Freshen Up

I saw these great little towelettes from Herban Essentials in a magazine recently and I thought they were such a great idea. Basically they’re just wet wipes made with natural ingredients. We will be travelling next month to Florida and I think I may pick these up to bring along since we won’t really be able to do laundry or anything. The lemon looks like a winner to me.

Typically when I am home I carry around my own version of these, which I make myself. In all fairness they are usually for baby butt wiping but they make a great refresher for me too. We use cloth wipes, which are just small squares of very soft flannel. Little baby washcloths also work great too. When we leave the house I just throw a few in a bag or small container and spritz them with a homemade essential oil concoction. I also threw them in the fridge the other day because it was so hot and just wiped my neck and face with them. Very refreshing when you feel grimy, hot and misused by the world. There are lots of options but I use the following solution:

• 8 ounces of distilled hot water
• 2 bags of chamomile tea
• 5 drops tea tree oil
• 1 teaspoon almond oil

Steep the tea in the water and then discard the teabags (or use again later) and then add the rest of the ingredients. Let it cool and put in a spray bottle. A few spritzes are usually all I need and this solution lasts for a while. The tea tree oil has anti-bacterial properties so it’s great for your hands too.

Via Herban Essentials