Category Archives: ecology

Homemade Coconut oil deodorant

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Back by popular demand…well, okay, only one person asked about this, but I thought perhaps it was time to repost about the homemade coconut oil deodorant I made previously.  And I can’t recall if I came back to give an update on how it worked or not—but yeah, it does work.  And it’s economical, too, as this recipe lasted months.  No chemicals, no preservatives (other than the salt in the baking soda)…and you’re not adding to the trash pile because you’re not throwing away another stupid plastic container…and you’re not exposing yourself to aluminum….so a win-win.

Here it is:

5-6 TBSP Coconut Oil (more in winter, less in summer)
1/4 cup cornstarch OR arrowroot powder (if you have very sensitive skin)
1/4 cup baking soda
4-6 drops essential oil (optional-tea tree or lavender would be my pick)

What you’ll do:

1. Mix the cornstarch (or arrowroot powder) and baking soda together in a small bowl with a spoon.

2. Melt or soften the coconut oil in a double boiler (glass bowl over a boiling pot of water) or set the coconut oil outside for a few minutes (it melts at 76 degrees). The original recipe does not say to melt the coconut oil but I find it makes mixing and pouring so much easier.

3. Add the dry ingredients to the coconut oil and mix with a spoon until well combined.

4. Add essential oils, if you are using them, and mix well.

5. You can pour or scoop this into your old deodorant container once it’s all combined. Let it sit until firm again. If you are very impatient (like me) you can stick it in the refrigerator for a few minutes to speed up the cooling process.

Note: If you use an old deodorant tube you will most likely need to store it in the refrigerator because coconut oil melts at 76 degrees. Also, ONLY roll up as much as you need. If you roll up too much it will fall out onto the floor (ahem-I know this to be true). My PREFERRED method for using THIS deodorant is to just keep it in a glass container with a lid in my bathroom and apply it with my fingers. Yes, my fingers. It’s really not as strange as it sounds once you try it. 🙂 – See more at: http://blog.lexienaturals.com/2012/08/simple-homemade-deodorant.html#sthash.9wx8BoIC.dpuf

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Okay, my own recipe differs from this in that I don’t use cornstarch or arrowroot–two things I can’t have because of the gluten intolerance.   I also use Bob’s Red Mill baking soda because it is mined without using chemicals.

I mix the coconut oil and baking soda in equal parts–so I would mix 1/4 c. of oil + 1/4 c. of baking soda.

I don’t add the essential oil for two reasons– One is that it is expensive, and two – I still can’t tolerate fragrances.  And I don’t think it is a necessity….the coconut has a nice aroma to it, anyway, so it’s more overkill, to me.  It’s really just a personal choice in what you prefer.

I use a glass container to melt the coconut oil (I put the oil in the jar, and then put it on the coffee maker’s hotplate and let it melt that way).  Then I add the baking soda.  Put it in the refrigerator to solidify…and voila!  Deodorant that you can eat!  Ha.

 

10 Biggest Oil Spills in History

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We don’t hear a lot about oil spills in other parts of the world…we’re lucky if we hear about ALL of them in our little corner of the world…so I thought I’d post this on the worst that has happened.

From the Gulf War in Kuwait:

The largest oil spill the world has seen exacted little permanent damage on coral ecosystems and local fisheries, according to a report by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission at Unesco. The study concluded that about half the oil evaporated, one-eighth of it was recovered and another quarter washed ashore, mostly in Saudi Arabia.

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I found it hard to believe that this spill had not done a lot of damage…especially now that there are cases of MERS in Saudi Arabia that are on the increase.

Could oil spills from over a decade ago be impacting the immune health of the folks there? I don’t know for sure, but it is a possibility. Something has compromised their immune systems…GMO’s, grain-based diet, chemicals…and on.  I would start looking at the folks whom have survived it and do detailed investigation into their diet and what chemicals they have been exposed to.

I found this website that not only dismisses the idea that there wasn’t a lot of damage, but the spill was not an accident–but a deliberate act of environmental warfare.  (I highlighted the text with my mouse so I could read it.  Black and white, people. Black and white, if you want a person to read what you write.)  (haha. poet and don’t know it.)

Not only did they have to contend with the oil spill on the land and water, but then they had an oily rain to deal with.  Good Grief.  If your land is polluted, the normally beneficial rain cannot help do its work of cleansing the Earth, as well as replenishing the water supply, and nourishing the plant life.  All life stops the minute the water supply is polluted.

 

 

 

 

Study links Monsanto pesticide with gluten intolerance

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You know what really bothers me about this story?  They already know that pesticides, herbicides, and chemical fertilizers destroy the immune system.  It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that multiplying the chemical is going to do more harm.

So if the immune system begins in the gut, and chemicals destroy the gut…intolerance to problematic grains is a no-brainer.

Can the USDA, FDA, or anybody with a brain and ethics in Washington do something about this? Or is money going to once again trump common sense and forward thinking of not only the present day but the future, as well…..?

Debunking geoengineering/chemtrail apologists

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Dane Wigington was on a radio show talking about his research on chemtrails.  He actually has facts to back up what he says…unlike the disinformation troll, Craig Berman.

When Wigington questions his “facts” and asks him to back it up, he repeatedly avoids naming any factual data.  The most glaring example of his lack of knowledge of the 1990 Hughes Aircraft patent I blogged about here.

The particles may be seeded by dispersal from seeding aircraft; one exemplary technique may be via the jet fuel as suggested by prior work regarding the metallic particles. Once the tiny particles have been dispersed into the atmosphere, the particles may remain in suspension for up to one year. It is understood that the above-described embodiment is merely illustrative of the possible specific embodiments which may represent principles of the present invention. Other arrangements may readily be devised in accordance with these principles by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. * * * * 

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It is utterly ridiculous that the folks sounding the alarm are the “leftists”.  I was laughed off of “leftist” websites for bringing up chemtrails.  Like vaccine injury, “leftists” scoff at geoengineering.  Or if they acknowledge that it is occurring, they have drunk the Gates Koolaid and believe that geoengineering is good for the climate….when by accounts of chemtrails blocking rain and holding heat in– it is doing the exact opposite.  And since when is it ever a good thing to spray heavy metals into the atmosphere?

Finally, knowing what I know about Wall Street bankers betting on folks like myself losing our homes…it would not surprise me at all that they are doing the same thing with the weather.  As the book Den of Thieves illustrated–they are greedy and will lie, cheat, and steal to make even more money.  Anyone who would make money off of taking someone’s home away from them will have no qualms about making people ill, causing drought and wildfires, and causing the destruction of the planet.

 

 

Eye Candy from Canada

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More eye candy from Canada.

I was going to remark on how beautiful #2 was, but as my gaze lifted from the orange ball, I see chemtrails across the sky.  And today, I’m outside taking Pookie out for potty, and I look up–there are three chem trails sprayed in one direction and two in another, crossing over each other.  Guess where they were?   Over my sis’ house.  I looked all around the sky, and could not see any more in any direction.  Curious, eh?  Also, they were spraying every day leading up to the day I got my migraine.

Anyway, #17 is gorgeous.

And Canadians get more than their fair share of rainbows… 🙂

 

 

 

First Nations people protest Royals

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In news that you won’t read about in the mainstream media–Warrior Publications has a post up of the indigenous folks protesting the Royals.

…or if you do hear about it, it will be in a negative light….as in they have no right to their land or to protest.

Eye Candy

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This week’s photos of lovely Canada…

Number 1 is awe-inspiring….the wonder of it all…

#4 is so wonderfully serene…letting go of the worries of the day…

#7 shows the paradox–the seals have adapted to our intrusion into the natural world, landing on top of the dock (or whatever that thing is that they’re on)…while the huge ship floats behind them.   We give very little care to how we have impacted nature…while nature does its best to adapt.

 

#10 – another great pic of a beach that is unspoiled–no plastic bottles or trash to be seen. Wonderful.

#12- a horseback ride on the beach at sunset…awesome.

#13 – Bunny!

Funny story–I was out in the yard doing yard stuff when a bunny was frightened by my presence.  I joked with my daughter that I scared the foo-foo out of bunny foo-foo. Haha.

#22 love the rainbow, natch.

#24 looove this picture–a quiet water, but there is so much more underneath….

Another awesome view on #28

Enjoy. 🙂

 

 

 

 

 

They’re killing environmentalists

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DN! had a piece up yesterday on environmentalists being killed for trying to protect the land, air, and water…for all of us.

147 killed in 2012, compared with 51 in 2002…nearly three times as many.

Jose DeSilva (sp?) says what Joe Kane said in Savages— that some poor person will accept the dinero of the corporations and aid in the destruction of the forest.  This is how they divided tribe members in Savages–they picked a few vulnerable ones and split the loyalties. Divide and Conquer in action….

As you listen to the video, it is really shocking how this is going on and not being reported.  I mean, how obvious is it that these are deliberate acts…an axe in the head of an environmentalist…Penetra being murdered right after speaking out for the environment…and we never hear of this in the lame media?  Yet…they are right there to label environmentalists as nuts and whackos who should be condemned.