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Palm oil-free soap

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Soap, water and common sense are the best disinfectants - William Osler Usually, my favourite soaps are those without palm oil like Aleppo Soap, Castile soap, and in recent years French Savon de Marseille (just discovred around 2019 that it no longer contains palm oil!).  Hard to find Castile soap, so I use Aleppo Soap and Savon de Marseille. Without palm oil French Savon de Marseille, Aleppo soap Beautiful cubes I love the 600g cubes but that year there were only the 400g ones. French Savon de Marseille, 400g Minimalist multi-purpose cleaners These soaps are one of my favourite multi-purpose cleaners, on all surface; organic, eco-friendly, sustainable, effective and very economical: deodorise and repel moths in cupboards to make homemade laundry detergent to mak homemade shower gel or shampoo to make dish soap to make hand sanitizer to make face mask with Aleppo soap (leave on for 1 minute then rinse with clean water) to wash dishes to wash clothes to brush teeth to clean cuts an...
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SLS-free* organic shower gels

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 The future belongs to those who get up early... after that, there's no more hot water... 😁 * although authorized by Ecocert and used in most organic shampoos and shower gels Ecocert is the world's leading specialist in the certification of sustainable practices. Remain vigilant even with organic products: Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate, a chemical agent (good for the environment but very irritating for the skin) is allowed in organic cosmetics certified by Ecocert (French certification of organic products ), but NOT authorized by BDIH (German certification organization)... (natural, organic, eco-friendly, biodegradable, vegan and  cruelty-free  products) My favourite shower gels, without Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate, and best value for money, only around 7-8 euros for 1 liter in my usual pharmacy!
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My skincare routine 2024-25

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Skincare is a SKIN-vestment (natural, organic, eco-friendly, biodegradable, vegan and cruelty-free products) Face cleansing morning and night When it comes to cleansing my face, I can't do without water, even though I have thin and dry skin. Aleppo soap, reusable bamboo face cloths , Uriage thermal spring water * *  is isotonic so no need to pat dry Morning skincare I always apply sweet almond oil before applying other products (after spraying thermal spring water and before my skin is completely dry). sweet almond oil, eye cream, moisturizing serum, moisturizing day cream Night skincare From time to time, I don't use night cream, only sweet almond oil, to let my skin breathe and rest. sweet almond oil, night hydrating serum, night hydrating cream, restorative balm * * especially in winter or for small spots (like mosquito bites), really very effective (but unfortunately not vegan)
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Easy homemade vegetable broth from juice pulp

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 A vegetable broth is a warming and nutritious drink Ingredients 1 cereal bowl (13 cm) of juice pulp (more or less, any leftover pulp / vegetables, if possible organic, otherwise peeled) from 4 apples, peeled and chopped 7 cm cucumber, peeled and chopped 1/2 zucchini, peeled and chopped 1 pomegranate, seeds 2 carrots, peeled and chopped 1 bunch herb (optional): Chinese chives, cilantro, mint, parsley (flat-leaf)... 2 cm piece peeled ginger (optional) 2 l cold water 1 oignon, peeled, cut in half 1 shallot, peeled, cut in half 2 garlic clove, peeled, cut in half 1 tsp salt 9 black peppercorns 1 star anise (optional) 1 clove (optional) 1 dried radish, washed (Chinese sweet-salty preserved radish) (optional) 2 cm piece fresh ginger, cut in half (optional) 7 fresh thyme sprigs (optional) 1 dried bay leaf (optional) 1 small rosemary sprig (optional) 1 bunch herb: chive, Chinese chive, coriander, parsley... (whatever's on hand, fresh or dried) (optional)   optional : whatever herbs/...
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Healthy homemade juice

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  A healthy outside starts from the inside If possible organic or rustic apples (otherwise fruits and vegetables need to be peeled; do not juice the peels of non organic fruits as it would be toxic due to the petecides).   Vegetables I use: Fruits * superfoods   Apple * , my favourites: Golden from my parents' garden, Choupette/Dalinette, skyfresh, Gala... Kiwi Mango * Melon Nectarine Pineapple (organic or from French West Indies only) Pear * (conference) Pomegranate * Pomelo (large Asian citrus fruit closely related to grapefruit) Raspberry (only from the garden) Strawberry (only from the garden) Watermelon Vegetables Bean sprouts * Beet * Black radish * Carrot Cucumber Ginger * Pepper Tomato Spinach * Zucchini Herbs (ideally organic/herb garden) Asian basil * Chinese chive * Chive Mint Flat-leaf parsley * Homemade fresh juice with 60% fruits + 40% vegetables, every morning in summer Ingredients 4 small apples, peeled and chopped (or 2 small apples + 2 small pears) 7 c...
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Mung bean sprouts stir fry

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quick and easy Tiny sprouts provide big nutrition Mung bean sprouts at home : fresh produce in every season Ingredients 400 g mung bean sprouts washed and drained 1 tbsp sunflower oil * for stir-frying 2 cloves garlic diced 2 green onions: white part finely chopped and top green sliced about 2 inches in length 1 tsp cider vinegar 1 pinch salt 1 tsp brown sugar 1 pinch black pepper 1 tbsp Maggi sauce (or clear soy sauce) 5 drops sesame oil (1/2 tsp)   * I don't use olive oil anymore: test results published by the National Consumer Institute, found that 23 of 24 olive oils had traces of plasticizer and hydrocarbon (even organic ones)...  => grape seed oil for salad => sunflower oil for cooking => organic salad oil (a blend of 3 nutritious seeds: rapeseed, sunflower, linseed) Method (about 8 min) Heat up oil in a frying pan. Sweat the white green onions and garlic for about 1 min. Add bean sprouts, saute about 2 min. Add vinegar and mix. Add salt, sugar, pepper, Maggi...
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Quick and easy vegan rice noodle soup

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fresh and light noodle soup   A bowl of noodles will always be the ultimate comfort food Ingredients, serves 1 Noodles 80 g thin dried rice noodles, cooked 1 tsp grapeseed oil * (optional) 1/2 drops maggi sauce (or clear soy sauce) (optional) 1/2 tsp fried garlic (optional)   * I don't use olive oil anymore: test results published by the National Consumer Institute, found that 23 of 24 olive oils had traces of plasticizer and hydrocarbon (even organic ones)...  => grape seed oil for salad => sunflower oil for cooking => organic salad oil (a blend of 3 nutritious seeds: rapeseed, sunflower, linseed) Stock 1 tbsp sunflower oil 1 clove garlic, diced 1 small onion, sliced 2 cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced 2 dried Shiitake mushrooms soaked, washed and finely chopped (and/or white mushrooms washed and sliced) (optional) 400 ml kettle-hot water or boiling homemade vegetable stock 1/3 vegan stock cube 2-5 coriander stalks, cut in half 1 pinch salt/pepper 1 ts...
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