Shaving with Olive Oil and Baking Soda

I was still determined to replace all of my shower products!  So, I started reading on what were good products for shaving that are considered "organic".  Not much out there to purchase that are truly organic and not expensive.

Then I started to read on how to Make an organic shaving cream.  Most of the recipes were very, very involved, all involving a double boiler.  I kept thinking(um, this is shaving cream), and started to remember that back in the day, I used to shave with all things, baby oil. Yes, it also made my bath tub VERY slick.

I started searching for alternatives to shaving cream, and found that Extra Virgin Olive Oil was a great substitute.  It's nice to your skin, and you don't need much. After talking to my friend Lori, she said that a friend told her that Baking Soda was another great alternative to shaving(make the hair dry out so the razor has something to grab).  We both didn't realize that if you use a both, Olive Oil AND Baking Soda, it softens the skin and helps grab that hair(which is what she found out later from that same friend).






I put my finger tips in the Olive Oil, then grab a little Backing soda, rub it together, and put on the area that I plan to shave.  Yes, your razor will need to be rinsed out well after you shave that area, because it gets filled with the Baking Soda.  It does work though!  Getting used to not seeing where you shaved might bother some, but I have always used my hand as a guide(feeling) to see if an area was shaved enough.  It works great!  And your skin is smooth because of the oil.

I keep the Olive Oil and Baking Soda in separate containers that can be closed near my shower.  I just open them and set them to where I can reach them when I plan on shaving.

It works! I am very happy with it!  And I don't have to run out and buy shaving cream anymore.   I WIN!

If anyone has another recipe or idea for shaving, let me know.  Thank you again for reading and following my path to becoming Organic.