2009 was filled with some big changes for me diet and lifestyle-wise. I learned of the benefits of locally grown produce, of interesting new foods, and also how to use foods to replace most of the products I use on a daily basis. I was recently reading this article from one of my favorite bloggers Richard of Free the Animal who wrote about his experiences with no shampoo’s, conditioners, soaps, or other chemically produced products that have leaked into our normal daily routine.
For me, this first started in August when I abandoned shampoo’s for a baking soda alternative, allowing the natural oils in my hair to stabilize and promote a healthier scalp. After keeping this up for over five months, I’ve decided to toss the baking soda altogether and see what happens. One thing I’ve been looking for, however, is a better way to keep care of my dry skin problem.
Dry skin is something I’ve dealt with my entire life; my skin just simply does not retain any moisture. I’ve always spent a lot of money on lotions, oils, special soaps, etc. Well I’m done with that too now and I think I have found a suitable alternative.
I found this bottle of coconut oil at my local natural foods mart for about $11. I’ve only just purchased it and used it yesterday and today, but so far I think I’m going to be sticking with this from now on. It smells really nice, spreads easy, feels lightweight and makes my skin feel very soft. In addition to that, I can cook with it! How splendid! Expect a follow up post on this in the future after some long term use/experimenting, but for right now, this is pretty wonderful.