Remember the Biolink Whitening Commercial

My friend, whose complexion has turned fairer with the passing years has given birth to a daughter. Much to the bewilderment of the townsfolk the little baby has skin dark as dusk.

The culprit is whitening technology. In this part of the earth fair skin is desired as much as rebonded hair. If you are privy about my friends life, you would not need to compare their pigments because a long time ago, the mother who once was young sported the same dusky cover.

Thanks to Silka Papaya, which I heard and told, or biolink (their commercial appropriate to the mother and daughter) and then Block and White with SPF 28 or you may go organic and practical and I recommend Perla Laundry Soap and or kalamansi.

The Natural Way for Whiter Underarms

I have been using tawas otherwise called alum for decades for my underarms. I have tried for only quite a while commercial brands like Rexona and another brand which I could not remember anymore. But these brands never went well with my body, first I hate their unnatural scent and second they burn my armpits. My officemates told me to quit, as commercial deodorants sometimes lead to dark and smelly armpits. I continued using tawas and in the absence of tawas I use kalamansi juice and rub its rind on my armpits. I have also discovered the benefits of using virgin coconut oil for my armpits. The tawas, kalamansi and virgin coconut oil go well with my natural scent which is “no scent” at all. Most importantly, these natural deodorants are not only cheap compared to commercial deodorants but effective. They maintained the softness, smoothness and fairness of my armpits that I am proud of. In fact I love to feel the smoothness of my underarms and smell its scent which is “no smell” at all.

Gugo Bark Shampoo

Our hair, is our crowning glory that can make or break us. We spend our hard earned money for shampoos, conditioners and other hair treatments in the saloon to achieve a desirable look. Often we do not get enough, we suffer from dandruff, brittle hair, and hairfall despite the products we put on our hair.

Just very recently however, and in my desire to go organic and spend money wisely, I used gugo bark decoction for my hair. A strip of the bark cost ten to twenty pesos. In Baguio, the strips can be bought from the natives selling herbs in the sidewalk. You can find them posting in Session Road corner Mabini Street just in front of Philippine National Bank or Harrison Street near the Bank of the Philippine Islands. Unfortunately none can be had in the sidewalk vendors in Iligan City, my other home city. My other option was to use Mane and Tail for my hair which was not available in the mall. Thus my one month visit in the city of the south meant that I have to use commercial shampoos which I found so unfriendly to my hair, that I had warning signs of the much dreaded alopecia and brittle hair.

Now that I am back to Baguio City. I have a pad of Gugo bark ready. It is easy to prepare the decoction. Cut a strip of the bark, a two by two inch would be enough for a medium length hair. Soak the bark in the water for 5 minutes or more. Squeeze a well-soaked bark. This produces a lathery decoction. The lather however is not as thick as you have in commercial shampoos. The decoction also has a natural good smell which is not as strong as you have in commercial shampoos. You can also add kalamansi juice with the gugo decoction.

The gugo decoction and a squeeze of kalamansi promises a cleaner, naturally smelling, shiny and healthy hair without the fear of hairfall and dandruff. I recommend that you go try it for yourself.