Today I’m sharing my very basic, very natural, morning routine. It’s a no fuss approach, with a dash of self-care, for busy mamas.
Many of the products are locally made, so you can feel extra good about supporting small businesses. I’ve made progress over the past couple years, in switching some items around the house to more natural products. The breakup with chemicals is a long, hard one. I like to make the changes small, and slow, so that they will actually stick. Slow & steady wins the race, and all that.
First step, is my DIY Toner {made from Witch Hazel, Rose Water & essential oils}. I spritz it on cotton pads and gently wipe on my face {sometimes on my neck & back too}. Then I use a facial serum from Sweet Living Co. to moisturize my face. I’ve mostly used their Lavender & Perilla Seed blend, but they have a few to choose from. I spent years moisturizing my face with cream, but it still had so many dry spots. I finally made the switch to a serum over a year ago & LOVE how it makes my skin feel and glow!
A big change we made a while ago, was to a natural deodorant. I started using it and then when Marcus realized that it actually smelled quite nice {and non-girly}, he switched too. I find it very soothing on my sensitive skin too. My fave is All Natural from Rooted. It works great even in the summer heat when we’re sweating more. My other bit of skin care, and self-care, is putting a dab of Lavender essential oil on my wrists & under my nose. Starting the day off calm is a a good first step, don’t you think?
You can use what ever brand of essential oil you prefer, but I do highly recommend the Young Living products. We’ve been enjoying them a lot around our house since December. Lavender has been a long time favourite essential oil of mine, and compared to a couple other brands I’ve tried, this one definitely has the best scent to me.
The last part of my morning skin care routine is all about lips. I adore the lip balms from Handmade Therapy {which she sadly, no longer sells}. I’m working through the last of my stash of that. They’re made right here in Calgary, and are uber moisturizing. I’ve started using a tinted lip balm from Sweet Living Co. too. It gives just enough colour to my lips to make me feel a little extra special. I very recently began using Lip Salvation from Rooted, which I’m enjoying so far. In Calgary, you can never have too many lip balm options!