Steemit Engagement Challenge Season5 Week3 : My Star Ingredient is EGGS

Wikipedia says humans have been eating eggs for thousands of years and no doubt about that. When they say egg eventhough the first thing you think of is chicken egg, there are others like that of ostriches, fish, reptiles etc.

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So I won't be describing an egg in detail since we all know what it is and todays post is based on our regular chicken egg which is MY STAR INGREDIENT.

Egg for consumption

Egg has way too many uses when consumption is concerned begining with baking, pastries, breakfast and so on. I can't give the recipes of every possible thing egg is included in but I can definately give a list.

• Pastries like chin-chin, meatpie, pancake, peanuts, pizza and so on.
• Breakfast like fried egg and eggs with spaghetti, fried egg and bread/irish/dodo, boiled egg, scrambled egg etc.
• Heard of egg drop soup?? That's another way to consume egg, its healthy, low in calorie and good amount of protein.

While eggs are cheap and seem like a convenient something to enjoy any time of the day, a full egg contails 74 calories, 6g protein, 5g fat, 0.5g carb but eggs have eggs have been a controversial topic because of its high content of cholesterol.

Eggs contain a lot of nutrients good for muscle building and improvement of overall health. It's also rich in folate and iron which helps to carry oxygen throughout the body and maintain healthy cells. The best ways to consume eggs so as to get the maximum amount of nutrients it has to over is by boiling, baking, adding vegetables, poached and avoiding high temperatures.

Eggs for your hair

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Eggs are rich in nutrients like folate, vitamin A and E that helps in giving you thick heakthy hair and for hair growth. Not only is egg good for your hair shaft itself but for the scalp too as it helps to infuse hair follicles with very much-needed vitamins, minerals, nourishing the scalp and thereby encouraging new hair grow stronger and less prone to breakage/shedding.

1.Growth serum;
For growth, you'll need
1 egg white, 1 tablespoon of coconut oil and 1 tablespoon aloe vera gel.

Mix all the above ingredients in a small bowl and apply to your scalp, gently massage it into the roots of your hair for about 10 minutes then wash hair with water and later with any good conditioner.

2.Clarifying shampoo;
For this you'll need
1 egg, about 5 drops of peppermint oil, a teaspoon of honey and a teaspoon of baking soda

Pour all the ingredients into a blender and blend till its smooth. Apply to hair like you normal shampoo massaging into the scalp and throughout your hair. Let it sit for about 10 minutes before then rinsing out well. After that no conditioner is needed.

There are a lot of other ways you can use egg for healthy, strong hair as shampoo, for growth, for split ends, to add shine and a lot more.

Egg for your skin

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Eggs contain plenty of healthy fats that provides the skin with hydration and elasticity. Egg whites alone are great agents used to prevent wrinkles since they tighten the skin and increase its elasticity, when it comes to balancing sebum levels of the skin, eggs are also good for that giving you healthy glowing skin. Again, eggs help to clear out dirt and debris from the skin by unclogging and clearing out pores and reduces acne.

Now that you know how much egg can benefit your skin, let’s look at some of the best egg combinations to use for your face and enjoy these benefits.

• Egg whites or full egg, lemon mask with honey twice a week for acne.
• Egg white, orange and tumeric twice a week.
• Egg white, avocado and yogurt mask for a beautiful glow.
• Egg, cucumber and honey for sensitive skin once a week
• Egg, aloe vera and castor oil for ageing skin, reverse wrinkles twice a week.
• Eggs, yogurt and honey on the face.
  
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For best results, try to rinse off as soon as it is dry, apply on a cleansed face or skin, you can wear an old t-shirt to reduce any mest, sometimes try a patch test first incase of any allergies and you can use a makeup brush when applying the mixture to your face.

Other alternative uses of eggs

1. You can add crushed egg shells to the coffee grounds before brewing to help remove bitterness.
2. Baking egg shells on low temperature about 30 minutes then crushing it shells before you add to dog’s food can act as a calcium supplement.
3. make your very own edible paint, mix egg yolk with a very small amount of water and few drops of your desired food coloring to paint your pastries right before you bake.
4. For your garden, you can spreed crushed egg shella around to keep cats from littering and also around the plants to protect then from slugs and snails.
5. Did you know you can use the water used to boil eggs to water plants and add nutrients to it?
6. Adding crushed egg shells to a hole before you plant serves as fertilizer. Also sprinkle your plants with those crushed up egg shells every couple of weeks.
7. It can also serve as a carriage to grow seeds. Simple poke a hole in the shell and drain then fill with soil before planting your seeds. Once those seeds begin to sprout and are ready for planting, break it and plant. It helps to add nutrients to the plant.
8. Ground egg shells and mix with soapy water to make an abrasive you can use to clean plates, pan etc

Well well well, egg has a really good amount of uses, as part of many ingredients and also all by itself. Thanks for stopping by.

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