soap, shampoo, handwash etc. We will need to be careful once they figure this topical stuff out!
I'm unsure what a good handwash alternate is, however most people don't appreciate that they don't need to use soap or shampoo in the shower. Just scrub your body lightly with a washcloth and rinse your hair and you'll feel perfectly clean.
Most people have never had a shower without using soap and it'll seem strange at first, but trust me - it's completely unnecessary and you will be and feel perfectly clean afterwards.
Prepping Advice:
If the Shit Hits the Fan and the water is disconnected then I recommend using a few liters of water in a bucket and scrubbing your body with water and a hand towl. Be strategic and wash your face, chest, back, arms and legs, underarms and private parts last. You do not need soap.
Wipe down your face, underarms and private parts with baby wipes every few days to prevent skin irritation between washing with water - this works and it's what the military does.
You'll also need to buy lots of garbage bags for your poop. Tie off the bag and bury it later. Urine should be collected separately because it biodegrades rapidly so you can pour it on the garden.
If the water is out then you'll also need to regularly collect and treat river water because you'll need about two liters each day. Pass river water through cotton sheets to remove silt and debris and then treat it with pool chlorine 24 hours before you need it.
Make sure you measure the chlorine carefully so you use enough while not overdosing on it because consuming too much of it is dangerous.
This will produce the same quality water that normally comes from your taps because chlorine is what the municipal water treatment plants use.
Consider buying a eyedropper and adding a tiny drop of blue food coloring to your treated water so you never confuse it with untreated water you may be using for other purposes.
A container of pool chlorine powder will cost about $10 and last forever if stored correctly. It is superior to bleach because bleach has a shelf life of only six months before it's potency starts degrading. Iodine tablets work perfectly but they are ridiculously expensive. Boiling the water is another perfect method however you won't have power resources to waste if the mains power is also out.
Also make yourself a rocket stove. A 9 inch tall tube with a 4 inch diameter and a large hole at the bottom for airflow is perfect for heating meals for one person. Stack three large house bricks either side, put a small baking or cooling tray on top and you'll have a perfectly reliable and stable stove that will only require two 8 inch long sticks that are as thick as your thumb and a few handfuls of twigs.
Load the sticks and twigs from the top, stuff a single facial tissue in the big hole at the bottom and light it with a match.
It'll take about 30 seconds for the heat to dry out the twigs and then WOOSH! It'll turn into a flamethrower for a minute as the twigs burn down and the sticks dry out. The sticks will burn for about 10 minutes and the heat will be enough to bring two cups of water to a rolling boil in about six minutes and keep it boiling for about 4 minutes - more than long enough to heat a morning coffee or a can of stew, baked beans or soup for dinner.
If you've got a family then you'll need a slightly larger rocket stove. You can waste a LOT of money buying them online but you can also buy cheap stainless steel consumables like toilet roll holders and toilet brush holders for less than $10 that only need to some holes cut in them.
Finally, please buy some rice - you can buy huge 20 pound bags from Walmart for $9 that will make 100 large servings that are a perfect prepping staple because it can be added to beans, baked beans and canned soups and stews to pad them out into multiple meals.
If they are discussing it in the media, that means it’s already been tested on humans.
There are plenty of natural cleaners out there. Mineralize your skin and enhance your bathing experience. The body absorbs things through your pores.
Have made all our hygiene & cleaning items for years. Very easy to make - a few basic ingredients (cheap also) and you can make all your cleaning & hygiene products.
Toothpaste = baking soda & coconut oil (equal portions)
Deodorant = baking soda, coconut oil & a bit of beeswax
Windex = white vinegar (2 tbsp) and quart of distilled water
Dish soap is a bit more work - uses potassium hydrox instead of sodium (lye)
Laundry soap = washing powder (20 mule team), borax & fels naptha
Shampoo = baking soda in water followed by a rinse of acv vinegar in water
Basically white vinegar, coconut oil & baking soda you have everything you need for just about anything.
Caution with baking soda and teeth. It is too abrasive. So are the charcoal tooth scrubs. A blend of oils is all you need, amd is much less violent on your enamel. HealthyMouth (Heal Thy Mouth) has an oil blend for brushing. Just a few drops on your toothbrush. Their ingredient list is prob a good place to start researching this toothpaste alternative.
Just use Dr Bronners magic soap. Don't let the fine print sway your opinion of the product. It's good stuff. Only a handful of ingredients that you can immediately recognize. No sodium laureleth poison...A quart bottle lasts nearly a year.
You should already be using real soaps and natural lotions because the chemicals in body washes and shower gels contain xenoestrogens.
I'm unsure what a good handwash alternate is, however most people don't appreciate that they don't need to use soap or shampoo in the shower. Just scrub your body lightly with a washcloth and rinse your hair and you'll feel perfectly clean.
Most people have never had a shower without using soap and it'll seem strange at first, but trust me - it's completely unnecessary and you will be and feel perfectly clean afterwards.
Prepping Advice:
If the Shit Hits the Fan and the water is disconnected then I recommend using a few liters of water in a bucket and scrubbing your body with water and a hand towl. Be strategic and wash your face, chest, back, arms and legs, underarms and private parts last. You do not need soap.
Wipe down your face, underarms and private parts with baby wipes every few days to prevent skin irritation between washing with water - this works and it's what the military does.
You'll also need to buy lots of garbage bags for your poop. Tie off the bag and bury it later. Urine should be collected separately because it biodegrades rapidly so you can pour it on the garden.
If the water is out then you'll also need to regularly collect and treat river water because you'll need about two liters each day. Pass river water through cotton sheets to remove silt and debris and then treat it with pool chlorine 24 hours before you need it.
Make sure you measure the chlorine carefully so you use enough while not overdosing on it because consuming too much of it is dangerous.
This will produce the same quality water that normally comes from your taps because chlorine is what the municipal water treatment plants use.
Consider buying a eyedropper and adding a tiny drop of blue food coloring to your treated water so you never confuse it with untreated water you may be using for other purposes.
A container of pool chlorine powder will cost about $10 and last forever if stored correctly. It is superior to bleach because bleach has a shelf life of only six months before it's potency starts degrading. Iodine tablets work perfectly but they are ridiculously expensive. Boiling the water is another perfect method however you won't have power resources to waste if the mains power is also out.
Also make yourself a rocket stove. A 9 inch tall tube with a 4 inch diameter and a large hole at the bottom for airflow is perfect for heating meals for one person. Stack three large house bricks either side, put a small baking or cooling tray on top and you'll have a perfectly reliable and stable stove that will only require two 8 inch long sticks that are as thick as your thumb and a few handfuls of twigs.
Load the sticks and twigs from the top, stuff a single facial tissue in the big hole at the bottom and light it with a match.
It'll take about 30 seconds for the heat to dry out the twigs and then WOOSH! It'll turn into a flamethrower for a minute as the twigs burn down and the sticks dry out. The sticks will burn for about 10 minutes and the heat will be enough to bring two cups of water to a rolling boil in about six minutes and keep it boiling for about 4 minutes - more than long enough to heat a morning coffee or a can of stew, baked beans or soup for dinner.
If you've got a family then you'll need a slightly larger rocket stove. You can waste a LOT of money buying them online but you can also buy cheap stainless steel consumables like toilet roll holders and toilet brush holders for less than $10 that only need to some holes cut in them.
Finally, please buy some rice - you can buy huge 20 pound bags from Walmart for $9 that will make 100 large servings that are a perfect prepping staple because it can be added to beans, baked beans and canned soups and stews to pad them out into multiple meals.
Dr Bronners, for over 40 years. It cleans EVERYTHING.
Lye soap that cleans everything. Toothpaste, to dishes, shampoo, and floor cleaner all in one. It looks expensive but a little goes a long way.
If they are discussing it in the media, that means it’s already been tested on humans. There are plenty of natural cleaners out there. Mineralize your skin and enhance your bathing experience. The body absorbs things through your pores.
Fuck that I'm going full caveman.
Castile soap, thats the stuff.
Have made all our hygiene & cleaning items for years. Very easy to make - a few basic ingredients (cheap also) and you can make all your cleaning & hygiene products.
happy to share more please? I do bar soap and need to do more
Toothpaste = baking soda & coconut oil (equal portions) Deodorant = baking soda, coconut oil & a bit of beeswax Windex = white vinegar (2 tbsp) and quart of distilled water Dish soap is a bit more work - uses potassium hydrox instead of sodium (lye) Laundry soap = washing powder (20 mule team), borax & fels naptha Shampoo = baking soda in water followed by a rinse of acv vinegar in water
Basically white vinegar, coconut oil & baking soda you have everything you need for just about anything.
That’s all i can remember off the top of my head.
thank you kindly
Caution with baking soda and teeth. It is too abrasive. So are the charcoal tooth scrubs. A blend of oils is all you need, amd is much less violent on your enamel. HealthyMouth (Heal Thy Mouth) has an oil blend for brushing. Just a few drops on your toothbrush. Their ingredient list is prob a good place to start researching this toothpaste alternative.
It's a good thing I don't use any soaps. Water keeps me cleaner than soap with other people in my family.
Hippies used soap?
If I remember right, its more like "soap" air quotes with fingers. It never worked and you could smell them from a 100 feet away.
Rancid patchouili, weed and lice. Weclome to Marin County.
Just use Dr Bronners magic soap. Don't let the fine print sway your opinion of the product. It's good stuff. Only a handful of ingredients that you can immediately recognize. No sodium laureleth poison...A quart bottle lasts nearly a year.