Stop wearing deodorant! Go for the oil!

Slowly but surely I am starting to move away from deodorant (and other store bought beauty products) and before you think..."okay going a little far there aren't we?"...I have some news. You don't need it!

Our skin absorbs everything we put on it. If we put on lotion, our skin will absorb it. We put on deodorant, our skin will absorb it. Make-up? Yup that too. Our skin sucks it in! So do you really think the companies that put out all these products want the best for us? No. They want us to smell decent (look decent) and they want to produce a product that costs very little for them to make. That means there is a lot of cheap artificial crap in these products (which in turn, pollutes your body). Aluminum oxide. Not good for you.

I am not one of those hippies that wears no make-up, lives in a grass hut, and chants to the spirit gods all day...But I am slowly moving away from our "conventional" way of beauty.

There are so many natural products out there that you can buy that do the same thing (if not better) and cost less. Not to mention, soooooo much better for our environment.

For example, instead of deodorant use tea tree oil! Yes, tea tree oil is another one of those amazing nature products that are good for so many things!

What you do is get  a small spray bottle (the type you get at Wal-Mart) Fill it a little less than half-way up with water and add about 3-4 drops of tea tree oil. I also add in some rosemary & lavender, it makes it smell so good. Then give that bottle a good shake, and spritz it on under the armpits! Let those pits dry for a bit and there you go! You smell nice, AND it hardly cost you anything! AND everything is all natural! So your body isn't absorbing crap! It's a win win for everybody!

Why tea tree oil?? It's another wonderful natural antibacterial! It's also very powerful and that is why you have to dilute it. So don't go rubbing pure tea tree oil on your face because you will have a bad day.

As far as my smell is concerned...I swear, I never smell funky. It lasts me all day and last me longer than deodorant.

Tea tree oil is also great for cleaning and clearing out the sinuses. 

For cleaning, just take a spray bottle fill it with water and add about 4-5 drops of tea tree oil. Then start cleaning. All you are left with is a wonderful natural aroma! (Remember, it's a natural antibacterial so it really cleans!)

For sinuses, put a couple of drops in your hand, rub your hands together and breath deeply into your hands. I promise...Your sinuses will thank you for it.

This stuff also lasts a long time. Because you are only using drops, it takes awhile for it to run out.

So I hope I have persuaded you to make the switch to tea tree oil, if not completely, at least a couple of times a week!You will be making a healthy change that will smell good and help your body!

I believe that this helps my Crohn's because the less artificial stuff that I put into my body the less my body has to fight against foreign particles. I am sure this will assist in my healing and make my body feel happy!

So happy healing everybody! :-)