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Soapnuts in Tea Towels

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

Soapnuts and upcycled laundry pouch for sale. Earth-friendly and sustainable.
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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 hydrogen peroxide [...]
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