The best natural shampoo

[SamWhiteHopi]

Umm. Dare I say I haven’t washed with soap for some twelve years?
This happened when I read somewhere that soap kills the natural bacteria on the skin that helps control odor. It also removes the natural oils and had the body react by producing more, thus oilier skin. Deodorants also stuff up the natural bacteria balance.

I had already been caring for my quad friend, Robert, for about two years and his skin was so oily and slippery it was dangerous to move him unless I held him with a towel. His body odor was the worse I had encountered and within a few hours of a bath stunk as much as before and his breath smelt like a corpse. Black heads and pimples were a problem also due to clogged skin pours.

So I decided that neither one of us was going to touch any soap, toothpaste, deodorant or shampoo for a week.

Within four days Robert’s oily skin was no longer a problem and the following weeks cleared up his black heads. No more bad breath.

I went from brushing my teeth two to three times a day to brushing with water once or twice a week, as I also had a very bad breath problem. I sometimes break out the baking soda for a polish.

I only use soap to wash my hands. No more deodorant.

I only shower when I start to smell or feel dirty. So to be honest I wash three or four times a week, which is pretty good going since I was showering twice a day and I have a sweating disorder that has me run like a tap. I rub vigorously with a towel after a shower and there is not a lot of dead skin either. Not bad also considering I live in the Northern Territory which is one of the hottest places on earth.

People find it hard to believe when I tell them the above because I just don’t smell. And at the moment my diet is not its best. Though chicken makes me smell fowl [pun intended].

For those who get grease and oil on them, I heard that baking soda is pretty good. It works on cleaning ovens and is a great tea stain remover.

The amount of money saved on toiletries is great, as is knowing I contribute less to land fill. Plus the water saved. I think I use one tooth brush a year. Four bars of soap.

I also cut down on dish washing liquid because I keep my dishes in the fridge in the coldest part so they only get cleaned two or three times a week. I haven’t come down with food poisoning once. My frying pan rarely gets cleaned. Once it cools down it goes in the fridge. Think about it. If there are any germs in the pan they get killed when the pan is heated up and I make sure I don’t leave scraps behind from previous meals. And even if there are scraps any bacteria die in the cooking.

Love&peace,
Sam