Want to save thousands? Give up shop-bought toiletries

Ditching all cosmetics and beauty products has saved one New Zealand woman thousands of dollars – and she says if other people realised how easy it was to make your own, they would probably do the same.

Lucy AitkenRead gave up shampoo five years ago as part of a quest to save money when she and her husband first had children. She wrote a book about the experience, which became popular around the world.

Now, she has been a year without any commercial beauty products, including things such as shower gell, toothpaste, sunscreen and deodorant.

Her new book, Freedom Face, offers a how-to guide to help others who want to do the same.  

from
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/money/89402800/Want-to-save-thousands-Give-up-shop-bought-toiletries