Kiss My Face - works great for me |
I ran out of Kiss My Face deoderant, and I was in the organic store, had just gotten paid, and decided to treat myself to some expensive organic deoderant. That's right, I spent $7.50 on lavendar organic deoderant and guess what, it did not work AT ALL! The next day I put it on and when I went for a bike ride I stunk and had sweaty armpits.
Jason Deoderant - does not work for me |
After my experience with the expensive, all natural deoderant, I decided to try my own. You will never believe this (I didn't) but giving myself a splash of baking soda under the arms works every time and a whole box costs less than a buck and it's perfect, because I can clean the sinks with the residue. PLEASE TRY IT - baking soda under the arms!
But, being the occassional over-achiever, I needed to make some real deoderant, and it was suprisingly easy, cheap and works GREAT!!!
MIX
1/4 cup baking soda
1/4 cup corn starch
Add 3 tablespoons coconut oil or more until the deoderant is a right consistency
Drops of essential oil (I had peppermint on hand)
Add to the empty deoderant container and you have an all natural deoderant that actually works!!!
I had such an awesome week. Once a year I attend the Wisconsin Rehabilitation conference and always learn a lot and return refreshed. I rode motorcycle with my friend Clark and thankfully his wife lent me her motorcycle gear - and what an adventure!!
Motorcycle Ride to the Osthoff Resort |
I was able to partake in some spa time and ate at some GREAT restaurants. Here's some of my favorite eats:
Root Vegetable Soup and Bruschetta |
Wood Fired Basil Tomato Pizza |
If you ever get to Sheybogan, I HIGHLY recommend Il Ritrovo - the food is out of this world! The ingredients that do not come from Italy are locally grown and organic. I can't wait to get back (next year).
And, since I wasn't able to run outside with my friends, I used the dreadmill and actually enjoyed it because I did some speed work which actually made the experience rather fun (OMG, did I just say I had fun on the dreadmill?)
I digress, now if you use el cheapo, chemically-filled deoderant, I hope you'll give it a second thought. At least give the baking soda under the arms a try. Does anyone else have any tricks for a natural deoderant?
Thanks for reading,
Kristin
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