Raid the Fruit Basket to Make Your Own Light-Hold Hairspray

 Once upon the 80s, Kelly Kapowski was the coolest chick on the planet. Like, sototally cool. She had the hottest boyfriend in school, dance moves that could make Usher cry home to his mama, to-die-for neon scrunchies and the perfect coif. Which leads us to her Aqua Net obsession ... definitely not her best work. Good thing clouding our lungs with fumes and toxic chemicals stayed in the decade.

Now that we are big girls and so highly sophisticated, hard and sticky is no longer the best feeling in the world - Organic and alcohol-free is the way to spray.

While there are a few good water-based, alcohol-free hair sprays on the shelves that are healthier for the environment - like Honeybee Gardens Wheat Therapy Hair Spray- the downside is they can still contain nasty additives like parabens and dimethicone. The alternative? Make your own and avoid a hairy situation.

Make-Your-Own Hairspray

If you’re looking for something truly natural with light hold, the Light Lemon and Orange Hairspray will do the trick. It’s easier to make than bread and butter and will last you for about a week. Pump it and tame that mane all day long, girl.

What You Will Need:

A spray bottle 2 lemons 2 oranges

Directions: Cut the lemons and oranges into slices, and combine in a small pan. Add three cups of water. Boil on low heat for about 30 minutes, adding more water if necessary. Strain water and cool for 15 minutes. Place the liquid in the spray bottle and keep in the refrigerator.

Since there are no preservatives, spray will last for about a week. Keep some lemons and oranges on hand and you got yourself a refill.

If only Zach Morris could see you now.

- Nicole L.

Global Hair Expert, Philanthropist and Eco-Blogger, Nicole Leal has enriched the careers of hairstylists all over the world. You can find her working at Celebrity hotspot salon Nine Zero One in West Hollywood or blogging away on Greenmeetsgirl.blogspot.com. Nicole's biggest goal is making the world a beautiful place from the inside out and she has a Certificate of Recognition from California Senator Fran Pavley to prove it.

The Bold and the Beautiful Head Honcho of BabyCakes Vegan Bakery Shares Her Signature Brownie Recipe With HBD

If you haven’t noticed, we’re big fans of Erin McKenna. Okay, more than a fan. Try slightly obsessed. Trywe’ve only been hit with three restraining orders.

The owner and founder of BabyCakes Vegan Bakery in NYC, and now Downtown Los Angeles, Erin opened her own retro cupcake joint as a reaction to her selfish taste buds - Sure she had wheat allergies, but why the hell should her sweet tooth suffer?

Decked out in a Valley of the Dolls motif with Nancy Sinatra records and diner-style memorabilia, BabyCakes is a girl’s Willy Wonka fantasy of gluten-free cupcakes, brownies, cookies and pastries. (Think coconut oil, bean flour and agave nectar frosting) The dessert haven took the cake for New York Magazine’s best in 2006, while becoming a hot ticket for the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, Natalie Portman, Mary Louise-Parker and Zooey Deschanel. As a natural progression in 2009, McKenna released her debut cookbook, BabyCakes: Vegan, (Mostly) Gluten-Free, and (Mostly) Sugar-Free Recipes from New York's Most Talked-About Bakery, to ensure her Midwest and West Coast fans still got a piece of the pie.Hallelujah.

If you haven’t had the chance to check out one of Erin’s prized “Frosting Parties,” well then, you just haven’t lived, honey. Click here to check it out.

In heavy anticipation of McKenna’s next cookbook, (due on shelves in April 2011) she let us in on a bit of her brownie surprise. Sweet. Read More

You feel like a punching bag. Your breasts ache like you just body slammed Zach Galifianakis. You just want to crawl under a rock and wake up when the next seven days are over.

Quit your bitchin.’ Being on the rag doesn’t have to be so tough.

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For those who hate popping pills, the herbs are cooked and dried into a powder formula and a cinch to mix with water or tea. Each pack will last you three to four cycles, and is designed to normalize your periods so you don’t need to take them every month.

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Period.

- Claire