17. Making Your Own Body Care Products, with Dayna Hutchins

The average bar of soap costs $3.54-$4.99, lasting about 25 showers. For my family, this would add up to as much as $125 a year! With us today, is my herbalist mentee, Dayna Hutchins. Dayna has been making her family’s soaps, lotions, shampoo, chapstick, deodorant, and more. Want to know how much you can save making your own soap? Listen to this fascinating episode! Dayna also offers helpful tips for beginners, like how to change the color of your soap without dyes and how to treat a lye burn. We also discuss the health benefits of sticking with ingredients you can pronounce, and how sometimes natural ingredients can be disguised as scary sounding names on the label. Mentioned was the Environmental Working Group, found at www.ewg.org. Dayna has offered to share additional resources and her product list, which you can receive by subscribing to our email list at the bottom of the page at www.laureltreewellnessllc.com. Thank you for listening, and be sure to share with your loved ones!