What do you wash your hair with/brush your teeth with..make up, soap, etc?

I use Mill Creek peppermint shampoo and conditioner. It is natural but not all organic. It's sulfate, phosphate, paraban free, etc. It does have a fragrance but peppermint is a natural oil and great if you have candida because that can cause irritation to the scalp and the peppermint will help kill it. I buy it at a local health food store and it costs about $8 a large bottle and it lasts my husband and I about 2 months.

For tooth paste I do use Tom's and it lasts a while as well.

For deodorant I use a natural one. It's a clear salt like rock that you wet. My mom used a similar one growing up and I now use it (It's recommended for breast cancer users so I figured it was safer for me too). It doesn't have a scent, it just creates a barrier to keep you from sweating naturally. I don't think it's the best if you sweat a lot but it's safer and it won't block lymph nodes which is something I want to for now since my lymph nodes are swelling on and off. It costs about $9 and lasts over 6 months so not too expensive!

My LLMD suggested the following (if you have money) for soaps and shampoos: California Baby or Burt's Bees. My daughter has eczema and so we've always used the California Baby stuff for her. I'm now going to use their soap and try their lotion as he suggested the Calendula Cream. We do use their sun screens. They have tons of fragrant free and sensitive creams and soaps.

As for make up, I don't really wear any except Burt's Bee's chap stick and lip gloss. My doctor did recommend checking out the following website for natural products. Juice Beauty.

I don't dye my hair but I do know many friends who use Henna to cover their greys. I come from a granola world, as my mom would put it, so I've got lots of resources. Most of my friends don't use shampoo at all, just conditioner from time to time. I use olive oil if my scalp is dry and I do use coconut oil for my hair once every other week. For me, the shampoos were a necessity once I started to loose my hair and my scalp became irritated. My hair is curly so I don't need much for that, mostly conditioner.

And for the occasional splurge, I was introduced to Zoya for nailpolish. I don't get my nails done often but was in a wedding and needed to get our nails done. Zoya is a great and doesn't have all of the chemicals that some other brands do.

I changed all my products to safer, natural ones.

Toothpaste: The Natural Dentist (no SLS)

Face Wash: Olive Oil

Body Wash: I make my own soap with good oils

Moisturizer: Jojoba Oil

Shampoo: Handmade olive oil shampoo/conditioner from seller on Etsy (no SLS). I quit using dyes, gels, sprays, mousse, etc.

Deodorant: Crystal

Makeup: Mineral

 

Hand & body soap: Kiss My Face Lemon & Ginger Foaming hand soap

Shampoo: Giovanni Tea Tree Shampoo & Conditioner (no SLS, no artificial fragrance) or California Baby fragrance-free.

Hand dishwashing soap: Planet fragrance-free. I'm allergic to something in the new formula 7th Generation soaps.

Make-up/cosmetics/hair dye: I don't use any; I tend to react very badly (rash) to these types of things. If my lips are dry (rare), I put organic butter on them.

Hand lotion: Avalon fragrance free original. Looking for a replacement, because it has some stuff I don't like in it, but I'm so sensitive/allergic to so many things that it is difficult to find anything I can use. If I have chapped skin (bleeding knuckles in Winter, for example), organic butter is a great moisturizer.

Facial treatment once in a while: Olive oil applied to face, then fresh juice of a lemon patted on & allowed to get somewhat dry...then rub firmly on the face and watch all the dead skin roll off...repeat with more oil & lemon juice, and then rub again... My Grandmother's secret for her beautiful facial skin...

Toothpaste: Spry xylitol toothpaste - peppermint flavor; fluoride-free (I'm allergic) & SLS-free. Not my favorite toothpaste, but that doesn't exist...the bubbles make me gag...

Deodorant: Young Living Essential Oils AromaGuard Mountain Mint

For cleaning the house, we use baking soda as scouring powder in sinks/tub, and Young Living Essential Oils Thieves Household Cleaner for disinfecting fixtures, countertops, toilet, tub, sinks, etc. The household cleaner also works very nicely on windows, stove-top, linoleum, and carpeting (in a carpet cleaning machine).

Castille soap for soap and hair. Neem toothpaste.

Thanks everyone!

Razzle good info there, thank you!!

This is such an interesting thread!

I never heard of some of the products members talked about here..  So this is a big help to me!

Razzle, I am going to try the facial that your grandmother uses:  The olive oil and lemon juice, sounds great! 

Thanks all,

Denise