Becky Oludayo Peleowo
Not a conformist when there's need for a reformer. Lover of culture, morality and tasty dishes😋. The unusual Francophile, writer, poet and designer. I effect change in many little ways.
Member Since: 1 year ago
How Beautiful are your Feet?
Check out easy ways to get a feeling of walking on the clouds with this self care foot routine. Sponsored by My Nircle Family #NircleForums #Health #NaturalRemedies #NircleCommunity #HelloNircle #NircleFeeds #wellnessArt #LostWellnessArts #LostBeautyArts #Beccangels #Community
Keep the Moisture in
The Wellness Art Challenge is a call to embrace nature and its beauty. I will be sharing how to pamper your feet with some easy DIY methods. Check out how to combat dry skin and cracked heels here... 👇 https://nircle.com/post/how-to-cure-dry-skin-or-cracked-heels-the-natural-way/SxUqqF3XpsSgeXyT #NircleForums #Health #NaturalRemedies #NircleCommunity #HelloNircle #NircleFeeds #wellnessArt #LostWellnessArts #LostBeautyArts #Beccangels #Community
Three Carrier oils for Hair and Skin.
Day 11 - Top 3 Carrier Oils Jojoba Oil Benefits Jojoba oil has many benefits for the skin, hair, and lips, including: *Skin Jojoba oil can help with dry skin, blemishes, and other skin conditions: *Hydration: Jojoba oil is a humectant, meaning it attracts water from the air to keep skin hydrated. *Antioxidants: Jojoba oil contains vitamin E, which helps prevent damage from free radicals. *Soothing: Jojoba oil can soothe dry, itchy, or sensitive skin. *Oil balancing: Jojoba oil is similar ...
The Role of Mindfulness
Day 26 - Mindfulness Tips - Mantras: Repeat a mantra or affirmation during the ritual to help keep your mind focused and present. For example, you could repeat the phrase "I am whole and at peace" or "I release all stress and tension." - Visualization: Imagine yourself surrounded by healing energy or envision the stresses and toxins leaving your body as you soak in the bath. This can be a powerful tool for mental and emotional detoxification. - Intention setting: Before beginning the ritual...
My Favourite Wellness Discovery
Day 29 - Facial Steaming - My New Atomic Habit It started like it wasn’t going to end and now the day draws nigh to the end of the lost-beauty challenge. In all of this, I have made certain new discoveries, reínforced old ones and filled with gusto to try more new ones. From hair organic oils to skin products, everyday leads to a new discovery. In all of this, one new discovery that is becoming a constant habit for me is the Facial Steam, especially after discovering how effective it h...
FINAL NOTE ON WELLNESS ART
30 days of discovering the lost beauty Arts. It's amazing how even the tiniest ingredient in our kitchen may turn out to be the solution to a long disturbing skin issue. Find out new recipes, old and forgotten wellness arts and try out fresh recipes. I'd love to hear results of the recipes you have tried. Do share, comment and like! Let's have your opinions and try-outs.
Exfoliating and Brightening Recipe for the Skin
Day 24 - Exfoliate and get a brighter skin tone. Try these simple recipes 1. Combine 3-4 tbsp of used coffee grounds with 5 tbsp olive oil and 5 tbsp honey. Gently massage into damp skin (ideal for a coffee-infused morning shower) before rinsing with warm water to reveal the glow. Store any remaining scrub in a jar in the fridge and use around once a week. 2. Oatmeal and Honey Scrub: Mix 2 tablespoons of ground oats with 1 tablespoon of honey and apply to your skin in circular motions. Rins...
Interaction with Neighbours and Friends
📍Akerele, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria #neighbors Day 29 - Socialisation on the Street Interaction is key. It's the essence of human coexistence. Enjoy some pictures of street interactions. #ExploreLocal #LongForgottenStreets #HelloNircle #NircleFeeds #NircleCommunity #NircleForums #Beccangels
Dry Brushing - What You Need to Know
Day 23 - A Guide to Dry Brushing and its benefits. Dry brushing is a self-care practice that involves gently brushing your skin with a soft-bristled brush. The brush should be made with natural materials like sisal or cactus bristles. How to do it: Start by gently brushing the skin with light pressure, always brushing towards the heart. Brush your legs, arms, chest, and back, and avoid sensitive areas like your face and other delicate skin. Here are some potential benefits of dry brushing...
Natural Hair Rinse Recipe
Day 21 - A unique hair rinse recipe Try out this simple but effective natural hair rinse recipe Ingredients: 2 cups water 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice 2-3 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary Instructions: Combine the water and lemon juice in a jar or container. Add the chopped rosemary and let it steep for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Strain the mixture into a spray bottle and use it to rinse your hair after washing. #LostBeautyArts #wellnessArt #LostWellnessArts #NircleCommunity #HelloNi...
Daily Self Care Ritual
Day 22 - Daily Self Care Ritual inspired by body Practices Here's an inspired daily self care ritual for you: - Start by setting aside 15-20 minutes each day for a body scan meditation. This involves lying down in a comfortable position and slowly becoming aware of each part of your body, from head to toe, noticing any sensations, thoughts, or emotions that arise. - Next, engage in gentle stretches or yoga poses to help loosen any tension in your body. - Finish with deep breathing exercises, ...
CLEOPATRA'S ANCIENT BEAUTY BATH
Day 28 - CLEOPATRA'S MILK BATH Let me share with you a beauty secret from ancient Egypt: CAN ANYTHING BEAT CLEOPATRA'S MILK BATH I ANCIENT EGYPT? Cleopatra was known for her love of milk baths. Egyptians believed that the lactic acid in milk helped to soften and exfoliate the skin, and the fats in milk provided moisture. These milk baths were thought to have contributed to Cleopatra's famously beautiful skin. If you're interested in trying this out, simply add 1 cup of milk to your bathtub a...
Christmas Day at Akerele
📍Akerele, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria #neighbors Day 28 - A PLACE OF WORSHIP St Anthony Catholic Church, Surulere. The Catholic faithfuls of Akerele gather here for worship. It's quite a magnificent church with a balcony that helps one view a part of Akerele and it's environs. And today, it's a Merry Christmas for everyone. #ExploreLocal #LongForgottenStreets #HelloNircle #NircleFeeds #NircleCommunity #NircleForums #Beccangels
Get rid of that Armpit Smell!
Day 27 - DIY NATURAL LOW-COST SHEA BUTTER DEODORANT Ingredients Cornstarch (Tapioca and other starches work too.) Baking soda: an important active ingredient, but used very sparingly here as it is usually what irritates the skin. Coconut oil: solid up to 24°C, it should keep things solid unless it’s very warm in your home or you’re travelling in warm weather. Shea butter: adds skin-nourishing elements and is solid up to about 35°C, so it helps to keep the deodorant from melting in war...
DIY Natural Recipe for Awesome Wellness
Day 20 - Pineapple Power Boost Drink Hi. I'd like to share with you one of my favourite drinks recipe. It's simple, powerful and easy to prepare. Let's check its nutritional benefits: - Pineapple juice: Contains vitamins A and C, as well as antioxidants and enzymes that can help boost digestion. - Kalanchoe pinnata (aka "Plant of Life"): Contains flavonoids, which may offer anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. -Ginger: Anti-inflammatory properties may help relieve sore muscles and ...
A Simple Guide - Detox Bath
Day 19 - DIY Herbal Detox A simple guide to making a detox bath using salt, herbs, and oils: Gather the following ingredients: 2 cups Epsom salt or Himalayan pink salt 1 cup baking soda 1 cup coconut oil or olive oil Dried herbs of your choice (lavender, rosemary, etc.) 10 drops of essential oils (lemon, lavender, etc.) Fill your bathtub with hot water. Stir in the salt, baking soda, coconut oil, and herbs until they dissolve. Immerse yourself in the refreshing herbs. Sources (Images and Tex...
Akerele at Sunset
Day 25 - A Mesmerising Sight of Akerele at Sunset 📍Lagos, Nigeria #neighbor #ExploreoLocal #LongForgottenStreets #HelloNircle #NircleFeeds #NircleCommunity #NircleForums #Beccangels #Community #Socialisation
An Elder on the Street
📍Akerele, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria #neighbors Day 26 - THE ROLE OF AKERELE'S ELDERS The Yorubas would say, "Agba kí wá l'oja, kí orí ọmọ titun wọ." This translates to mean that the presence of the elders in the society is why there are less societal ills. Akerele is a family entrenched community and the elders of Akerele play a key role in seeing that the community does not lose its heritage. Ocassionally, community meetings are held were vital issues are discussed with the e...
Herbal Immune Power Boosters
Day 18 - Boost your Immunity Natural recipes and drinks that can help boost your immunity: - Immunity cubes Blend together lemon, carrot, turmeric, black pepper, raw ginger, Manuka honey, oranges, coconut milk, and water. You can freeze the mixture into cubes. - Honey lemonade Boil water with grated ginger, chopped garlic cloves, cinnamon stick, mint juice, and lemon juice. This drink can help with sore throats and coughs. - Green apple, carrot, and orange juice This combination of fruits ...
Pamper your Facial skin with Herbs
Day 25 - Facial Herbal Steam benefits With aging the face tends to loose elasticity and one of the best ways to rejuvenate the facial skin is through steaming. Steaming your face can have many benefits, including: - Hydration Steaming can provide your skin with water, which helps it retain strength and elasticity. - Improved circulation The heat from steaming increases blood flow, which delivers more oxygen to your skin and can help stimulate collagen and elastin production. - Softened ski...
Season to be Jolly
The Truth about Christmas Revealed. Share your comments. #FestiveSeason #photography #MerryChristmas #CircleOfLights #HelloNircle
A Secret Family Recipe for Wellness
Day 17 - Fast-Acting Blood Tonic You need you need some blood tonic, try this natural recipe that my mum taught me and has always worked for me. All you need are: *Garden Egg leaves (Efo Igbo in Yoruba) *A tin/box of liquid milk -Wash the leaves thoroughly under a tap to remove sand and dirt. - Don't squeeze the leaves - Put the leaves in a blender - Add some water - Blend the leaves till smooth and watery - Sieve out the juice - Put in a glass and add some milk - Enjoy your natural blood t...
How to Make an Ancient Face Mask
Day 16 - TRADITIONAL RECIPE FOR FACE MASK Here are a couple of simple recipes for body scrubs using either sugar or sea salt: Sugar Scrub 1 cup white granulated sugar 1/2 cup olive oil or coconut oil Vitamin E oil Castor oil soap A few drops of essential oil (optional) Mix the ingredients together until fully combined. Store the mixture in a sealed jar. To use, simply scoop out a handful of the scrub and massage it into your skin in a circular motion, then rinse out. Sea Salt Scrub 2 cups c...
Ancient Face Mask Recipe
Day 15 - TRADITIONAL RECIPE FOR FACE MASK Here's a recipe for a face mask using natural ingredients: 1/4 cup mashed avocado 1 tablespoon honey 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder 1 tablespoon shea butter 1 tablespoon aloe vera gel Mix all of the ingredients together until they are fully combined. Apply the mixture to your clean face, avoiding the eye area. Leave it on for about 15 minutes, then rinse off with warm water. You can store any leftover mask in the fridge for a few days and use it again late...
How to Cure Dry Skin or Cracked Heels The Natural Way
Day 14 - Natural Remedy for Dry Skin. Moisturize: Use a fragrance-free, mild moisturizer immediately after washing your face or bathing. Creams and ointments are more effective than lotions. Look for products that contain ingredients like glycerin, hyaluronic acid, ceramides, or shea butter. Take short showers: Limit your shower time to 5–10 minutes and use warm water instead of hot water. Use a humidifier: A humidifier can help add moisture to the air and reduce dryness caused by heating s...
Architectural Buildings on Akerele Road
📍Lagos, Nigeria #neighbors Day 23 - Common Achitectural Building Designs on Akerele Road Government housing estates are quite common on Akerele Road. Tall, magnificent structures built for residential purposes are quite a common sight on the street. With recent renovations on the structures, you find them in bright painted colours of wine red and yellow or brown. The bungalows still maintain their greyish colours. You'd find the storey buildings equipped with basic social amenities like...
A Hidden Arena for Akerele Residents
📍Lagos, Nigeria #neighbors Day 24 - An arena for Sports, Events and Cultural Activities. In the crannies of Akerele Road, going through Bank Olemoh Street and Alapafuja Street, lies a secret arena for Socialisation. It is an open field sitted at the centre of the government buildings on Akerele Road. Because of the width of this open space, sporting activities like football, film shows and cultural events are often carried out on there. It could pass as a town square for the residents of ...
Transport on Akerele
#neighbors 📍Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria Day 20 - Transport System on Akerele Road Private cars, public cars... We move! Kèké Maruwas (Tricycles) Koropes (Mini buses) Danfos (Public buses) Bolt, Uber or In drive (Taxis) We move on Akerele Road. #neighbors #ExploreLocal #LongForgottenStreets #Beccangels #HelloNircle #NircleFeeds #NircleCommunity #NircleForums
A Story of Kindness
#neighbors 📍Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria Day 21 - Little Acts of Kindness Akerele is a family focused environment. Every one is on the lookout for the other person and this makes the residents feel safe because they are assured of their neighbours' goodwill towards them. On one rainy morning, many of the residents had gone to work. A few few who had businesses around and the stay home residents witness the heavy rainfall that filled many homes. Shops on the street were the most unlucky. So...
A Small but Special Detail on Akerele
📍Lagos, Nigeria #neighbors Day 22 - AKERELE'S PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY Akerele has the pedestrian walkway on both sides of the street. The walkway covers the gutters of the street. They are also used by roadside vendors to display goods. #ExploreLocal #LongForgottenStreets #HelloNircle #NircleFeeds #NircleCommunity #NircleForums #Beccangels
Harmful Love
From my poetry collection on Love, Crushes and the Shades Between Here's to EROS - Passion and Infatuation HARMFUL LOVE She is the dreamy dove that seeks solace in the lion's mane that abhors the advances of the Robin She is the butterfly that incessantly flirts with the ardour of the fire She is the cool, the gentle like the evening breeze She is the naive, Like a toddler that toys With the broken edges. of a glitering glass The lion's mane Exudes comfort His walks, confidence He is the ...
Season to be Jolly
Shitta Day Celebration, Akerele 📍Akerele Road, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria Thousands flooded the street of Akerele yesterday for the Shitta Day Fitness walk. Gen Alpha, Gen Zs, bloomers and millenials were all there walking to keep body and soul together. This was fun to watch. #photography #FestiveSeason #Beccangels #HelloNircle #NircleForums #NircleCommunity #NircleFeeds
A Christmas Get Together
#neighbors 📍Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria Day 18 - Festivity for Children It's a festive season and parties are everywhere. Here's a Christmas party celebration for the Kids of Ripe International School, Surulere. It's a gathering of festivity, love and lots of dancing. #neighbors #ExploreLocal #LongForgottenStreets #Beccangels #HelloNircle #NircleFeeds #NircleCommunity #NircleForums
Let's play street
Day 17 - Children Street Game - SUWE Suwe is a common children Street Game at Akerele. It involves the use of drawn lines in the sand and throwing of a flat stone into the holes to win houses. The game encourages active movements which help to keep children fit and active. It's game time in Akerele. #ExploreLocal #LongForgottenStreets #Beccangels #HelloNircle #NircleFeeds #NircleCommunity #NircleForums 📍Akerele Road, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria
Day 13 - Aromatherapy for Hair Aromatherapy
Day 13 - Aromatherapy for Hair Aromatherapy is a practice based on the use of aromatic materials, including essential oils and other aroma compounds, with claims for improving psychological well-being.It is used as a complementary therapy or as a form of alternative medicine, and typically is used via inhalation and not by ingestion. Aromatherapy can be done on hair too and that called the Hair Aromatherapy. #LostBeautyArts #NircleCommunity #HelloNircle #NircleFeeds #NircleForums #wellnessArt...
Hand Crafts on Akerele
#neighbors 📍Akerele Road, Lagos, Nigeria Day 16 - Shoe, Bag and Accessories Craft Akerele is an area where hand Crafts thrive. These are more lucrative in festive seasons. Some crafts on Akerele Road include: Bag making Shoe making Accessories making #neighbors #ExploreLocal #LongForgottenStreets #Beccangels #HelloNircle #NircleFeeds #NircleCommunity #NircleForums
Season to be Jolly!
An Evening of Christmas Carol #FestiveSeason #photography #Carol #Beccangels #NircleCommunity #NircleForums #HelloNircle #NircleFeeds
Day 15 - A Carol Evening
#neighbors 📍Akerele Road, Lagos, Nigeria Day 15 - A Carol Evening at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Aguda Christmas Season is around the corner. It's an evening of carol and lessons but with a cultural undertone. Enjoy! #ExploreLocal #LongForgottenStreets #Beccangels #HelloNircle #NircleFeeds #NircleCommunity #NircleForums
An Evening Food Market at Akerele
#neighbors Day 14 - Shitta Evening Market A simple and small market for daily household cooking needs. There's the pepper and Tomato vendor, the frozen food and live birds stalls. The potatoes and yam stalls, the fish monger and the vegetable vendor. You'd also find some smoked fish, cow skin and Suya, of course. Fruits, cooking oils, flour and grains, you'd find them in this busy evening market and of course it attracts quite a crowd. Welcome to Shitta Evening Market! #ExploreLocal #Lo...
Deep Hair Massage with Hair oil
Day 12 - Hair oils for Scalp Massage Oils can be used for hair care to add moisture, promote growth, and strengthen hair: Some oils that can be used are: Coconut oil Penetrates the hair shaft to reduce protein loss and add moisture. Almond oil Contains omega-9 fatty acids, vitamin E, and protein to strengthen hair and prevent breakage. Argan oil Rich in vitamin E and antioxidants, argan oil is good for dry and frizzy hair. Olive oil Light and rich in vitamin E and fatty acids, olive oi...
