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Every time you feel in God's creatures something pleasing and attractive, do not let your attention be arrested by them alone, but, passing them by, transfer your thought to God and say: "O my God, if Thy creations are so full of beauty, delight and joy, how infinitely more full of beauty, delight and joy art Thou Thyself, Creator of all!
- Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain

You can’t get to joy by making everything perfect. You can only get there by seeing in every imperfection all that’s joy.
-Ann Voscamp

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Baking Soda


HI everyone,

 Oh, how I miss you all!  I've had so many things I've wanted to post about!  I really don't have time to be posting, but this was already written.  I had left a comment on another blog, and realized that it was a ready made post, at least sort of, at least better than nothing...

 I make my own toothpaste and deodorant with baking soda. I also use it in the dish washer with a little borax when I run out of dish washer soap. I clean with a mixture of baking soda and borax, or straight baking soda.

Toothpaste: baking soda (as much or as little as you want your batch of toothpaste to be), a few drops of essential oils of your choice. I like peppermint (for fresh breath), tea tree, lavender and grapefruit (all excellent antibacterial agents), some stevia powder, and enough coconut oil to make it into a paste. To make a re-mineralizing toothpaste, add some liquid trace minerals and/or calcium and magnesium powder. I also add some natural salt with trace minerals in it.

Deodorant: As much baking soda as you want for the size batch you want to make, a few drops of tea tree or lavender oil, and any other essential oils you want to use for scent, and enough coconut oil to make a thick paste.

It is a wonderful thing to be able to open the cupboard and make some more deodorant or toothpaste when a family member runs out, and never to have to put those things on a grocery list! :) Every item it the deodorant and toothpaste is something that is it the baking cupboard or medicine chest already.
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3 comments:

  1. ErinNovember 15, 2012 at 6:34 AM

    Very cool! I have to use a prescription toothpaste now, my enamel is gone after a lifetime of well water LOL, but I'm definitely trying out the deodorant! Glad you checked in, time for me to do the same :)

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  2. PattyNovember 15, 2012 at 11:54 AM

    Hey Erin! It's great to be reading everyones blog posts again! I just don't have as much time as I used to, before I had so many animal chores, etc.
    About the toothpaste: I have really sensitive teeth, and used to have to use sensitive toothpaste all the time. If I used another toothpaste even twice, I was having pain again. For some reason, this toothpaste I make seems to solve the problem at least as well as the sensitive toothpaste does. Using all the ingredients recommended for the re-mineralizing toothpaste seems to really help with building enamel for me personally.

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  3. judyJanuary 11, 2013 at 7:49 AM

    I was searching for some dish soap and walla ,you have it thanks

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