea tree, eucalyptus, or cinnamon oil depending on your SOs preference. I hope you and your SO like it! You might google around for other recipes, but argan and jojoba will make up the bulk of most recipes.

edit: and this is the brush I got, it works great

I bought some lanolin to try adding to my lathering bowl but found it to be way too thick; it just doesn't incorporate into the lather very well. However it is great for dry winter skin when mixed in about a 1:2 ratio with jojoba oil!

Squalane oil is something that our skin produces and makes up 13% of your natural sebum.

Since your sebaceous glands are under performing , this will help to regulate follicle construction and stop keratin from clumping around the follicles:
https://www.amazon.com/Squalane-100-Pure-60-mL/dp/B003MJG19K?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_1

Jojoba oil is actually a liquid wax ester that mimics sebum. For the same reasons as I stated above, this will help your KP and prevent TEWL which makes your KP worse.
https://www.amazon.com/Solutions-Organic-Moisturizing-Multi-Purpose-4-Ounce/dp/B0019LTGOU/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?keywords=jojoba+oil&qid=1574915492&sprefix=jojoba+&sr=8-4

Since you already have AMlactin, you are good there. Here is my favorite BHA acid Body scrub.
https://www.amazon.com/Neutrogena-Oil-Free-Salicylic-Treatment-Acne-Prone/dp/B00JZ069ME/ref=mp_s_a_1_13?keywords=neutrogena+body+clear+body+wash&qid=1574915526&sprefix=neutrogena+bod&sr=8-13

And these shower gloves for exfoliation are the best I’ve tried. They don’t require too much pressure and they de-cap existing keratin plugs effectively:
https://www.amazon.com/Clean-Logic-Exfoliating-Bath-Gloves/dp/B00GMP5VW4/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=cleanlogic+gloves&qid=1574915581&sprefix=clean+logic+glov&sr=8-3

Which AMlactin are you using? The one with the green pump?

Also, do you need me to go over the routine with you or do you think you got it from here based off my original post?

http://www.amazon.com/NOW-Foods-Organic-Jojoba-ounce/dp/B0019LTGOU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1372828859&sr=8-3&keywords=jojoba