Natural deodorants harness the power of plant-based and skin-friendly ingredients to manage body odor. While they may work differently from conventional antiperspirants, which often use aluminum to block sweat, natural deodorants focus on neutralizing odor-causing bacteria and providing a fresh, natural scent.
I’m going to share with you here five key differences between regular store-bought deodorant and my natural, plant-based deodorant. These differences highlight the shift towards natural, plant-based deodorants, emphasizing a cleaner and more skin-friendly approach that may appeal to you if you are seeking an alternative to conventional deodorant with fewer synthetic additives and a focus on overall wellbeing.
When I walk into the woods and I detect the faintest scent of wild garlic on the air I’m literally like a child on Christmas morning. When I turn a corner then and see the wild garlic spread out before me like a carpet I do a little dance of excitement - probably why I mostly go collecting it on my own! I’d get some funny looks!
t’s that time of the year when almost everywhere you look there are green shoots and new plants pushing up through the soil. One of the very first to show up is the humble nettle (urtica dioica). Most of us will know the nettle on sight as we’ve probably had lots of experience with it down through the years, as we learned to avoid its, sometimes nasty, sting. I know myself I was aware of it from a very young age.
Hand washing is the first and best line of defense against viruses but if you have to go out of the house this is not always possible. We made a big batch of natural hand sanitiser yesterday and have little bottles of it all over the place - in the house, the car, the workshop - and I thought I would share the recipe with you as it seems it cannot be bought anywhere at this stage!
