I'm interested in natural health and beauty. I've tried a few things - some stuck and some fell by the wayside. I've been making my own deodorant for about a year. I love it. I started off by switching from antiperspirant to plain deodorant. I tried about 5 different kinds of deodorant, from Tom's of Maine and other all naturally products to Old Spice (the least manly smelling option). NONE OF IT WORKED. I was stinky by the end of the day, every day. Yuck. I am not much of a sweater, so the real problem for me was that I wanted to not reek. That's not much to ask for, right? Well, apparently it was. Finally I gave up and was getting ready to go back to Dove, my first true deodorant love, when I decided to make my own. I'm so glad I tried it. I LOVE my homemade deodorant. I mix it up in my kitchen, store it in a baby food jar and I never smell bad anymore. Hooray!
My next foray into "damn the man" beauty products involved a few hair washing misfires. I tried the Curly Girl method, hoping it might coax my not-really-curly-anymore hair into ringlets again. Not so much. Conditioner only hair washing just left my hair really lank and greasy. Not to be put off, I moved along to baking soda and apple cider vinegar. That lasted a lot longer and was pretty successful. I never quite got the apple cider vinegar component figured out, though. SO after a while my hair would have a bunch of buildup and I gave up. I'm back to shampoo and conditioner. I might try the baking soda technique again, though.
This Christmas I went a little DIY crazy and made my first lip balm, bath salts and body scrubs. The lip balm was a hit - peppermint eucalyptus is a zinger of a combo. The bath salts have gotten good reviews and I'm a big fan of the scrubs.
Now I'm ready to up my natural beauty regimen. Tonight I'm going to try the Oil Cleansing Method. I don't do much to care for my face. I rarely wear makeup, so most nights I just splash water on my face before going to sleep. In the mornings I wash with Cetaphyl in the shower. I usually rub a little Clinique moisturizer on during the dry wintery months. The only thing I'm actually good at is wearing sunscreen. But I'm ready to put in a little more effort. Also, I want to try being nicer to my face. So, tonight I'm going to try a 70% castor oil, 30% olive oil combo massage. I'm not going to follow the directions in their entirety. (That's just not my bag) I'm gonna rub some oil in and rinse a few times until I don't feel it anymore.
I'll report back about how it goes...
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