As of late, I've noticed that when I smell chemical cleaning agents I get an insta-headache. I know this is because, after having used those same chemicals for years, I stopped using them a few years ago. I've gradually cut down and now I mainly use baking soda and vinegar with essential oils for all my cleaning. I just can't believe how quickly we build up a tolerance for all those chemicals! They never bothered me before, but now that I no longer use them they do. Weird. And scary.

I've gotten even stranger lately because I no longer shampoo my hair. Now before you start picturing stanky, lanky dreads I'll admit that I do wash my hair, just not with shampoo. I use, you guessed it, baking soda and honey followed by an apple cider vinegar rinse. Yeah, it smells at first but as my hair dries there's no vinegar scent. And I'm loving this! My hair is shiny and soft and...best of all...it's not freaky anymore! My hair used to have parts that were wavy and parts that were stick straight so it was really hard to manage; even with a straightener there were still parts that wanted to curl up and when I tried to scrunch it there were parts that wanted to stay straight. But now I have this great wavy-ness throughout my hair. I'm thinking the shampoo was just weighing it down, hence the straight parts. I also use the baking soda and honey (plus whatever oil I want to add for scent) for a body scrub. It works as an exfoliant plus leaves my skin really soft.

So I'm really enjoying switching to a chemical free home...I'm not stuck with giving up quality for purity. Still using natural products, but getting fabulous results! I'm liking this...