- I have hand cream, face cream, eye cream, body cream. They are all basically the same thing: shea butter, coconut oil and essential oils in various combinations.
- I've got face wash and hand wash. Both have Castile soap with essential oils and water. Again similar just varied ratios.
- Face scrub and body scrub. These two awesome products are just coconut oil and sugar with some essential oils.
- The rest are lip balm/chapstick (my absolute favorite "beauty" item), face toner spray, clay face masks (which can also be used on the neck, chest and arm pit areas), deep hair conditioning (just some olive oil).
This made me realize how many different products I would buy to suffice all these areas when in reality I only needed a few ingredients. So not only have I helped my body through putting natural things on my skin, I'm helping my wallet too!
Now on to cleaning. I will be short and sweet... white vinegar and water in a spray bottle. Done. Instructions? Okay, let's see. Spray on dirty counter, wipe clean. Now go do something fun. Unless you are weird like me and enjoy cleaning... then go clean some more!
I still purchase a few things but try and make good purchases like natural bar soap and natural toothpaste. The one thing I tried that didn't work for me was natural deodorant. I did it for two months and my body didn't react well but this doesn't mean yours won't like it! Give it a try!
The adventure continues as I'm currently testing homemade laundry detergent (washing soda and shredded bar soap) and the no "poo" method of hair washing (baking soda and apple cider vinegar). So far so good but I will continue it for a few months to see if this too shall stick and join the other 12!
