So I have been on the quest to find/create the perfect homemade deodorant for quite awhile now. I have hidradenitis suppurativa, so I have to be very careful what products I use in the armpit region. I don't want to use commercial deodorants, because they all contain aluminumy stuff and antiperspirant. Both of those things are big no-nos for HS sufferers, because they just block up pores (which is pretty much what HS does). I've tried a variety of organic store-bought deodorants, but usually end up with a rash. I have a recipe for homemade deodorant that I've used successfully, but it's crumbly and stupid and makes a big mess. Yeesh.
After complaining about deodorant woes with a friend, she mentioned to me that she had pinned a new deodorant recipe for me. Not gonna lie- I was skeptical. I decided to give it a shot, though. I used this tutorial:
http://angrychicken.typepad.com/angry_chicken/2008/07/homemade-deodor.html
It worked really well. I did have cocoa butter, but no shea butter. I didn't want to buy anything, so I used four tablespoons of cocoa butter and one tablespoon of coconut oil. Neither of them were deodorized, so they smelled like chocolate and coconut, respectively. I tried out the deodorant today, and am stench free after a day of running around the museum district. I'm going to continue to use this deodorant, and we'll see how it goes!
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Monday, December 26, 2011
Aaaaand..... Here We Go Again!
Yeesh. I always say I'm going to write more often, but somehow always forget. Then I don't remember to check on things for, like, 6 months. This has got to stop. So for 2012, I'm adding writing to my list of weekly activities and things that I must get accomplished. This is a very important list:
1. Get Etsy shop back up and running. For this to happen, however, I have to first craft many exciting things.
2. Get house painted. This would have been easier to accomplish if I wouldn't have told Handsome Husband to blow house painting budget on a new motorcycle, but I'm super glad I did. The look on his face when I told him to do that was priceless. And he deserves a new bike.
3. Get shelves up and library unpacked. I LOVE my house. I have this fabulous giant formal living room (complete with fire place) that I desperately want to turn into a library. We have this grand idea for floating shelves after the walls are painted. And I miss my books, which are still in boxes even though we moved here over a year ago.
4. Craft my way through my Pinterest boards/Complete the 50 Projects in 2012 Craftster challenge. Pretty self explanatory.
5. Lose 80 pounds. I'd actually like to lose more this year, but you gotta start somewhere.
6. Start working on my Masters degree. Boy oh boy, now's my chance to get super-historically-nerdy! Can't wait.
7. Post a new blog entry at least once every two weeks. I'd like to do once every week, but let's be realistic here.
8. Break my dependency on store bought foods/cleaners. Processed food is really scary! I went gluten free for a bit, and my hidradenitis suppurativa basically went into remission. Cleaners, laundry detergents, and personal care products are frightening, too. Have been making my own deodorant and soap for awhile, but time to expand. Also time to cut all processed foods out, save for occasional cheat meals.
9. In conjunction with number 8, I want to try to go shampoo free. Seriously. Look it up.
So that's what I know. I'll probably be adding a few things here and there, but for now, that's the list. Happy Resolution Time, folks!
1. Get Etsy shop back up and running. For this to happen, however, I have to first craft many exciting things.
2. Get house painted. This would have been easier to accomplish if I wouldn't have told Handsome Husband to blow house painting budget on a new motorcycle, but I'm super glad I did. The look on his face when I told him to do that was priceless. And he deserves a new bike.
3. Get shelves up and library unpacked. I LOVE my house. I have this fabulous giant formal living room (complete with fire place) that I desperately want to turn into a library. We have this grand idea for floating shelves after the walls are painted. And I miss my books, which are still in boxes even though we moved here over a year ago.
4. Craft my way through my Pinterest boards/Complete the 50 Projects in 2012 Craftster challenge. Pretty self explanatory.
5. Lose 80 pounds. I'd actually like to lose more this year, but you gotta start somewhere.
6. Start working on my Masters degree. Boy oh boy, now's my chance to get super-historically-nerdy! Can't wait.
7. Post a new blog entry at least once every two weeks. I'd like to do once every week, but let's be realistic here.
8. Break my dependency on store bought foods/cleaners. Processed food is really scary! I went gluten free for a bit, and my hidradenitis suppurativa basically went into remission. Cleaners, laundry detergents, and personal care products are frightening, too. Have been making my own deodorant and soap for awhile, but time to expand. Also time to cut all processed foods out, save for occasional cheat meals.
9. In conjunction with number 8, I want to try to go shampoo free. Seriously. Look it up.
So that's what I know. I'll probably be adding a few things here and there, but for now, that's the list. Happy Resolution Time, folks!
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