If you’ve landed here, you’re probably interested in some aspect of healthy living. Maybe you’re tweaking your diet, focusing on better sleep, or drinking more clean water. While you’re making sure to eat healthier, it’s also crucial not to use anything harmful on the outside.
Many conventional beauty and cleaning products are packed with questionable or even dangerous chemicals. These can be just as harmful to your skin, the body’s largest organ, as unhealthy foods can be when ingested. If you’ve already cleaned up your diet, it’s time to extend that approach to the rest of your life.
This is particularly important if you have kids, as they’re even more vulnerable to the chemicals found in cleaning products, shampoos, lotions, plastics, air fresheners, and laundry detergents.
Unlike healthy eating, opting for natural cleaning and living is often cheaper. With a few key ingredients, you can keep both your home and body clean without spending much. In my home, I always have a few ingredients on hand for all my cleaning needs.
For beauty and personal care, I can whip up pretty much anything using a basic set of ingredients. Here are some simple recipes for homemade cleaners and beauty products you can easily make:
– Natural Homemade Laundry Detergent
– Natural All-Purpose Cleaner
– Natural Oven Cleaner
– Natural Homemade Glass Cleaner
– Easy Homemade Scouring Powder
– Floor and Tile Cleaner
– Natural Alternatives to Conventional Beauty Products
– Seven Natural Remedies Already in Your Home
– Natural Beauty Tricks from Your Kitchen
– Natural Homemade Baby Wipes
– DIY Natural Deodorant
– Easy Homemade Toothpaste
– Remineralizing Toothpaste Update
– Homemade Sunscreen
– Natural Bug Spray
– Health Tonic: Vinegar of the Four Thieves
You’re already eating healthier, so now it’s time to stop surrounding your body with harmful things from outside. I challenge you to go through your bathroom counters, cabinets, and under the kitchen sink. Remove all the chemical-filled products that aren’t doing any favors for you or your skin, such as all-purpose cleaners, glass cleaners, disinfecting sprays, conventional deodorants, lotions, toothpastes, soaps, and beauty products. Dispose of them responsibly at a hazardous waste disposal site or, if you’re uncertain about making a permanent change, stash them away for a month and reassess how you feel.
Which products will you get rid of? What will you replace them with? Feel free to share your thoughts!
