Cleanse + Detox Month. This week Im going to focus on body and beauty products. What to look out for and avoid, and how to DIY at home. Removing the toxins from your life is going to free your body up to detox more efficiently, instead of the heavy burdened of removing unnecessary and toxic substances. #janellascleanseweek First up - toothpaste. What to avoid - fluoride: I know this is controversial but the fluoride they put in toothpaste is different to naturally occurring fluorine, and is toxic. Its a by-product of aluminum manufacturing that can also be found in rat poisons and industrial pesticides; saccharin; sugar; sodium laurel sulphate - invented as a degreaser in garages; propylene glycol - a petroleum- based chemical anti-freeze; DEA or diethanolamine is used in products that foam, including toothpaste. DEA disrupts hormones and forms cancer-causing nitrates; artificial food dyes like yellow no. 10 and blue no. 1, (below) - some of the worst colourants. Heres how to make your own - 2 tbsp bentonite clay 2-4 tbsp clean (filtered or boiled water that has cooled) 4 drops tea tree oil 5 drops liquid stevia or xylitol 10-15 drops peppermint essential oil Small pinch of sea or Himalayan salt Method - Combine 2 tbsp of water with clay in a non-metal bowl and mix well using a wooden spoon. (The clay should never come in contact with any metals.) Add tea tree oil, stevia and 10 drops of peppermint essential oils. Mix well. Add pinch of salt, mix well and taste. Add additional stevia, peppermint essential oils (one drop at at time), and water (2 tsp at a time) to taste and texture. The flavors will meld together over time, so wait 48 hours before checking and adjusting the flavour. Store toothpaste in a glass jar with a lid. The toothpaste will dry out over time if left uncovered. To rehydrate, simply add a little water Variation - To make lemon toothpaste, reduce tea tree oil to 2 drops, and substitute lemon essential oil for peppermint essential oil. To make orange toothpaste, do the same this as above but use orange essential. #janellastoothpaste
Posted on: Sun, 18 Jan 2015 23:12:26 +0000
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