8 Homemade Salt and Sugar Body Scrubs. Lovelihood/CC BY 2.0 Salt and sugar scrubs are one of easiest home treatments that truly deliver. Not only is slathering sugar and oil all over your body wickedly pleasant, but the exfoliating factor leaves post-summer skin refreshed, vibrant, and as soft as a certain anatomical part of an infant. But one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of all time is this: Why do beauty product companies charge such exorbitant prices for salt and sugar scrubs? It’s mind-boggling. A quick Internet search just turned up six products ranging in price from $31 to $39.99 for, basically, 14 ounces of sea salt or sugar mixed with oil and fragrance.
So here’s an idea. 1. Sweetbeetandgreenbean/CC BY 2.0 When the bananas are starting to brown, grab those beauties and put them to use. 1 ripe banana3 tablespoons granulated sugar¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract or your favorite essential oil (optional) Smash ingredients together with a fork into a chunky goop. 2. MGF/Lady Disdain/CC BY 2.0 3. Glue&glitter/CC BY 2.0. How to Make Deodorant. By now, most people are aware of the links between deodorants containing aluminum and Alzheimer’s.
Aluminum is one of several highly toxic substances the Food and Drug Administration doesn’t protect us from. The non-aluminum deodorant choices stacked on mainstream market shelves don’t do a lot to disinfect or cloak the sweat emerging underarm, either. Consumers wanting the healthiest alternatives are turning to do-it-yourself approaches and figuring out how to make deodorant or the sometimes pricey options available from a few of the more prominent green brands. Welcome Consumerist and Reddit readers. Fortunately, where affordable deodorant is concerned, the do-it-yourself formula couldn’t be easier to put together.
If you don’t already have them in your kitchen, you’ll want to gather a box of baking soda, a package of arrowroot or cornstarch, and a bottle of organic coconut oil (organic canola makes a suitable stand-in). Set aside the container you’ll keep your deodorant in. Skin Deep® Cosmetics Database.
10 Paraben-Free Skin Care Products For Soft, Safe Skin. Parabens extend shelf life and improve a product's stability, and if you start reading labels, you'll realize they are pervasive in skin care products under a variety of names all ending with 'ben'. The Environmental Working Group finds parabens linked to organ system toxicity, reproductive and fertility problems, birth and developmental defects, and endocrine (hormone) disruption. These days a new crop of skin care lines have taken care to find alternatives to parabens for keeping cleansers and creams shelf-stable or using no preservatives. Take a look at these new choices, then start to clear your cabinet shelves and shower stalls of paraben-laced skin products.
While we've all grown fond of pump-based soap products, these are the most likely place for parabens to lurk. DIY Your Own Solid Perfume to Smell Great, Naturally. © Technoplastique on Instructables We've all been there: on a bus or in a meeting with someone who has decided that if one spritz of perfume or cologne is good, then ten must be better! Whenever I'm in one of those situations, I'm never thinking "wow, what a great floral scent!
" I'm usually thinking how much better actual flowers smell than whatever perfume the person is wearing. In addition to my dislike of the cloying scent of most commercial perfumes, a look at the ingredient list does nothing to improve my opinion. On average, commercially-produced perfumes contain anywhere between 10 and 250 ingredients, including: Ethyl acetateAcetophenoneAcetoneDenatured alcoholPhthalates In addition, an article published by Rodale highlights a study in which ten popular commercially-produced perfumes contained ingredients that caused everything from allergic reactions to possible sperm damage and hormone disruption. I'm pretty sure we can do better. How to Make Your Own All-Natural, Solid Perfume.