i wandered into rainbow natural remedies the other day with one simple request: i’m looking for a mild face soap that is so natural i could eat it if i had to. the woman behind the counter didn’t look at me like i was insane, which i took to be a good sign that she understood that if i’m not putting chemicals into my body, i didn’t want to put them on my body either.

the most natural one they had there had honey in it (not vegan) so i asked her if there was a way to make my own. her eyes lit up and she said that she’d run and get me a recipe (and then sell me the ingredients, of course). apparently she makes her own face stuff, too.

i’ve only used it for one night but so far so good (mia decided not to try it until she saw that my skin didn’t erupt in a massive breakout).

the recipe:
2 cups white clay
1 cup steel-cut oats
1/4 cup chopped almonds
1/8 cup chopped rose petals
1/8 cup chopped lavender

combine them all together and store in a mason jar. take out a little at a time and combine with a little olive oil and enough water to make a paste. then scrub away.

i’m hoping that the olive oil and chopped almonds (which also have a fair bit of oil in them) will keep my skin from drying out so that i won’t have to use a moisturizer.

next up: edible toothpaste and shampoo.

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