It’s been a while since I decided that I ought to live a less-toxic, less-polluting, less-depending-from-big-brands life, with more natural products and more-simple ingredients. I’m trying to organize my life towards this path and it’s not as hard as it sounds. It surely gives you a satisfaction, knowing that you are “crafting” your way of living. It’s not the same to go and spend a lot of money on facial creams that are made of animal or mineral by-products and a long list of chemicals (not to mention products that are tested on animals) and on the other hand to open your jar of handmade sweet orange cream that you know exactly what’s inside and it doesn’t have to be tested on poor animals, cause there’s nothing harmful in there.
I am going one step at a time, I’ve stopped restocking on beauty and household items and when they finish I try to make my own. If not I try to buy handmade and organic products. The internet and my books are a big help. So far I’ve made soap, facial cream, body scrubs, lip gloss, deodorant cream (that works!) and last Sunday I’ve tried my luck to mixing a batch of general bath cleanser and what a surprise! Success!
I’m gonna share with you my Sunday beauty recipes. They are based on the book by Stephanie Tourles’ Organic Body Care recipes, but I’ve tweaked them a bit to fit my taste and needs (and supplies too!)
Serious beauty cooking inside:
