Or How to Stay Lovely With Wholesome Products
Before venturing on the holistic path to wellness via homeopathy over 25 years ago, I was exquisitely chemically sensitive. Compelled to examine the ingredients in the products I was using, I discovered that most of them included unpronounceable and questionable ingredients.
At first, I looked to health food stores for goods that didn’t include chemicals and fragrances, but was disappointed to find that although marketed to the whole health industry, most were only packaged differently; not manufactured purely.
There must be methods that women used before the advent of the beauty market, I reasoned. Where would a woman look for her beauty products if not in a store? …why the home! And so I began an exploration in my pantry. When we step outside our comfort zone, vistas present.
One of my first considerations was sugar and water as a substitute for hair spray… When I was little I had a friend who had a doll with a dress that was stiff . My friend told me the dress had been dipped in a sugar and water mixture that kept the fabric inflexible and in place. It had possibilities, but I had images of swatting at yellow jackets at a picnic in a rigid 1950’s hair do. On to another idea.
Next, I considered a cornstarch and water mixture. The same image presented. And at one point I whipped up egg whites and vinegar and tried to put it through a misting bottle. ‘Just in case you’re tempted to try this; don’t. It doesn’t fit.
So after various trials and errors, I’ve distilled my methods to the few below. You might try following my tips that are natural, easy and fun and toss away the chemicals into the kitchen trash on your way to the pantry. Here are the methods that have worked for me so far.
Not only do each of these kitchen products afford me safety and wholesomeness, but they cost a fraction of the price of costly commercial products. Yet, most of the fun is in knowing I figured it out on my own.
I’ll bet you have your own homemade products too. Pretend it’s a pajama party….. and let’s have some fun! Pass along your natural or homemade beauty secrets.
I am a homeopath with a worldwide practice working with families and individuals via Zoom. I'm also a teacher and most importantly, a mom who raised my now-adult children depending on homeopathy over the last 31 years. I lived decades of my life with food intolerances, allergies, and chemical sensitivities until I was cured with homeopathy, so I understand pain, anxiety, and suffering. You may feel that your issues are more severe or different than anyone else’s, but I have seen it all in my practice and in my work in India. My opinion is that nothing has come close to the reproducible, safe and effective results that my clients, students and I have achieved with homeopathy.
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Wow, these are great ideas! Thanks for sharing. I will certainly try them 🙂
Cara
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I’ve gotten so aggravated when I learn that my products’ ingredients are so bad for me! Thanks for showing that healthy and reliable products are literally a few steps away.
And the part about vodka is my favorite : )
I know sugar and water makes for a rock-hard hairdo, but it makes a fantastic facial scrub
I have discovered that I love to use olive oil for a moisturizer!
I add some to my bath water. I also add it to all my other body lotions or moisturizers. I usually mix it 1/4 oil to 3/4 of whatever lotion I am using… you can use a little less if you prefer. Unlike some other oils, your body actually absorbs it leaving you feeling moisturized for much longer. If the smell from the oil bothers you, I am sure there are other oils that could work equally as well. But the olive oil gets a thumbs up as being my favorite 🙂
One of my favorite massage oils is made by infusing about 1/4 cup almond oil with 1/2-1 tsp each of vanilla and cinnamon. I let it sit on the counter all day, slowly strain through a coffee filter, and store in a cool place in an old vanilla bottle. It’s one of the rare scents that I like anytime, anyplace… and my husband LOVES it, too. 🙂
I rarely get to do this, but I also enjoy mixing a small amount (1 tbsp or so) each of almond oil and whole-fat milk with a few drops of vanilla or almond extract, and then stirring 1/4-1/2 cup white or raw sugar into the mix (one of the great uses for sugar. 😉 ) Use as an all-over body scrub to clean pores and soften skin…. AMAZING. Store leftovers in the fridge… but I doubt you’ll have leftovers. 😉
I put 10 or more drops of lavender essential oil in a spray bottle full of filtered water, and spray it on my hair to bring out curls and waves. A nice pick me up when hair is blah. I was told that the “curly girl” site advocates something like this, but I just stumbled upon it a few years back. Great for hot weather too, just to dampen your hair and refresh your skin at the same time.
Great tip! Thanks for sharing.
I just Tweeted but had to make this comment Joette! You are a MARKETING GURU! I learn from you everyday (marketing and homeopathy)! Seriously, I have so much to implement just from your Tweets that I have no time for anything else!
I wish I lived in NY so I could come and see you. I read the New Traditions, took Sally’s online nutrition class, and am trying to implement that too + I have a new homeopath who needs paperwork from me to get started on me and one dog. Just getting organized to be healthy is quite a chore.
I’m saying it with a smile, but you really are something. Does your husband try to keep up with you? I hope not because he’d get tired!
You’re great.
Vicki
I use a flax seed gel for my hair to hold…when I care anymore.lol
Any suggestions to help hair with split ends? I rarely dry my hair, use plant based shampoo and conditioner and yet I still get split ends.
I know it’s a little late, but thought I’d suggest that spilt ends may need to be addressed internally. I used to have them years ago before I improved my diet. Someone else here mentioned Nourishing Traditions and the Weston A Price Foundation website. I would look into bone broth and fat-soluble vitamins.
As for my hair I too like a vinegar rinse and sometimes finish with a little coconut oil.
What an adorable article. I’ve read all the articles of Joette’s I can find. This is apparently one I’ve missed. It was an enjoyable read with some great takeaways.
What about hair that has gone from curly to straight. could it be from transfusions and ICU meds from years back? Would Nux be a help here?
I would not hinge only one symtpoms or characteristic to be the determining factor in my remedy choice.