I wear homemade deodorant and other tales from the stinky hippie...

I actually don't stink because I wear essential oils instead of perfume. My boyfriend/baby daddy makes me deodorant, soap, and laundry soap. So I smell quite delightful actually. 

The deodorant looks like this! It's made with coconut oil, arrowroot, baking soda, and this batch has orange essential oils in it. I melt it a little each morning and apply with a paintbrush. It works really well and smells amazing! The only qualm I have with it is if I wear a tank top and sweat a little bit, like at the gym, it gets a little sticky. But that's a good trade off for not putting aluminum and other such heavy metals on my skin.

We make homemade laundry soap too. From borax, felsnaptha, washing soda, and water. We make about 10 gallons for about $2. It goes a long way, smells great, and is so cheap! People ask me f it works and so far it has done great! I have a 2 year old and a grease monkey boyfriend and their clothes are clean! 

We also make our own body soap, I don't have a picture of that to share because it's in the part of the house where there is a sleeping baby currently. 

I also use coconut oil instead of lotion as well as put it in my hair. I had decent hair and skin before, but now my hair and skin are amazing AND I save tons of money doing it this way! It's like pennies on the dollar to make your own stuff!

This guy is going to be 2 in 27 days! Holy crap! We are going to Tucson this weekend to see monster truck jam and go to a please touch children's museum! Should be fun! Cute baby is cute, that is all.

If you want links to recipes to make your own stuff, let me know, I love to spread the word!