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- Sat Jul 05, 2008 3:56 am
- Forum: 101 Uses For
- Topic: 101 natural health and medicinal remedies
- Replies: 23
- Views: 42050
Re: 101 natural health and medicinal remedies
26. whole clove placed pressed against a sore tooth or mouth ulcer will numb the area (and I've been told is also antiseptic).
- Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:58 am
- Forum: Eco Parenting
- Topic: Laundry balls
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3574
Re: Laundry balls
And with towels and underwear I put canesten in the final rinse to help prevent thrush infections. I have never heard of doing this, is it quite common? (I have moved to wee wipes recently) Sorry if this is tmi but I used to get thrush monthly so I started using this http://www.canesten.com/product...
- Wed Jun 25, 2008 12:07 am
- Forum: Eco Parenting
- Topic: Laundry balls
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3574
Re: Laundry balls
Your right they don't say much about the details like what is in them or if the materials are eco friendly ie recycled plastic. I found one site that says the granules are ceramic http://www.grownupgreen.org.uk/features/?id=802 Another says they contain Higher alkyl sulfate, non-ionic surfacant, sod...
- Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:18 am
- Forum: Eco Parenting
- Topic: Laundry balls
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3574
Re: Laundry balls
They seem quite simialr http://www.greenbeans.co.nz/index.php?m ... cts_id=302
- Wed Jun 18, 2008 12:39 am
- Forum: 101 Uses For
- Topic: 101 natural health and medicinal remedies
- Replies: 23
- Views: 42050
101 natural health and medicinal remedies
Inspired by the Given a tip by an NHS nurse thread in eco parenting I thought I'd start this thread.
- Wed Jun 18, 2008 12:32 am
- Forum: Eco Parenting
- Topic: Laundry balls
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3574
Laundry balls
I just bought some code laundry balls for $10NZ and so far so good. I have them in the middle of the aggitator and I don't have to put anything else in (unless I"m doing my nappies and whites) and everything comes out clean and smelling good. Another great thing is that it's also saving power a...
- Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:50 pm
- Forum: Eco Parenting
- Topic: Given a tip by an NHS nurse
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6290
I'd forgotten the honey thing until recently when I burnt my right hand and had a wound go septic on my left hand. Honey under the badages worked magic :cheers: . Rehydration drink: 2 cups of water, juice of 1 lemon, 2 pinches of salt, 2 teaspoons of honey. Sip often. Replaces lost salts like MrsD'v...
- Sat Jun 07, 2008 1:42 am
- Forum: Eco Parenting
- Topic: UTI
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6546
Be infinately glad she had that pain. I had a UTI that went completely symptomless, up till the moment it dropped me in my tracks. Still recovering from that. Glad to hear LO is on the mend! Mine was kid of like. Suddenly one day it hurt when I pee'd and seeing as I had just found out that my partn...
- Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:29 am
- Forum: Eco Parenting
- Topic: UTI
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6546
Oh my freaking goodness! Leaving a little one for a week with a UTI :shock: what if had travelled up the system and infected her kidneys (happened to my sister last week poor thing). In New Zealand we have a thing called 'inner health plus' which is a capsule with billions of live good bacteria. If ...
- Wed May 28, 2008 12:00 am
- Forum: 101 Uses For
- Topic: 101 non-swear words
- Replies: 109
- Views: 139748
- Tue May 27, 2008 1:35 am
- Forum: Eco Parenting
- Topic: telling others you want to home ed your kids
- Replies: 70
- Views: 26823
- Mon May 26, 2008 1:43 am
- Forum: Eco Parenting
- Topic: What a scan!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3575
- Mon May 26, 2008 1:25 am
- Forum: Eco Parenting
- Topic: telling others you want to home ed your kids
- Replies: 70
- Views: 26823
The only green lessons I can remember from school is when we buried food scraps and plastic which we had to dig up once a week and note how they'd changed (the teacher ended up secretly removing the food scraps because they weren't breaking down fast enough :roll: ). And the trip to the recycling fa...
- Mon May 26, 2008 1:10 am
- Forum: But what can I do?
- Topic: Boundry fence is being ripped down
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2158
- Sun May 25, 2008 7:07 am
- Forum: But what can I do?
- Topic: Boundry fence is being ripped down
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2158
Boundry fence is being ripped down
and I've asked for the wood and they've said yes! So on the list of things to make with the wood Walls for my vegie garden so that it is raise a bit. Compost bins Bird houses Sheltered bird feeders Maybe a surround to 'hide' my plastic water butt I'm so excited I can't hardly wait. Plus it'll be gre...