Recently, I have made the decision to work towards making my entire beauty routine completely natural. Starting in 2017, every beauty product I use on my skin or hair will be 100% natural. I have gotten a lot of different reactions to this, ranging from laughter and disbelief, to amazement and encouragement. Either way, I am firm in my decision and I’m loving the idea more and more each day. The change is going to be complete starting January 1st, 2017, which means I have to start developing my natural products right now. Here are three ways I’ve made that easier for myself in the past few months.
1. Use Coconut Oil.
I can never stress enough the impact that coconut oil has had on my life and my skin. Coconut oil is natural, smells good, and has a multitude of uses. Incorporating coconut oil into my life was one of the greatest decisions I have ever made. And it all started with a college assignment (more on that in a later post). I use coconut oil for the majority of my natural products so far, and I’ve been using the same $7 jar for months. My uses for coconut oil include: eye makeup remover, shaving cream (sometimes), and it’s an ingredient in my deodorant as well.
2. Get on Pinterest.
If you do not have a Pinterest, you’re living your life wrong. I’m joking, but seriously, there’s no way I’d be able to live without Pinterest. You have an infinite amount of information at your fingertips, and it’s all displayed in easy to see blocks of attractive colors and designs. I use Pinterest as my google search engine, (a.k.a. for everything) but specifically for this project, there are tons of options for me to find a natural alternative to every chemical-laden product I own. I simply have to type in the product I want to find an alternative for, and Pinterest offers me tons of variations I can try. If you’re looking to make your beauty routine more natural, I would definitely recommend getting and/or using your Pinterest account.
3. Change your mindset.
I know, I know. Easier said than done. But it really isn’t impossible. Being open to trying new things takes time and effort, but it can be done. Most people balk at the idea of changing to natural products because their mindset is stuck in the consumer mold that is American society. We are used to having the things we use made for us and sold to us pre-packaged in attractive bottles. We’ll pay more money, and eventually more of our health, just to have everything in our showers look pretty, smell the way we want them to, and to not have to do any work. And believe me, I know how appealing that is. Going natural is just not something everyone is going to want to do. But we should all try to be open and willing to at least consider reducing the amount of chemicals we put on and in our bodies.
If you have any suggestions on how to make going natural easier, let me know in the comment sections.
Love,
Madison