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« Reply #10 on: July 31, 2008, 07:50:18 PM » |
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I was looking at soap nuts, and I was curious if anyone had ever grown Chinese Soapberry indoors? I know it's a tree, so I'm not sure what it would do potted (large pot) and pruned.
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« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2008, 08:43:54 PM » |
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My wife buys organic laundry soap from the organic cooperative.
For personal hygiene, I soap only my butt with light virgin coconut oil soap. Aside from that I don't soap the rest of my body. My hands when they're dirty.
I do not shampoo nor soap my hair. When I do get a haircut I do shampoo with gugu, it is a traditional pure herb extract sold in the market.
For toothpaste, just water, if i feel a need, some of the virgin coconut oil soap.
For deodorant I use calamansi, a citrus, like lemon. But only when i feel the need.
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« Reply #12 on: September 14, 2008, 05:28:52 PM » |
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body and hair -> I use a mix of raw aloe vera, oranges, lemons, and habanero peppers teeth -> regular toothpaste (although I'm probably going to start using only strawberries when I go back to 100% raw paleo) deodarant -> I use the crystal stick (I don't like using this because the of the ammonium alum and potassium alum it contains but I've tried lemon & calamansi but they don't really work for me. I would continue to use natural alternatives but the office I work at doesn't like the body odor I have when not using the crystal....  ) |
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« Reply #13 on: September 14, 2008, 05:48:37 PM » |
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body and hair -> I use a mix of raw aloe vera, oranges, lemons, and habanero peppers teeth -> regular toothpaste (although I'm probably going to start using only strawberries when I go back to 100% raw paleo) deodarant -> I use the crystal stick (I don't like using this because the of the ammonium alum and potassium alum it contains but I've tried lemon & calamansi but they don't really work for me. I would continue to use natural alternatives but the office I work at doesn't like the body odor I have when not using the crystal.... ) I use a product called trust. It contains no aluminium, unlike most other deodorants, and you just put it on the hair under the arms, and it kills off the bacteria. Since the bacteria only reappear , smell-wise, after c.5 days, you only have to use it once every 5 days before going to bed. I don't know how strawberries would help re teeth |
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« Reply #14 on: September 14, 2008, 06:06:01 PM » |
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body and hair -> I use a mix of raw aloe vera, oranges, lemons, and habanero peppers teeth -> regular toothpaste (although I'm probably going to start using only strawberries when I go back to 100% raw paleo) deodarant -> I use the crystal stick (I don't like using this because the of the ammonium alum and potassium alum it contains but I've tried lemon & calamansi but they don't really work for me. I would continue to use natural alternatives but the office I work at doesn't like the body odor I have when not using the crystal.... ) Holy moley, habaneros on the body? I use Jason deoderant. Aluminum free. I like the herbs and spice variety. And it works great. |
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« Reply #15 on: September 14, 2008, 07:09:28 PM » |
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I don't know how strawberries would help re teeth Strawberries can help whiten your teeth. Holy moley, habaneros on the body? Yep, makes the skin tighter and helps toughen the skin. (for me at least) It does burn at first but you get used to that feeling quickly. |
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« Reply #16 on: September 14, 2008, 07:46:48 PM » |
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Do you guys feel that your body "odor" is less or non-existent since your dietary changes? I love the weekends because I can get away with not wearing deodorant, but at work that could get awkward, so I spread on the aluminum stuff ... but as lightly as possible these days. I used to use the Tom's stuff, but it seemed more annoying and messy, not to mention almost ineffective for my needs. Then again, I've been eating trash for the last 28 years, too. Was hoping that once I've done the more natural thing for long enough, I might not even need deodorant.
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« Reply #17 on: September 14, 2008, 08:52:53 PM » |
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No, I don't notice less body odor... actually I think eating a lot of meat makes my body odor worse, but it could be something else. It can get really bad actually :  applying apple cider vinegar (sometimes with a drop of tea tree oil) to my underarms at night and then washing off in the morning helps for the next day. also I find that taking cold showers instead of hot helps a lot too for some reason. sometimes I still need to use my Tom's deodorant. Just one or two swipes does the job. I read a lot of places that said eating red meat is a big factor in body odor. Part of me just doesn't want to believe that, but that's probably not good. I'd really like to not have to use anything, but I don't want to give up my red meat. Is body odor definitely a sign of unhealthiness? |
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« Reply #18 on: September 14, 2008, 10:21:02 PM » |
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I've read that, too. That's definitely a common theme on veg boards, and the mechanism they say is putrefaction of the meat in the intestines. But I've also heard that putrefaction doesn't occur with raw meats, just cooked, largely owing to the difficulty in digesting cooked foods. Maybe it just depends on the person?
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goodsamaritan
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« Reply #19 on: September 15, 2008, 02:11:57 AM » |
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Do you guys feel that your body "odor" is less or non-existent since your dietary changes? I love the weekends because I can get away with not wearing deodorant, but at work that could get awkward, so I spread on the aluminum stuff ... but as lightly as possible these days. I used to use the Tom's stuff, but it seemed more annoying and messy, not to mention almost ineffective for my needs. Then again, I've been eating trash for the last 28 years, too. Was hoping that once I've done the more natural thing for long enough, I might not even need deodorant.
I had zero body odor and had in fact sweet body odor during raw fruitarian. But I felt cold and became too thin so I went raw paleo. |
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