The more time we spend around ancestral food, the more other ancestral practices begin to filter into our lives as well - our clothing may change, our lighting and screen time may evolve, and our skin, hair and general body care may change as well. Many ancestral methods of caring for the body involved simple food products that could be applied to skin or hair or even injuries. Of course, apothecaries existed for more expensive and sometimes even toxic compounds, just like we suffer from today, but many beauty routines, even for the upper classes, just involved simple food products.
Today we will share some of the edible and accessible routines we use to care for our skin, as well as our historical hair routines, and we will discuss the benefits of our food as well as our topical care. We are always curious to hear from our listeners about their routines as well, and we have learned much from our supporter community on Discord as well! If you have methods you enjoy we would love to hear about them, and if you try and like any of ours, do let us know!
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What We Talked About:
- What we last ateA review from JillyBeanTeemill Bags and Swag!What is beauty and what is it for?Alison's Face RoutineRob's Face WashAndrea's Sugar ScrubWhipped Tallow (is it really so easy? Yes it is)Alison's Historical Hair RoutineWhat do Rob and Gabriel do?Andrea's Historical Hair RoutineWhat's it like to start washing with clay?Preventing sunburnKombucha and scoby usesHoney for woundsOatmeal: Why it's good for skinMore episodes you might like!
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Resources:
Episode 76: Essential Oils in an Ancestral Kitchen
Katherine Hair Care
Episode 64: Better Broths and Healing Tonics
Hunter & Gather Mayonnaise
Elly's Every Day Soapmaking (Two AMAZING YouTube channels!)
Episode 127: How to Render Fat at Home (With Q&A!)
Rhassoul Clay that Andrea uses
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