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Smells Good
So, over the months I've been replacing various household chemicals and personal products with earth/body friendlier versions as the other versions have run out, and as such a few reviews/recommendations.
Burt's Bees Vitamin E Body & Bath Oil with Sweet Almond Oil and Lemon Oil
I love lemon scents, I like lemon desserts and foods etc. It really is one of my favourite smells. This body oil I got as part of my two-pronged exterior approach to avoiding or minimising stretchmarks. If you don't mind rubbing oil onto your body, then this works well.
Alba's Hawaiian Kukui Nut Body Butter
The second prong of the belly care approach, a yummy smelling body butter. It smells a lot like the Body Shop's Nut Butter actually, but it was cheaper and Whole Foods is easier to get to than the Body Shop, and I believe that the Alba version has less chemicals and is more natural and organic. Another of those products that smells good enough to eat.
Nature's Gate Handsoap
From their Organics line, the Lemongrass and Clary Sage smells divine. I want to wash my hands ridiculously often because of the way that stuff smells, yummy. 100% vegan too. I bought this particular scent because it was on sale at Whole Foods, even though the other fragrances in the same handsoap line weren't. It certainly hasn't let me down choice wise, and I don't think that stocking up on 4 bottles was nearly enough :P
Lemon Mate Mist Air Freshener & Fragrance
Who knew air/toilet freshener could smell this good. Plus, all it is is natural lemon oils and lemon essence in a non-aerosol mist cannister. None of the gazillion chemicals that are usually in air fresheners, and you don't feel like you're choking after using it. There are also lime and orange versions that I will eventually try. And a tiny little bit of this stuff goes a really long way, and it's way more effective at actually getting rid of bad smells, rather than what ends up happening with most air fresheners, which just seem to add another layer on top of the unpleasant smell you were trying to get rid of in the first place.
Burt's Bees Vitamin E Body & Bath Oil with Sweet Almond Oil and Lemon Oil
I love lemon scents, I like lemon desserts and foods etc. It really is one of my favourite smells. This body oil I got as part of my two-pronged exterior approach to avoiding or minimising stretchmarks. If you don't mind rubbing oil onto your body, then this works well.
Alba's Hawaiian Kukui Nut Body Butter
The second prong of the belly care approach, a yummy smelling body butter. It smells a lot like the Body Shop's Nut Butter actually, but it was cheaper and Whole Foods is easier to get to than the Body Shop, and I believe that the Alba version has less chemicals and is more natural and organic. Another of those products that smells good enough to eat.
Nature's Gate Handsoap
From their Organics line, the Lemongrass and Clary Sage smells divine. I want to wash my hands ridiculously often because of the way that stuff smells, yummy. 100% vegan too. I bought this particular scent because it was on sale at Whole Foods, even though the other fragrances in the same handsoap line weren't. It certainly hasn't let me down choice wise, and I don't think that stocking up on 4 bottles was nearly enough :P
Lemon Mate Mist Air Freshener & Fragrance
Who knew air/toilet freshener could smell this good. Plus, all it is is natural lemon oils and lemon essence in a non-aerosol mist cannister. None of the gazillion chemicals that are usually in air fresheners, and you don't feel like you're choking after using it. There are also lime and orange versions that I will eventually try. And a tiny little bit of this stuff goes a really long way, and it's way more effective at actually getting rid of bad smells, rather than what ends up happening with most air fresheners, which just seem to add another layer on top of the unpleasant smell you were trying to get rid of in the first place.
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Among us cantons we have the new mother dine on a Pig Trotter dish. Found a handy article and recipe-- http://food.asia1.com.sg/recipes/mea_20050313_001.shtml
And some other links if you like to check vaious sources.
http://www.momsinmind.com.sg/classics.html
http://www.thestar.com.my/kuali/recipes/22beh0501.html
http://www.makantime.com/indexlocal.html
Though, at home we often use more lean meat, and we try to leave the eggs in for hours, and hours, even a couple days. Usually feeds us for that long too, this dish.
It's really excellent stuff; at least, everyone in my family loves it. I personally can't wait--we'll be making some when my sister-in-law gives birth. I don't know if it's an acquired taste, but I think you might like it.
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My maternal grandmother used olive oil as a belly oil for all 3 pregnancies, and just kept on using it every day until Alzheimer's set in, and nary a single stretch mark on the woman. You could add essential oils to that and come up with lots of good smells :)
I like liquid castile soap for handwashing (and body washing, and hair washing) because a) it's very simple and pure, b) it's incredibly cheap to buy large bottles of it, c) you can add your own essential oils to it. Dr Bronner's is great - when we go camping, I add eucalyptus, rosemary, and tea tree oil to the peppermint liquid soap, and we use it every day. We don't get bitten by insects, who hate all of those oils - but humans say we smell good :) (I did once attend an outdoor handfasting wearing a combination of patchouli, vanilla, amber, and sandalwood essential oils. This was a huge mistake. The insects wouldn't leave me alone - I had ants swarming my feet.)
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For a bunch of other stuff (diaper cream, shampoo/body wash, and a diaper area wash) I have California Baby. I'll probably be trying out stuff from various baby lines from Whole Foods as time goes on ;)
I've added you to the "Baby" filter by the way.