Baking in the Bathroom – Oil and Salt

 

OIL  I’m talking plant oils here, so no mineral oil, petroleum, etc.  There are tons to choose from, all having different nutrients and properties to offer.  I generally use/start with Olive Oil simply because it’s abundant in this house, but I have used Grapeseed Oil (lighter, good for damaged skin), Coconut oil (solid at room temp, great alone as a skin moisturizer), and Jojoba (closest to human sebum) to name a few.  Drop by your local grocery store to get started right away.  When you are ready to expand your collection, check out Mountain Rose Herbs for more.

SALT  Yeah, salt.  This article is mostly about oil, but salt does a great job of exfoliating rough/dry skin.  There are many gourmet salts on the market, but plain old NaCl will do.  You could branch out with sea salt (it’s softer) and epsom salt (not for consumption), but this is about using what you have, so, use what you have!


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Kodiak Fire Starter

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I asked Mike From Skills and Gear if he would mind doing a guest article this week while I am on vacation and he banged out an awesome one! Enjoy.

 

Kodiak Fire Starter

James asked me to do a guest article while he was on vacation so I thought long and hard on what I wanted to talk about with you guys. I happened to be watching a show that reminded me of how much useless garbage there is on the market I and I just wanted to introduce you to one such piece of crap. I thought I might take a shot as a pitch man for this product and give them a new sales line while I’m at it so here goes. Now introducing the Kodiak Fire Starter, It’s not that it doesn’t work, it just doesn’t work well. Now that I have summed up the product let’s get into specifics.

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