I read an article stating Catherine Zeta Jones used fresh strawberries as toothpaste. How? I normally use Colgate or Aim but recently found out that both tested on animals. Most of my current beauty products do so I'm trying to do right and go cold turkey. Vegan shampoos at Whole Foods tend to be a bit pricey so any vegan alternatives to shampoo/ conditioners would be much appreciated as well. I've been wondering how to use oatmeal as a facial mask/cleanser as well. Organic cane sugar serves well as a facial scrub and has done wonder for my "chicken bumps" that I've got on my cheeks. But has anyone got a clue on how to reduce the appearance of cellulite using natural or household items?
A cheap hair cleansing method, that's all natural and vegan... You'll probably have to order it, but it doesn't cost much at all.
Soap root bark or soapwart bark - its the same thing, just called fdifferent names .. you just boil/simmer a tablespoon or so in boiling water... it'll suds up a little... it has naturally occurring soponifiers..
And let the liquid cool down, strain it, and when in the shoer, just pour the cooled liquid over your hair, or soak hair in it before pouring it over (depending on how long your hair is).. Let it sit for a few minutes, feel free to massage it in to the scalp - then follow with a clean water rinse.
Museums often use this to cleanse old textiles of dirt - it doesn't strip fabrics and hair the way regular commercial cleansing agents do - but does still clean.
That's just one of many things out there though.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/
On this forum there should be a thread all about natural herbal cleansing methods as well as conditioning methods. They also usually have stuff going for home recipes for general body care - be is cleaning or moisturizing...
Save your health, your money, and the planet with organic products
Save your good health, your precious dollars, and your beloved Mother Earth, choosing organic products when you shop, and making some of your own essential household supplies.
Right now, the greatest threats to your health and household environment lurk under your kitchen and bathroom sinks. Dermatologists report that more than 90% of serious skin complaints, especially eczema, either are caused or are exacerbated by common household cleaning products; and in most cases, switching to all-organic household products clears-up the skin problems within a week to ten days. Endocrinologists report similar findings with food allergies; when children with serious food allergies begin eating whole foods free of additives and preservatives, their so-called allergies disappear in approximately 80% of cases.
All the cleaning, sanitizing, and deodorizing products you use to keep your home sparkling fresh and squeaky clean also threaten to qualify it as a hazardous waste dump, because they are filled with toxins and volatile organic chemicals that, in only slightly higher concentrations, are approved only for industrial use. Look at the labels on your favorite household cleansers, and then go to the internet to look-up the Materials Safety Data Sheets on those ingredients. Learn, to your chagrin, just how many carcinogens you spread across your kitchen counter in the name of "killing germs." Discover how, when the "scrubbing bubbles" smile at you from your television screen, they actually are flashing you sinister grins. The chemicals that dissolve soap scum also ravage the ecosystem as they float downstream.
Continue your education in your shower caddy, where you will find fewer carcinogens but still will discover all kinds of waxes, petroleum distillates, and harsh cleaners. The most popular hair conditioner, for example, works its miracles on your hair by infusing it with the same chemical found in the most popular household lubricant. And products labeled "botanical" generally contain less than 1% genuine herbal or floral essences.
How to find genuinely organic products
Become an ardent and avid label-reader, learning to read between the lines on the shout-outs and learning to decode the mysteries of ingredients lists. As a rule of thumb, food products with five or fewer ingredients will pass the all-organic test with flying colors, and food products with the tell-tale initials "FD&C" will score epic fails. When you see prepositions like "with" as in "with natural botanicals," you safely may assume that the manufacturers splashed in some floral fragrances at the last minute, giving their same old nasty product a new scent and feel but rendering it no more earth-friendly.
The Food and Drug Administration has begun setting standards and guidelines for "organic" and "green" products. Right now, the two terms are not synonymous. "Organic," as it should, means "made with all natural ingredients"; but "green" most often means the product was made without anything that scientists know will harm people, animals, or the environment. In other words, a "green" product may still be filled with synthetics and derivatives, but researchers have yet to prove they cause any harm.
For total assurance of a household or food product's integrity and purity, buy the one that meets "vegan" standards.
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