back to the practical. i have finished several of these organic, naturally dyed, cotton reusable dishcloths. i have quite a stash of them now and their longevity has surprised me. i'm sure most people don't give a second thought to their throw away dish cloths but if you consider the synthetic products used to manufacture these, the extensive packaging and pollution it must create to produce both the product and the packaging and then how long those synthetic products are going to take to break down...this is a small item that people could change but have a large impact. i have tried an array of store bought cloths but found they got quite smelly after a short period of time, even after boiling and disinfecting. these handmade cloths are from natural products and are simply thrown in the wash time and time again. i have been using my handmade cloths for over 6 months now and they're still going strong.
i ocassionally wash them with some eucalyptus oil to disinfect them, another good trick is to dampen the cloth all over and put it in the microwave for a couple of minutes. the cloth steams up and gets real hot, so be careful when getting it out. this also loosens up any gunk in your microwave, making it easy to give it a quick wipe over.
by the way, the bar of soap that snuck into the photo is a new batch of lavender and blue clay. this is a very nourishing bar and is probably about 6 months off being completely hardened.
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