Hi everyone!
So I'm back from a little break.
It's summer time, the weather has been amazing, so I decided to take some time off for myself
and just go to the beach, enjoy the sunshine.
I also read quite a few books and learned a lot of new things, so I'll definitely be
sharing them in the next videos.
Today I'm going to share with you my shower and hygiene routine, and that's everything
from toothcare to hygiene, you know, my DIY deodorant, footcare, bodycare - everything
like that.
So I hope you're going to enjoy it, and let's jump right in!
So as soon as I get up in the morning, I go straight to the bathroom and brush my teeth.
At the moment I'm loving the Earthpaste toothpaste, which is a totally natural toothpaste.
I'm all for DIY in my life, but before trying to make it myself I wanted to get one already
made and see if I like it, then buy all the ingredients and maybe next time I'll try the
DIY version for myself.
But right now, I'm loving it, it tastes amazing, it makes my teeth really strong and white.
Right after I finish, I go to my kitchen and grab the sunflower oil, and I do my oil pulling.
If you don't know what it is, I made a video about it a while ago, and I'll link to it
in my description box.
I do that for around 20 minutes, and while I do that I just do, you know, check my emails,
answer to emails, do anything like that.
Afterwards, I usually go for a power walk or a little run with my dog, so I come back
all hot and sweaty, and I generally jump into the shower.
Maybe you already know but I don't use any soap usually, I just use some cool water an
exfoliating glove - something like this.
It's nice because it's gentle, but it removes any dead skin cells.
Sometimes, once a week or something like that, if I remember, I might use the dry skin brushing.
These brushes you can get them from anywhere - from any drugstore or health store, I guess
anywhere really.
They're super cheap.
So I use that on dry skin before I take a shower.
It's really good because it improves the lymph flow, it really energizes you, and of course
it helps you get rid of cellulite.
Roughly once a week, because it's hot and I sweat a lot these days, I'll use the Aleppo
soap, and I've talked about it already once or twice on my channel, but it's a soap from
Syria with laurel oil, and I really like it because it's so nourishing, but it cleanses
so well, and it really helps with body acne or scaling, or dryness, itchiness - anything
like that.
So I use that around once a week.
All I do is lather it on my skin and then wash it off with my exfoliating glove as always.
I usually shave once or twice a week - I'm very lucky because I have blonde hair, so
they aren't really visible.
Yeah, that might be too much information.
The nicest thing for shaving that I discovered recently is the same old Aleppo soap.
It gives you a super close shave, but it also leaves your legs and whatever you're shaving
super soft and really nourished.
So all I do is just lather it on my legs and then shave it.
I usually shave using my disposable Gillette Venus razors.
While in the shower, I also wash my face with water and I always use cool water for both
my body and my face.
Once I get out of the shower, I don't apply any oil on my skin or on my body because I
don't like any extra oil on my skin, it's already hot, I don't need any more heavy things
on my face.
But I do apply some oil on my soles because I always wear flip flops, I'm always out and
about walking, so my feet get super dry, and they need some special attention.
So for that I've been using sweet almond oil, and it's honestly one of the best oils for
feet.
I also love shea butter, but I'm out of it at the moment, so sweet almond oil is the
next best bet.
Afterwards, it's time to apply a deodorant, and this is my DIY one.
I don't know if you remember the video I made a while ago with my Paleo bathroom tour, and
I told you that I was looking for a good recipe for a DIY deodorant.
A lot of you gave me a lot of ideas, and I'm so glad that recently I found this particular
recipe which I've been really enjoying.
It's the best deodorant I've ever used, and I'll definitely be making a video about it
as soon as I get some shea butter because that's what it needs.
It's just shea butter, coconut oil, cornstarch, baking soda and pepperming oil.
Peppermint oil is amazing because it makes you feel really fresh and it's cooling on
hot summer days.
After that, all I do is I apply some rosewater on my face, and that's it.
I'm done and I'm ready to face the day.
In the evening, if I've been sweating a lot, if it's been a hot day, then I generally just
take a shower, just rinse myself with cool water without using the exfoliating glove.
It's perfect because it cools me down, prepares me for sleep,relaxes me, and I love it.
However, if it's not been a very hot day, if I haven't really gone out of the house
too much, if I still feel fresh, then I feel fine going to bed without taking a shower.
It's good to let my skin rest sometimes.
Afterwards, again just like in the morning, I apply the sweet almond oil if I remember
it because sometimes I forget.
But my feet definitely remind me that the next morning because they're dry, so I really
try and apply my oils to my souls every single morning and every single evening, and that
really makes a huge difference.
It's very important to nourish my hair as well because it's usually out in the sun for
a while every single day, and the sun is brutal here, so I apply 2-3 drops of jojoba oil or
sweet almond oil to my hair ends most nights if I remember.
I just put my palms under running water just to dampen them a bit and then apply the drops
of oil on them, I rub my palms together and then I just apply that to more or less the
lower half of my hair.
Then all I do is just wrap it up in a bun and I go to sleep.
I love sleeping with a bun because, well, it just prevents my hair from getting knotted
and from breaking.
My hubby appreciates that, too, because he hates having my hair in his mouth.
As a last step, I again wipe my face with some rosewater, and that's it.
If I've been in the sun that day, if I've been swimming in the sea or if my skin is
feeling dry for any reason, then I might apply some pumpkin seed oil on my face and my body,
which doesn't happen very often, probably once a month, but pumpkin seed oil is definitely
one of my new favourites for skincare.
Then I brush my teeth again with my Earthpaste, which I alternate once or twice a week with
baking soda mixed with a bit of water into a paste.
Or charcoal which is amazing for whitening the teeth.
So I didn't mention anything about my haircare apart from a few little things just because
there will be a separate video with my current haircare routine.
I've gone back to my old favourite and I'm sooooooooooo happy about it.
Can you guess what that old favourite is?
Let me know in the comments if you think you know.
I hope that you've enjoyed watching this.
Please let me know what your routine looks like if you're using any of the things I mentioned
today.
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I'll see you in my next video.
Bye!