Underarm Refresh Recipe

making this literally feels like I am doing magic.

underarm refresh spray recipe:

50ml distilled water
5g baking soda
30-45 drops of essential oil (I use a mix of patchouli, sandalwood, ylang ylang, sweet orange, lavender, and absolute rose oils)
2-3ml natural solubilizer (I recommend simply earth)
2-3ml germall preservative

instructions: combine ingredients in a measuring cup, stir until baking soda absorbs into water. if you also like to feel magical, add the solubilizer last ;). there may be some baking soda left on the bottom, this is ok. pour into spray bottle, use as needed. avoid shaking and gently swirl to prohibit bubbling. if you’re skin is super sensitive, reduce the drops of essential oils. Feel free to use floral waters in place of distilled water.

disclaimer: using baking soda on the under arm area may change the ph levels of the skin, causing irritation. this can be avoided by washing in between uses and reducing sprays per use.


as many of my friends and family know… I stopped wearing commercial deodorants… while living in rural Louisiana… in the middle of sweltering humidity. the detox was bad. my children asking me not to hug them; my sisters rolling down the car window when we went out. I eventually went on to have no body odor at all coming from my under arms. even now, when gardening or bathing dogs… Jacob still claims that I don’t have any body odor.

I do exercise regularly, bathe dogs weekly, garden annually, sit in my car waiting on my children to complete extra curriculars… I know that there must (ha), there must be a smell. coins. outdoors. dirty wash cloth. whatever.

I needed something besides hand sanitizer, lemon juice or a wet naps to refresh.

I tried roller bottles, slaves, balms and settled on a spray. Cleansing, toning, treating, waxing, dermabrasion.

I now use wax sheets from the drug store to remove hair (sometimes hehehehe), goat’s milk soap to cleanse, lemon juice to tone, and this spray to help me smell good.

the blend of oils that I use in my personal spray are listed above. I find the scent to be sweet and woodsy. like a gentle musk. Jacob says it's too sweet for him, reducing/removing the rose and/or lavender will lower the floral aromas.

the swap was an easy choice. I know that breast cancer runs in my family. even though I do not personally have the BRCA gene, doc said it could still happen to anyone.

aluminum is a common ingredient in most commercial deodorants.

you can read about that here.

Rose Bath Soak Recipe

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Herbal Bath Soak

ingredients:
5lb epsom salt or magnesium (buy here or here)
3 cups organic rose petals (I usually go for this brand)
4 tablespoons sweet almond oil
2 tablespoons colloidal oats
1 tablespoon rose absolute oil
40 drops ylang ylang eo
10 drops clary sage eo
germall natural preservative (to prevent molding of organic material)

this recipe is customizable. you can use any mix of herbals and oils for to make bath salts, soaks, and teas. it makes 5-6 one pound containers (depending on the amount of petals/herbs you use).

instructions:
mix oils and preservative in a small bowl.
mix epsom salt, petals/herbs, colloidal oats, and sea salt in a large bowl.
dump your oil and preservative mixture into your dry ingredient bowl.
stir gently with wooden spoon until combined.
separate into your air tight containers.

tips:
sometimes less expensive brands of epsom salt have extra ingredients. use cation and check ingredient list when deciding to use epsom salt vs magnesium.

mixing your oil and preservative mixture with the rose petals, before adding it to the salt, can decrease stir time.

organic ingredients are crucial for this. which adds to the price tag, I know. the point of all of this is to detox from chemicals, right? why bathe in them.

you can use regular oats for this, I recommend putting them into a blender, reducing them to powder form. using colloidal oats will ensure you’re getting top quality products and possible benefits!

sweet almond oil is made of tree nuts. if you do have a tree nut allergy, I recommend using organic jojoba oil.

I charge $15 per 1lb container. this is enough to cover overhead expense plus interest for the card you charged. ok byeeee. thank you. byeee.

disclaimer from my husband: get a overflow cover and a drain cover to prevent organic materials from clogging your pipes! wipe tub out immediately after bathing to prevent tub staining. ye be warned!