My beginning to an end

So lately I've been looking at how much money my family spends on luxury items such as shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, lotion, even toothpaste. Often times I wonder how we evolved to needing so many things to feel our best day to day. Our ancestors didn't have zinc oxide or special fragrances and they still thrived. How can we bring things back to basics and be more thrifty at the same time? Lately I've been perusing "naturalist" websites and blogs picking out the overly intensive ones (ie. go milk your goat). So here are the trials and tribulations of my attempt at a more Humble approach to modern Luxuries.