How to Become More Awesome!

A lot of people have been messaging me asking me my process for doing some of the new stuff I've been trying out.  Well, I figured a blog might be a good idea. haha.  Let me make one thing clear first though... I am still a total NOOB at this!  I'm still trying new things and different ways of doing stuff.  But, this is how I am doing things right now and it is going great so far!

Oil Pulling
I have been oil pulling for a couple weeks now I guess.  I absolutely love it!  It has strengthened my gums and whitened my teeth!  Every morning before I do anything else I brush my teeth with water and I floss.   Then I take about 1 tablespoon of coconut oil and swish it in my mouth for twenty minutes while I wash my face and shower.  Be sure not to swallow this because it becomes toxic as it pulls the harmful bacteria from your mouth!  When I'm done I spit it out in a paper cup and rinse my mouth with water.  You do not want to pour the oil down a drain!  It will harden and can clog your drains up. If you can't handle the texture or taste of the coconut oil you can use another oil like sunflower or sesame oil.  Just make sure you get a good organic one.  You can also start off with a smaller amount of oil and swish for a shorter time period and slowly build up your tolerance for it. 

Some known benefits of oil pulling:

          -Strengthens gums, jaws, and teeth
          -Whitens teeth
          -prevents cavities
          -Increases energy
          -prevents bad breath
          -clears sinuses

There are MANY more benefits but those are my top faves.  Oil pulling does not mean you have to stop using toothpaste by any means!  That is just the way I have decided to approach it.  

                                                      Day 1                           Day 15(ish)

No 'Poo Method
I am totally excited about never using shampoo again!  My hair feels great and I believe it is growing a lot faster now as well!  I chose to keep it simple when approaching this method.  I have a container of baking soda in my shower and I scoop out about 2-3 tablespoons into a cup before I get in the shower.  You may need more or less depending on your hair length and thickness.  Mine is pretty thick but it's also just shoulder length.  I make sure when putting the baking soda on my hair to focus mostly on the roots.  I rinse with water then I fill a cup with 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar and water.  I dip the end of my hair in the cup for about 30 seconds then pour it all over my hair.  Then rinse and I'm done!  Trust me when I say after doing this your hair will feel pretty rough while it's wet, but as soon as it starts to dry it will soften up and feel magnificent!  There is a period of transition while your hair adjusts to not using shampoo anymore which can be annoying because it can get pretty oily.  Tough it out during this period!  It is so worth it! =D

Benefits of going no 'poo
          -No harmful chemicals!
          -Your scalp will not over produce oils anymore since shampoo won't be stripping it of its
           natural oils.  Meaning you won't have to wash your hair as much.
          -Softer hair with less or no frizz
          -Stronger hair
                                                           Almost 2 weeks into no 'poo

Coconut oil deep conditioning hair mask
I have only done this once since going no 'poo.  It was a littler harder, but it worked out just fine.  You can do this a few different ways.  I put the coconut oil all over my hair as much as I could without soaking it.  I then tied it up in a bun and kept it in for about 3 or 4 hours.  You can leave it on for a much shorter period or you can leave it on all night.  That's completely up to you.  I read all over the place to wash the coconut oil out with regular shampoo.  But I have none so I just went for it with the baking soda.  I washed my hair 3 times with 2 tablespoons of baking soda that night.  My hair was still slightly oily when I woke up, so I washed it 2 more times that morning and it took that oily feeling away and left my hair perfectly soft.  This is something I think is really important to do if you have dry hair especially while doing the no 'poo method.  Or if you just want super silky hair! 

If you want to find any of the other natural homemade recipes I've been doing I found them and re-pinned them on pinterest!  Like i said earlier, I am still a noob! I've only been dabbling in this stuff for a couple of years and I'm just now getting serious about it.  But i have done quite a bit of research and I'm totally satisfied with everything I've done! 

I encourage you to make changes like these in your life!  It is so worth it not only because of getting rid of all the harmful chemicals, but because you are in complete control of the products you are using and what is being put in your system!