One less thing to buy

As I think back sipping my tea my first thought is "why did I make a rule that I can not buy anymore tea until I have drank at least half the tea I already have?" and then I give my self a mental slap and think about all the things I have accomplished this year. Every year we try to be more self sufficient, make more of the things that we use to buy and try to make less waste and recycle more.

There are so many things we make instead of buying like soap, shampoo, laundry soap, toothpaste, deodorant and a few other things that slip my mind because I am probably thinking about what I will do if I run out or Earl Grey. My daughter sometimes gets a heat rash in the bend of her arm and my hubby has been knows to get one as well. He asked me if I had anything for a heat rash and I found a recipe that's suppose to work for diaper rash as well but lets not tell him that please.

RASH CREAM

Use equal parts coconut oil and corn starch. Whip the coconut oil with an electric mixer until its light and creamy, about 8 minutes. With a spatula mix in corn starch. When you have it mixed then you can use the mixer again. If you don't mix it first then the corn starch goes everywhere and your bowl looks smokey like you have dry ice in it. True story! I didn't want to make a ton of this so I just used 2 Tablespoons of each. Once it's mixed I added a few drops of lavender because it smells so good and a few drops of peppermint oil for its cooling effect. Its light and creamy and smells wonderful.

Notice how I label the container. That's very important when you make so many different things. Its not like if you use the wrong think it will harm you but I wouldn't want to brush my teeth with this and it does look a lot like my homemade toothpaste.

My hubby used the cream and did say it worked. Its always good when things work. That doesn't always happen.