Over the last few years, both Cate and I have made some real effort in Naturalizing our Lives. Quite often, the best way to naturalize is to make as much as possible at home. In my research, I found that there are two groups of people that like homemade products:
Group 1: They want to Naturalize their life as much as possible –making items at home means that we know exactly what is going into our food and products.
Group 2: They want to make as much at home, because most often this is a BIG money saver.
Both groups reap the rewards of homemade, healthy and love infused food and home products.
I wrote an article Homemade Deodorant that gives a super easy recipe and tips for handcrafted deodorant.
Since that article, I found that I am sensitive to using baking soda and was forced to find alternatives. First, I used my own hint and just patted the baking soda on top of the coconut oil -no dice! My body did not want baking soda under my arms (I do use it for shampoo -quite successfully!).
Then I tried using JUST coconut oil -and it worked…in the winter time…once summer came, I was a stinky mess again!
Here is what I do now and it works wonderfully!
1) soap and water 🙂
2) Chlorophyll tablets daily-this has been used throughout history to help battle body odor (and bad breath).
3) Dab on some Apple Cider Vinegar with a cotton ball and let dry. This helps control any bacteria. (I use Bragg’s- you can get this on Amazon too -what can’t you get! 🙂 but I usually get mine from our local grocery store…it is typically less expensive at the grocery store)
4) and the Cadillac of natural deodorants: Lavanila! This, I have not been able to find locally at all. It is about $14 but it WORKS, it lasts AND it is a natural, healthy deodorant!
(this will take you to Amazon again -if you click on the picture–affiliate link)
AND one of my new FAVS! is Dr. Mercola’s lavender deodorant , I think this works even better than the Lavanila…this may be the Mercedes of natural deodorants (at least for my body 😉
And Voila! that is my daily routine to battle the B.O.!
It works WONDERFULLY for me!! I would love to hear what you use at home and how it works for you -please leave me a commen
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