Toxin-Free Deodorant

OLD NEWS: Our deodorant is killing us.

But there actually are options that don’t harm you or leave you stinky!

Option 1: Premade

No matter how safe other companies say they are, if they are spraying the plant material used with pesticides of any kind or adding fragrance, you’re not any healthier than you were before.

Thankfully, Young Living offers multiple deodorant bars for you to use.

I particularly like using my Essential Rewards/Loyalty points to get it for free!

Option 2: DIY

INGREDIENTS:

From onemomandablog.com:

2 4oz Canning Jars

1/4 C Baking Soda

1/4 C Organic Arrowroot Powder or Non-gmo Cornstarch

4 TBS Organic Coconut Oil

1 TBS Organic Shea Butter

12 drops Thieves Blend Essential Oil (OR Peppermint)

12 drops Tea Tree Essential Oil

DIRECTIONS:

1.) Mix baking soda and arrowroot powder

2.) Melt coconut oil and shea butter. Add in to the baking soda and arrowroot powder mixture

3.) Add in essential oils and stir until incorporated

It will be runny. It will solidify eventually, but to speed up the process, feel free to put it in the refrigerator for about a half an hour.

Apply with fingers after showering.

Answers

No toxins. Works amazingly well. Keeps sweating to a minimum.

(If you haven’t gotten your toxin-free toolkit and 24% discount that makes DIYs like this possible yet, click here: Young Living Starter Kit )

The best part? You know every ingredient!

Before I can give you the good news, you know I have to break your heart just a little bit.

If it’s from anywhere other than Young Living, you’re dealing with pesticides, synthetics, and fragrance–all recipes for hormonal disaster

What deodorant are you wearing?

What are you letting your teens wear?

How are we setting up their (and our) future health?

Do you see yours on this list? I did!

AXE–I taught middle school and have basically tasted this in the air it hangs so heavily there by the lockers between classes.

I’m not surprised to see it listed as something we need to beware of putting on our growing children.

Now that we see where greed has gotten the consumer, let’s decide instead of anger, we will fight back with taking our business elsewhere.

Note:

If you made the Dishwasher Detergent, Laundry Detergent, Fabric Softener, Lip Balm or Makeup Remover, you already have most of your ingredients!

Want to know how to go toxin-free using essential oils? Click here!
Enjoy!

Want to know how to live toxin free? Click here!

This toxin-free deodorant DIY and the amazing options from Young Living will make natural deodorant shopping a cinch!

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Toxin-Free Dishwasher Detergent

Toxin-Free DIshwasher Detergent

Once upon a time, I thought there would never be a dishwasher detergent that actually got my dishes clean.

You know…company-is-coming-over -this-is-not-a-drill clean detergent.

Before we get too far into the story, I’m assuming you’re here for the DIY, so look no further!

Silicone ice cube trays with lid

1 1/2 C Washing Soda

1 C Citric Acid

1/2 C Baking Soda

1/2 C Sea Salt

2 capfuls of Thieves Household Cleaner

20 drops NonGMO Grapefruit essential oil

Add all ingredients in a bowl and stir well.

When you add the Household Cleaner, add a small amount at a time and stir quickly.

It will start to foam up, but that’s okay. Keep stirring.

Then, press the mixture into silicone ice trays with lids.

HELPFUL HINT: Use 1/4 C Vinegar and 10 drops Young Living Lemon essential oil as your rinse aid!

Problem…Unsolved

I had switched to “Green” brands thinking this would fix things.

Nope.

White, filmy nastiness that was embarrassing to get out of the cupboard.

Strong smells still. Rewashing every dish by hand, whichÂ you knowÂ I don’t like doing.

My new “safe” ones were listed as toxic!

I felt defeated.

In that moment, I heard every person who ever said, “Everything gives you cancer anymore. Just get what works…”

But there was hope!

Finally. Answers!

Option 1:

(If you haven’t gotten your toxin-free wellness kit yet, click here: Young Living Starter Kit)

Every couple months, I throw this simple recipe together. It’s my favorite by far.

One cube per load does the trick!

What you need (each is a link to my favorite, tried and true supplies!):

Silicone ice cube trays with lid

1 1/2 C Washing Soda

1 C Citric Acid

1/2 C Baking Soda

1/2 C Sea Salt

2 capfuls of Thieves Household Cleaner

20 drops NonGMO Grapefruit essential oil

Add all ingredients in a bowl and stir well.

When you add the Household Cleaner, add a small amount at a time and stir quickly.

It will start to foam up, but that’s okay. Keep stirring.

Then, press the mixture into silicone ice trays with lids.

HELPFUL HINT: Use 1/4 C Vinegar and 10 drops Young Living Lemon essential oil as your rinse aid!

Option 2:

If you’ve never met the power of Thieves, you’ll be amazed at all it can do.

Because we love Thieves as an immunity booster in our house, we weren’t surprised when we learned it was in their amazing Dishwasher Detergent.

Option 3:

I recently learned that a capful of Thieves Household Cleaner works great in the dishwasher, and it’s true!

That makes 11 toxin-filled bottles I have ditched for this one cleaner!

How to Get Oils and Oil-Infused Products in Your Life

As you read through the blog, you’re likely learning very fast that Young Living Essential Oils have rocketed our family into toxin-free living.

You can read our family’s testimonial and learn more about how to get started with Young Living, click here.

Final Thoughts

It doesn’t have to be confusing and frustrating to find a way to conveniently clean your dishes!

You have options, my friend.

Clean, safe, toxin-free options!

Many Blessings!

~Andrea

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Top 2 Safest Dish Soaps

The soap you use on your dishes matters, so we have found the top 2 safest dish soaps for your health.

Simple Answers

Your hands are covered in the soap you choose.

The food you eat sits on the dishes meaning your family ingests all the chemicals store soaps leave behind.

Thankfully, you have options!

(If you haven’t gotten your toxin-free wellness kit yet, click here: Young Living Starter Kit)

Option 1: Trusted Source

My all-time favorite trusted source for all things non-toxic is Young Living.

Their Thieves Dish Soap is strong but safe.

The best part is that it is super concentrated, so it lasts a good while.

You’ll love how it attacks grease and leaves your dishes a true clean.

Option 2: My Favorite DIY

This recipe is fast to make, and it works so well that I love having the ingredients on hand for any time I run out of Thieves Dish Soap!

INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

Add all ingredients and fill the rest with water.
Add a foam top to your canning jar to stretch this.

Final Thoughts

It’s a great feeling.

Watching our boys drink from water bottles cleaned in safe soap, eating their meals from dishes I know are truly clean, but I shudder at what I’ve put into our bodies over the years.

I’m so grateful for so many safe options, especially with how well the Young Living and DIY work!

I hope this has helped you create toxin-free dishes stress free!

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These top 2 safest dish soaps will be working for your health, not against it like all other soap options on the market today.

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Toxin-Free Laundry Detergent

Toxin-free laundry detergent is a key component to your family’s health.

Unfortunately neither the store nor the specialty “safe” detergents can give you a true, healthy option.

Let’s jump right into the DIY that saves our family a ton each month!

A toxin-free laundry detergent is key for your family's health, and these two are simple, affordable and the best you can get!

Non-Toxic Laundry Detergent

INGREDIENTS:

2 gallons of hot water (not boiling, just hot from the tap)

1/2 C Super Washing Soda

1/2 C Baking Soda (great way to get more use from what you bought if you made the fabric softener)

1/2C Thieves Laundry Detergent

20 drops Essential Oils (lavender is our favorite)

2.5-Gallon Jar

Procedure:

1.) Add 1/2 C Super Washing Soda to your 2.5 Gallon Jar.

Pour in enough of the hot water to be able to dissolve and stir.

2.) Pour in 1/2 C baking soda and stir to dissolve

3.) Fill bucket with the rest of the hot water. You must do this before step 4 or your mixture will be super bubbly.

4.) Add in 1/2 C Thieves Laundry Detergent and stir gently

Pour 1/3 C then pour into your washing machine or detergent drawer.

If you see some of it settling over time, that’s okay! Just stir before use. It will break up in the wash. We have used this successfully in both a regular washer as well as an HE.

Grateful

Wasn’t it odd that something in the store made to smell great made me nauseous?

I guess because of this, I wasn’t too surprised to find how dangerous they are.

The worst part?

Some of the most common brands that scored an “F” on the ewg.org scale are made for babies.

Babies!

Brand new respiratory systems, hearts, brains all developing while snuggled in toxins.

The cherry on top? They charge an unsightly amount for 90 loads, call it “Free and Clear,” and even concentrate it to give it to us in tiny little bottles.(You’ll find Fabric Softener does the same thing).

Top Offenders

Like me, you’ll probably find your detergent doesn’t fit into your healthy lifestyle, either. Check it out:

Ewg.org Laundry List

Take Babyganics for instance. The word “baby” is right in it!

Fragrance Free? White bottle? Well played, Babyganics.

And how about Dreft!?

The detergent we’re supposed to wash all our newborn clothes in before the baby arrives to avoid allergic reactions to detergents that also scored an “F”…what??

Even the words “Green” lead the consumer to be confused thinking we’re paying extra for something great, when in fact, we simply are not.

Option 1: Top Pick

The top pick outside of DIY is the only brand I can always trust.

Thieves Laundry Detergent packs a serious punch with the amazing power of Thieves essential oil blend!

Option 2: My Favorite DIY

If you’ve got five minutes (yes, it literally takes only five minutes…or less!), you can have chemical-free laundry detergent that works great and leaves your clothes feeling good, too.

For only around $3 per month!

At a fraction of the cost, this is a quick and easy way to not only save on the budget, but also save your family from breathing in toxins. (Find the companion Fabric Softener here).

Get Essential Oils to Jumpstart Toxin-Free Living!

You’ll find Young Living products all over this blog because I believe in them and the quality that only Young Living offers.

I know their products will not be altered in a way that will ever harm my family, and we love what the oils have done for our family’s health.

Learn more about the best way to get started with oils by clicking here.

Final Thoughts

It’s a good feeling to know this is one more way I can love my family and take care of their health.

After facing childhood cancer in our home, we know the reality of how sick the toxins lurking in the grocery aisles are making our world.

We find peace of mind in this simple switch.

It’s a little different.

It’s a lot less overpowering in smell, but those changes are so unbelievably worth the health of our family.

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Non-Toxic Fabric Softener

Non-toxic fabric softener is a must for your health.

We’ve all seen those Pins that boast the many uses of dryer sheets, but theres more to fabric softener than meets the eye.

Safe Pre-Made Option

I love how our clothes smell when we pop a Young Living Seedlings Baby Wipe into the dryer with them!

Such a light smell that I know is safe unlike anything I could find in the store.

Easy DIY Option

INGREDIENTS

A glass container

Baking Soda– we get the big, 5 lb. bag since we use baking soda in so many recipes.

Epsom Salt

3-5 drops essential oil. Our family prefers Citrus Fresh or Purification!

DIRECTIONS

Fill your container 3/4 of the way full with epsom salts and 1/4 of the way with baking soda.

Stir to incorporate and break up any clumps.

Use 1/2 cup with large loads and 1/4 cup for small loads. Pour right into your washer with the detergent! 🙂

When it’s time to switch over to the dryer: add essential oils (we like Citrus Fresh or Purification for our laundry) to dryer balls like these .

Mistake: Fabric Softener

While we were busy making everything we have smell so fresh and so clean-clean we were actually covering them in some pretty sketchy chemicals. Chemicals that mess with your air quality and harm your family from the inside out.

(If you haven’t gotten your toxin-free wellness kit yet, click here: Young Living Starter Kit)

The ewg.org website rates dryer sheets and other household items with an “A-F” rating.

Take a look to see how the dryer sheets in your home measure up.

You can also read here about what exactly makes dryer sheets such a problem when it comes to the air quality in your home.

I think I was most let down by Babyganics.

I mean, I knew the smell in the fabric softener I had used in the past was not a natural smell, and it had to come from something synthetic to be that strong, but, et tu, Babyganics?

You mixed the word “Baby” with “organics,” and you got me.

But not anymore.

DIY Fabric Softener

If you’ve got two or three minutes and are looking for a quick, easy recipe that works and is toxin-free, you’re going to love this!

We have been using this in place of fabric softeners after trying some fairly horrible recipes.

Our clothes have smelled like vinegar, been so electrically charged we have shocked each other in passing, and grumbled through folding as we endured multiple zaps.

Finally we agreed on this.

I use this softener with these wool dryer balls to help combat static. We love it! Even in the winter, when static is tough to fight, we have found success!

You’ll need:

A glass container

Baking Soda– we get the big, 5 lb. bag since we use baking soda in so many recipes.

Epsom Salt

3-5 drops essential oil. Our family prefers Citrus Fresh or Purification!

Fill your container 3/4 of the way full with epsom salts and 1/4 of the way with baking soda.

Stir to incorporate and break up any clumps.

Use 1/2 cup with large loads and 1/4 cup for small loads. Pour right into your washer with the detergent! 🙂

When it’s time to switch over to the dryer: add essential oils (we like Citrus Fresh or Purification for our laundry) to dryer balls like these .

How to Get the Oils that Save Your Extra Stinky Laundry

Citrus Fresh is a part of something called the Premium Starter Kit that gives you a big discount on every product you buy with Young Living.

Read this post to learn what all comes in this crazy-good deal and learn more about all you can replacement buy with Young Living as a brand you know you can trust here.

Final Thoughts

Something I really love about non-toxic laundry detergent and fabric softeners is that our boys like to help with the wash.

I love that their tiny hands can hold on to a measuring cup full of something that isn’t harming them if they spill a little here and there.

It’s a great feeling to have soft, fresh laundry that you know is not only safe but effective, too!

You don’t have to sacrifice your health or your wallet for products that work.

Non-toxic fabric softener is a must for your family's health, and these two options are both simple and cost effective!

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EASY DIY Non-Toxic Baby Wipes

Easy, DIY Non-Toxic Baby Wipes

Easy, DIY non-toxic baby wipes make life easy.

Store-bought wipes are highly toxic to your baby’s developing body, and far too expensive.

What’s in the wipes you’re using on your babies?

I cannot believe what’s in some of these, and I’m so thankful I can pass this information to you!

Toxins in Our Baby Wipes

Click here for a discount on the safest oils and lifestyle products like baby wipes: Young Living Starter Kit.

What do we know about most grocery store wipes?

1.) Have known irritants in them for our babies’ skin, eyes, and lungs.

2.) Organ system toxicity risk.

3.) A cancer risk.

Safest baby wipe options. You'll love them!

One-Click Safe Option:

Young Living’s Seedlings is my overall top pick.

These wipes smell amazing.

Seedlings wipes get the job done, and are always safe and toxin-free.

We don’t have to worry about them changing their formula in a way that would put our children in danger, and for that we can put our minds at ease.

To learn how to get 24% discount on these and other safe baby items from the Seedlings Line, click here.

My Favorite Wipes DIY Option

If you’d rather try a little DIY, here’s a quick and easy recipe for you to put together.

2 round Tupperware containers with lids

1 roll of paper towel cut in half

2 TBS carrier oil like this one

1 healthy squirt of Castile Soap

5 drops Young Living Seedlings Calm Oil Blend for BabiesÂ

3 cups of purified water

Cut paper towel roll in half with a sharp knife. We’ll push out the inner roll later.
Place half rolls in containers (they will be too tall at first!).
Fill measuring cup with water and add oil, castile soap, and essential oil.
Pour mixture equally over each roll pouring around the center of the rolls and moving slowly out from there.
Place lid on top of roll and press down until lid is secure.
Turn upside down and wait 5 minutes for the liquid to absorb.
Open containers and pull the cardboard out of the center.
Pull 1 piece of paper towel out of the center to begin using! Keep container closed while not in use.Â

That’s it!

We are so thankful for this recipe.

It’s really nice to have on-the-go, too.

How to Get Seedlings and the Safest Essential Oils in Your Life

Essential oils are an amazing tool to create a toxin-free home.

Learn more about how to get the best deal (up to 49% off) on the world’s best essential oils (and the only ones I trust on our family) by clicking here.

Final Thoughts

Whatever you choose-DIY, safe in-store options, or a mixture of both, at least you can rest assured you’re giving your children something that won’t irritate their skin or damage their little bodies.