carpal tunnel syndrome [was Re: Rheumatoid Arthritis

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All soap begins with lye and some type of oil. All the soap I make

is made with olive oil, thereby creating a castile soap.

I make all of my own household cleaning products too. If I had to

rely on the commercial chemically-ladened stuff my house would never

get cleaned because the fumes send me into an asthma attack. My dish

detergent is Sun & Earth which is supposed to be one of the kinder to

environment dish soaps.

I've been making my own soaps, lotions, etc. for a number of years

now. One thing I haven't mastered is shampoo.

>

> > Do wear rubber gloves if using a detergent though. If you wash

> > your dishes with regular soap then not a problem. Detergents

> > are not natural,

> > course neither is soap but at least it can be made from natural

> > ingredients where detergents are made from chemicals or

> > petrochemicals and are extremely toxic and harsh to the

> > human body.

>

> Good point Don!

> I forget that not everyone is as persnickety about what they wash

the

> dishes in as I am.

>

> Not only can I only find decent dish detergent at the healthfood

> store. Even then I have to read the labels.

> Plus, I always make sure its UNSCENTED.

>

> Rinse with hot water.

>

> A curious side note; if you do bodywork of any type, between clients

> wash your hands using cool water first. With cool water there's

less

> of a chance of Qi transference (than with hot or warm water).

>

> Penel