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Getting "Crunchy" in my Life!

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I am 49 years old and have believed everything I have been told. I have bought based on ads and eat like I was raised. Problem is everything has changed and there are so many bad things in our foods and things we use every day. I have started a journ...
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Dish Soap

Here are the things I put in my dish soap. This is what I use when I am washing things in my kitchen sink! It is so much healthier. We have to think about what we are cleaning our dishes with - that is where our food goes!

 
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You need ½ cup of castille soap for every cup of water.
Dr. Bronner's Pure-Castile Magic Liquid Soap 32oz
 
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You only need a tablespoon of washing soda for the ½ cup of castille soap and 1 cup of water. If you want it to smell good, then add lemon or lavender essential oil.
Pure Original Natural Washing Soda 2 lb
 
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*This is optional. This is if you want your soap to smell like lemons.
HIQILI Lemon Essential Oil 100% Pure 1oz
 
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*This is optional! If you are thinking about having your dish soap smell like lavender.
HIQILI Lavender Essential Oil 100ML Pure

Homemade Sunscreen

To make this, you will need to combine all of these ingredients on the stove and melt slowly. Pour into a container while melted and it will harden some. I had not thought about all the chemicals I was putting on my body when I use sunscreen. I mean ... 

 
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¼ cup coconut oil
Amazon Grocery Organic Virgin Coconut Oil 15oz
 
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¼ cup of zinc oxide ointment
CareAll Zinc Oxide 20% Skin Protectant 15oz
 
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¼ cup of shea butter
APUUFYQC Raw Organic Shea Butter 7.8 OZ
 
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1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon
PURA D'OR 16oz Organic Avocado Oil - Pure & Natural
 
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1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon
OKAY 100% Pure Natural Olive Oil for Skin & Hair - 4 Fl Oz
 
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1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon
Allurials Carrot Seed Oil 100% Pure Organic
 
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*This is optional. It is only if you want the sunscreen to smell like lavender (the final product without smell smells like old-fashioned sunscreen.
HIQILI Lavender Essential Oil 1 Fl Oz