[AchievingConfidence]

Hey! I totally used to do this! I didn't really notice anything different about me though. Maybe I'll try again soon. And I use homemade toothpaste because there are just so many chemicals in the store bought crap that I decided to try it and I never looked back. It does taste awful, but my mouth feels so much cleaner after for longer and I feel better throughout the day. Once you get past the taste, it is great. I also oil cleanse my face. I used to have horrible acne, so bad that I had to take accutane which is a drug that causes birth defects if you get pregnant while on it. It cleared a lot of it, but since I didn't exactly take it the whole period I was told to, I didn't get the full benefits. I used to use harsh chemicals for acne to clean my face before and my skin would be super dry or not clean and oily within the next hour. After I tried oil cleansing (and gave my skin adequate time to adjust) I found that the basic chemistry principle of like dissolves like is totally true. You have to experiment with oils to see the right combination for your skin type and let yourself adjust, but after that... well, I have super soft and smooth skin with no greasy feeling. Yes, I still get some acne, but it does not stay as long as it used to. I still have my deep acne scars, but my oil and sugar combination is making them less noticeable. Remember, whatever you put on your skin will be absorbed into your body, so make it healthy! Also, I use olive oil and you can use it for so many other things. It's great. If only I could find a nail polish and nail polish remover that wasn't full of chemicals...