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Soapnuts in Tea Towels

hellaD — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:30:51 +0000

click to view a gallery of full-sized photos BUY THIS: USA/Canada :: Europe The ultimate earth-friendly laundry detergent. Soapnuts have been used for everything from removing lice to silver polish. They are actually helpful for sewer systems, and can be reused for several laundry loads. The pouch is made from recycled tea towels (colors vary) and can be tossed [...]
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Birthday Binging

hellaD — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:56:48 +0000

Some of you may be wondering where I disappeared to for so long…it all began with Canadian Thanksgiving which is a week before my birthday. Thanksgiving kicked off an eating binge that lasted about three weeks and left me in a state of indigestion that has lasted another month! Prior to Thanksgiving we had been [...]
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Traditional Shampoo and Urban Laundry

hellaD — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:32:48 +0000

I first came across soapnuts when I was living in Myanmar/Burma in 1999. I was working at a remote hotel on the shore of the mystical Inle Lake in Shan State. My oven was made from a large barrel and was wood-fired, whenever the kitchen staff noticed me making a move to try to get [...]
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Uses of Soapnuts

hellaD — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:58:41 +0000

I’ve been using soapnuts for just about everything lately. They are especially handy for doing laundry. All you have to do is tie up 5 berries in a muslin or net bag and toss it in with your laundry. I like to add a few drops of musk oil, and a bit of [...]
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