Natural Deodorant


After a great deal of research, I have made 100% natural, aluminum free deodorant that works! I'm thrilled with it! I left out the baking soda, after reading so many complaints about the rash and irritation it causes. What I make and use now is a coconut oil base with added tea tree, eucalyptus and peppermint oils. I am thrilled with how well it works, even after a long day and mowing the lawn in the heat of the sun! 

My new natural deodorant does not feel oily at all, since I only use a tiny bit. It doesn't take much. A very, very light touch is needed here. Barely a pea size is all that's needed under each arm to last all day. 

You can buy commercial, aluminum-free deodorant now, but I hear complaints that it doesn't work very well and, if its "natural", I wonder about my inability to read and understand the ingredient list...

I have tweaked my natural aluminum-free deodorant recipe a bit here and there until happy with it. I think it's good now and I will leave it alone and move onto something else. (Next: Natural Hair products...)





All Things Lavender



I have made Lavender Salve-Scent and new Lavender Soap! Lavender scent helps with headaches and tension. Lavender salve. helps lessen the appearance of scar tissue. You can use the lavender salve as a solid perfume. Smell like lavender everywhere you go! It's strongly scented! 




We will have all lavender things in a special section of the table devoted to Lavender. We have lavender sachets that you can put in drawers, hang in closets or hang in your car. They are very strongly scented! We will have to keep them sealed up at the market so the scent doesn't irritate anyone. 



I have made my non-toxic laundry detergent "Lavender". It softens the clothes as it cleans, making them super soft and now with lavender scent!

I am making a Lavender section on my table at the Farmer's Market in Fort Nelson. 


Everyone loves lavender!





New Soaps!

 



I have some new essential oils, so I will be busy in the coming few weeks making new soaps and salves! Last week I made lemon & Lemongrass soap for oily skin and acne. I also made Lemongrass salve with Lemongrass essential oil plus Calendula, Plantain and Tea Tree for helping to heal acne.

So far this week I have made two new soaps: Sweet Orange soap and
Rosemary, Bergamot & Lavender Soap with essential oils. I do still collect, dry and infuse the real herbs for soap and salve but sometimes I use essential oils in addition to my own for adding scent, when I find ones that I like. I do still have rosemary and lavender infused oils from my own plants that I use to make soap and salve. Pictured left is the Rosemary, Bergamot & Lavender soap. I think it turned out quite nicely coloured and smells nice too! 

I have plans to make three more soaps this week, if time permits: Chai Tea with real
Cinnamon, Cloves & Vanilla  -  Ylang Ylang & Frankincense  -  and Cedarwood, which is not new but I'm sold out of it, all made with essential oils. I love the Ylang Ylang & Frankincense combination and I like the smelling and mixing too. These are all individual oils that I have combined myself after much time spent smelling them all. Loads of fun! I like to play with oils and scents! I plan to colour the Ylang Ylang & Frankincense with yellow that has pink bits or swirls in it. The Chai Tea is obviously going to have rusty red and brown swirly.

Many of these oils have good medicinal values. Soaps made with essential oils retain their medicinal properties. Vanilla, Frankincense and Cinnamon are anti-inflammatory, anti microbial and protect the skin against toxins, bacteria, pollution and free radicals. Cinnamon is anti-Fungal, Cloves is anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial and is often used to pack gums after tooth removal to prevent infection and induce healing. (I have personal experience with that and it works!)


I sell these soaps and salves for $3 each at the Farmer's Market in Fort Nelson, BC every Saturday from 9am to 3pm. I am outside now, for the next two weeks, then I will be moving indoors for the winter. We are open every Saturday, all year around. 
Christmas is just around the corner!