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| I had gotten a couple of suggestions about how to clean up from oil massage and was wondering if there are any other suggestions as to cleaning supplies that are gentle on me and gentle on the enviornment when it comes to cleaning the toilet, tub, bathroom, kitchen, mopping floors, dusting, etc... I do use products like citrasol (sp?) but did not know if there were some more natural ways to clean.
thanks
continuing the journey,
seeker
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| I suggest looing in your local organic supermarket.
Mine sells a wide variety of both personal and household cleaning supplies.
Jonathon
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| Hey jonnie
that is where I currently by my cleaning products. In a thread I made on here I was advised baking soda to clean the tub, well it does pretty good. Even some of the organic cleaning products still bother my nose but the baking soda was fine.
thanks
seeker
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| Actually it's this forum I've read someone suggesting using baking soda and vinegar for washing your hair as well. In conjunction with this question, I'm wondering if there are any substitute to body wash as well? |
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| to clean oneself, an oil bath is fabulous. it's basicly a kind of sponge bath though. rub oil on, wipe oil off.
amazing. 
my clients who have MS, so they can't have hot showers and hate cold ones, have fallen in love with this old technique. |
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| I am not sure I completely understand, with no water and that gets you clean? or is it oil and then water? Thanks ZoeBird
seeker
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| no, it's just oil and a good wash cloth (that is, nice and soft, and absorbent).
essentially, you rub the oil on yourself (or wipe it on), let it sit for a few minutes, and then wipe it off. it removes dirt, dead skin cells, etc--and it leaves your skin SO nice.
it's actually the way that many nomadic cultures bathe their babies and elders particularly.
Edited by zoebird 2007-09-06 9:58 PM
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| Interesting, what sorts of oil are used? |
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| This makes sense to me. I had a bit of residue from a bandage on my arm, and soap wasn't doing anything to remove it. I rubbed a little oil on it, and like majic it washed away.  |
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| olive oil and coconut oil seems most common, but any one will do. i've used coconut, olive, almond, avocado, and even canola in a pinch.
i like using 'rich' oils, myself. |
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| In Arabia and North Africa, sand is also used instead of water.
In Islam, before a Muslim prays they should wash themselves and if water is not available (like in the middle of the desert) they are advised to use sand.
Jonathon
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| i think that sand would be a bit rough--but it does work.
the thing that cracks me up about Outward Bound is that they don't "let" people bathe. i think that's strange. why not at least bathe in a stream (water alone can be enough to get clean), or to use sand to get clean (plenty of sand in the world).
but apparently, NO. you have to be dirty. and that's so weird, because humans have been cleaning themselves in various ways for many years. long before the advent of showers. |
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| zoebird - 2007-09-08 8:55 PM
i think that sand would be a bit rough--but it does work.
Yes. It's not something I do myself. It was more of an 'interest' post
Incidently, Middle East desert sand is very fine and quite soft.
Dubai is famous for it's massive construction at the moment and the ironic thing is that it's experiencing a shortage of sand for the cement.
We are surrounded by it but it's just too fine so has to be imported.
Jonathon
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| that's wild. i like the 'soft' sand of many deserts and beaches. it's pretty amazing. i suppose it wouldn't be too rough. and it sure would exfoliate! |
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| tubeseeker - 2007-09-06 2:53 PM
I had gotten a couple of suggestions about how to clean up from oil massage and was wondering if there are any other suggestions as to cleaning supplies that are gentle on me and gentle on the enviornment when it comes to cleaning the toilet, tub, bathroom, kitchen, mopping floors, dusting, etc... I do use products like citrasol (sp?) but did not know if there were some more natural ways to clean.
If you're willing not to use detergent at all, you can use microfiber cloths.
A friend of mine uses them for everything (floor, bathroom, kitchen, etc.), even the dishes |
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| microfiber cloths, I will look into that, thanks
what about for drains when the oil builds up in them? And are there any cleaning products that are good on for the car as well? |
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| we pour boiling water down the drains first, to see if that clears them. and if not, then we use Earth Friendly Products' Natural Earth Enzymes Drain Opener. they have a web site here: http://www.ecos.com
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