DYI Deoderant

In my quest to live a healthier lifestyle and to combat all the junk that the government allows to be put into our food, I decided to try making my own deodorant.  Of course I went to my favorite source Camp Wander.  Rebecca is my go to for all Essential Oil remedies and recipes. 

I finally ordered me some Frankincense from Spark Naturals my Essential Oil distributor. And I ordered some deodorant containers from Aroma Tools. I had all other ingredients on hand.  I was READY to do this.  I had read the comments on Camp Wander's post and they all sounded wonderful!  Even going so far as to state that this works as an antiperspirant as well as a deodorant! 

My Deodorant recipe is made with coconut oil for it's anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties and infused with 3 PURE essential oils, specially selected to protect, cleanse and rejuvenate. 

Lavender:  Eliminates waste   Lemon:  Increases function, cleansing   Frankincense:  Anti~cancer properties

What you will need is:

1 cup organic cold pressed Coconut oil
1 cup Baking soda
1 cup corn starch
3 tbs Bees Pastilles
20 drops Lavender
20 drops Lemon
20 drops Frankincense

Combine all ingredients except the Essential Oils in a sauce pan and melt over LOW heat.  This will take a while as this is a SLOW, LOW melt.  Stir to mix well and make it smooth.  When all is melted add the essential oils and stir.  Then add to your deodorant tubes.  I filled SIX deodorant tubes with this recipe as it is a FAMILY size recipe.

I have now used this for almost a week and I LOVE it.  Granted it's not hot outside right now but I have been in hot rooms where I was perspiring but my underarms were not! and no stinky smell either.  I had my son try it before his soccer game and just checked with him on how it worked.  Well needless to say he has JUST NOW told me that most deodorants make him break out in a rash - including this one!  Nice of him to tell me this before right?  So I think I will try another batch at a later date and cut down the amount of baking soda and corn starch to see if that helps him any and possibly add a different oil and/or exchange one.  All in all I feel like this is a success.  I am sending some to my mom and dad for Christmas and will see how it works for them.

If you order your oils from Spark Naturals be sure to use coupon code NIKKINOR at check out for 10% off your order!

Nikki

Thanksgiving

So this year for Thanksgiving we are staying home.  My mother-in-law is coming over and my cousin and his son might be coming also.  The holidays are a struggle for me simply because I am not near my parents and I really HATE not being with them during the holidays (well everyday for that matter!)  I have told my children that while it might seem like a good idea at the time….. Please do not EVER move across the country from me.  I guess if I had one regret in my life - that would be it.  I am lucky to still have my parents after all these years when SO many of my friends have lost one or both of their parents.  I call them pretty much every day but it just isn't the same.

my weekend expierences

Good evening Bloggers,

So this weekend has been a rollercoaster of emotions. My beautiful daughter is a senior in high school and on Friday night we had 'senior night' at the football game. I did pretty well.... only teared up a little which is very unusual for me - I am a crier. I cry at most everything and I am fairly certain that I was a mourner in a previous life. With that being said.... it was COLD outside Friday night!  Saturday I did some major cleaning of the house... then went to work at a fundraiser for a new Miracle League field in a nearby community. So this is all the background story to what I want to talk about.

Due to the cold and the cleaning I was in desperate need of some EO (essential oils) therapy today. I think I have tendonitis in my elbow. Yep my right elbow and yes I  am right handed. So needless to say I used some birch on my elbow Saturday night and have had to use it today as well. The birch almost immediately took the pain away. I love it! Then I started to not feel so great I am assuming from the cold and just the general time of year. Now let me just say no one in my family is as into EO's like I am so when momma gets sick I'm out of luck on getting help. So until I made myself get up and go into the kitchen I just felt bad. I made me up a flu shot of sorts. I don't have gel caps to make the pills so I just make it in a shot glass. I used lemon, oregano, shield, and melaleuca. 2-3 drops of each with some water and downed it. Guess what?  I feel a little better! I will be taking another shot before I go to bed.

I am so thankful that I have found a supplier for these awesome oils that are pure and high quality.

Get yours at www.sparknaturals.com and  use coupon code:nikkinor for 10% off your order

Autumn RedBird

I am Muscalero Apache. I am a Photographer.  I love making my own products that we normally buy in the stores.  I LOVE the use of Essential Oils - these are not NEW products but the products that have been used for YEARS to heal and promote optimum health.  I will blog about what I know about these things giving you links to (and props) the original post.

If you are interested in Essential Oils please check out Spark Naturals at sparknaturals.com and use coupon code: nikkinor for 10% off your order.

Aho