Usually in Minnesota we still have snow right now so I am savoring every 50+ degree day that we have had the last few weeks. Everyday we are outside. We don’t even care if it is raining. We just want to be outside either running around, playing with the chickens or doing yard work. It just feels so good to be outside.
Yesterday while shopping we encountered a teenager who was totally red from the sun. I felt so bad for her. Us Minnesotans are not use to using sunscreen this early in the year so I guess that I couldn’t blame her for not thinking of bringing sunscreen to her track meet earlier in the day. She did tell me that she learned her lesson and was telling others to start wearing sunblock and to protect their skin. She is a wise teenager.
I haven’t yet found or created a sunscreen recipe that I feel works great, but I do have a summer face wash recipe that includes Carrot Seed oil which is by nature, a sun barer. I like things to be easy so adding oils that help my skin into my face soap just makes sense to me. Here is the recipe so that you can try it at home too.
1 Foaming Pump bottle (you can reuse the one that you were just about to throw out because it ran out of soap)
2 TBSP of Dr. Bronner’s Mild Castile Liquid Soap (an additional TBSP can be added if you like a thicker foam, but it is not necessary to cleanse your face)
3 Drops of Youngliving Carrot Seed Oil
5 Drops of Youngliving Melacueca Oil
3 Drops of Youngliving Frankincense Oil
2 Drops of Youngliving Lavender Oil
And there you have it. This recipe is easier and faster than running to the store to buy a container of face soap. The whole recipe comes together in less than 3 minutes. You gotta love that!