Toothpaste

This wasn't in my Story of Cosmetics post but I ran out of toothpaste so I jumped on the chance to make some. Here's the recipe...

Tooth Powder:
3 Parts Baking Soda
1 Part Salt

Toothpaste:
3 Parts Baking Soda
1 Part Salt
Add Glycerin until favored consistency
( I found a 4oz bottle for $5 and I used right under 1oz.)
Add Flavoring Extract until you can smell it {Grin}

I used Peppermint in mine. You can also add a drop of food coloring if it gets the kids excited to try too.

What do I think??

It's going well so far. A bit salty the first try but you get used to it. Little Astronaut hasn't complained one bit. I just told him he needs to spit really well. And I use the smallest bit for Miss Adventure since we're still working on her spitting.

My wonderful mother in law asked me...How do you have time to make all these things??

Maybe you're thinking you're too busy too. There was a time I thought I was too busy to make bread from scratch or start a garden. But really it takes 15 mins of my day. Well, not the bread. But really. It took me 15 mins to make this toothpaste. And I don't do these things every day. I make bread every Monday and I'm thinking our toothpaste will last a month. And the deodorant maybe 2 or 3 months. It's really not a big deal. And once you have the supplies at home all you have to do is whip some up when you need it.

So say good bye to the 'time' excuse and try it. {Grin}

Deodorant

I'm so excited to share this one because it is

SO CHEAP and SO EASY!! Do you sense my excitement?? lol

And guess what...my husband is using it.

He's the real test.

He does the gym thing and he helps out

with high school wrestling. Talk about close quarters, right?

First off I will Copy and Paste a tid bit from

3 Healthy Chicks...

Use of antiperspirants. Here is a very intriguing thought. Kerri Bodner, publisher of the excellent Women's Health Letter, points out that 50% of breast cancer tumors appear on the upper quadrant of the breast closest to the underarm. Antiperspirants are strong chemicals, usually containing aluminum, which prevent sweating. Now sweating is a way for the body to eliminate toxins and unwanted materials with the help of the lymphatic system. Preventing this activity is, in Bodner's words, "like damming up a river." Sweat backs up into the lymphatic ducts, and the toxins become trapped in the under-arm lymphatic area. The fatty breast tissue allows for efficient storage of these unwanted toxins. Breast cancer often involves the lymph nodes. Could there be a connection?

Now what I've done in the past is use Women's Degree Antiperspirant during the summer

and Toms Deodorant in the winter to give my body some time to detox. I found that I had to apply

Tom's a few times a day or I was smelled a bit funky.

But now I use this and guess what!!

I don't smell like anything. Honest!

My husband has said it too and he has to work outside the home...

you know...with people who care.

Not just two kids.

So here's how you do it...

Take 3 Tbls Coconut Oil and warm it to a liquid.

Pour into a small bowl and add 3Tbls Baking Soda

and 3 Tbls Corn Starch. You can add an essential oil too if you's like.

Mix until combined and our into an empty deodorant stick.

 Put it in the fridge and it should be ready in 1-2 days.

You can keep in the fridge and use as a stick or you can pour it into a 

small jar and keep it in the bathroom but you have to use your fingers to 

apply it. We use it both ways. It's not messy at all.

Coconut Oil is about 8 bucks for 16 oz so it will last forever. 

And you probably already have Baking Soda and Cornstarch in your

kitchen so I'm thinking 3 Tbls is 1.5 ounces...that's .50cents an ounce...

so for 1.50 you have one great natural product!

Thank you to my friend Mrs. A for this deodorant solution!

Note: At Micheal's Craft Store you can buy a small bottle of essential oil for $3. (Use your 40% off coupon!)It's in the candle making area. We used Clean Linen.