HOMEMADE LAUNDRY SOAP

     I've decided I'm going to make more of my everyday body care and household cleaning products. I love DIY and I like saving money! So it makes sense. Today I whipped up a batch of laundry soap made using only a few ingredients. The hardest thing to find was the washing soda - which I eventually found at Canadian Tire, but it is also readily available online too!

Laundry soap is not only pricey, it also contains toxic chemicals. You may think it doesn't really matter because you're only using it to wash your clothes, but the health hazardous ingredients in laundry detergents are harmful to your health and the environment! 

For starters, laundry detergents contains "fragrance" which are derived from petroleum and include things like carcinogenic benzene derivatives, aldehydes, toluene, and a bunch of other toxic chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects, allergic reactions, and central nervous system disorders. Good times.

There are other problematic ingredients in laundry detergents like chemical surfactants, stabilizers and brighteners. The list goes on but I'll save you the details. Basically, conventional laundry soap is BAD NEWS.

Using homemade laundry detergent helps you avoid all those health destructive laundry chemicals, and make your clothes last longer. Plus, your skin won't get irritated, and your nose, lungs, and entire body will thank you for avoiding synthetic scents!

ABOUT ME

  

Hello! I'm Anastasia Akasha Kaur. It is my pleasure to be of service to those interested in being happy and healthy. I've devoted my life to cultivating my curiosity in optimum health and well-being, and I love to share what I've discovered along the way.

My professional pursuits have led me down many paths. As a Registered Holistic Nutritional Consultant and Certified Yoga Teacher, I've operated an organic bakery, yoga studio, and wildcrafting business.  I helped manage a busy downtown Toronto health food store, and then created Anointment Natural Skin Care, now one of Canada's premier holistic cosmetics companies. 

I live in Nova Scotia where I work as a Young Living Independent Distributor, Virtual Assistant, and Holistic Health Consultant. I've been rocking a natural lifestyle since I was 14 years old. One day I told my mom I was going vegetarian (though I'm not now), so she bought me two cookbooks to help me out. As I gradually evolved into a granola eating nature girl, I was offered a job at the local health food store one day when I was shopping.  I said yes with no hesitation. Turns out I wasn't the girl they were supposed to offer the job to! I like to think of it as divine intervention. Taking that job changed my life! I didn't know a thing about herbs or supplements, but I dove right into the on-the-job training and loved learning every single thing about holistic health and whole food nutrition. The learning and sharing hasn't stopped since then ~ I've been involved in the natural health and wellness field for over 25 years. 

Becoming a mother was the ultimate experience in the application of all my years of natural living and learning. I love being a mom and raising kids who are healthy and strong. I've learned a lot about how to support and recover from the intense experiences of motherhood and life such as pregnancy, labour, the day-to-day life of child rearing, aging into menopause, and of course the stress of marriage and divorce. Throughout it all I experienced the power of whole foods, natural remedies and holistic healing for everything from menstrual cramps to anxiety (and everything in between), and I love helping women feel amazing by ditching toxins and living healthier lives. 

HOLIDAY DIY

 Gifts made by hand are so special. They are infused with love because you took the time to slow down and MAKE something which is so rare these days. They are also precious because you infused them with your creative talents, and that is priceless. Here are some ideas for your very own DIY Christmas!