recycle

I've been recycling this Oil of Olay wash cloth box for some time now.

I use it for packets of furikake.

It fits one package of assorted furikake perfectly (which is 20 packets).

made in japan

The weather has turned to...summer. Kinda warm, sometimes humid. I think yesterday's temp was 27C (80F).

When the weather turns warm, we no longer fill the furo and instead we take showers.

Since I'm talking about showers, thought I'd share more Made in Japan products...Tamanohada has been making soaps and skincare products in Tokyo since 1892.

I think this round soap is a relatively new type. They have also added some fragrances to them like musk, fig, rose.

If I'm not mistaken they have a total of 6 different fragrances.

One is 840 yen (about US$8.40), not too bad for soap, plus it lasts quite long.

I really like how the soap "rolls" over you when you shower with it and the fragrance isn't too strong or perfumy.

I'll be buying this again.

matsuyamayushi

I'm always on the lookout for evironmentally safe cleansers.

When I was in Hawaii, I bought the Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day brand, which I wrote about here. This brand's dish cleanser is really good, plus the lavender fragrance is really nice too.

Another one that I came upon is made in Japan by a company called Matsuyamayushi. Yushi is the Japanese word for fats & oils. (On this company's letterhead it even says Matsuyama fats & oils company.)

They have a dish soap and detergent which I've tried, but didn't really like. I guess because they are environmentally safe, they don't have the oomph that is needed to clean dishes and clothes.

What I do like is their skincare line and bath/hand soaps and salts. Their skincare uses lavender and sage. The herbal water (toner) really smells great and works well too. Plus, the refills for the skincare line, come in disposable pouches, so all you have to do is refill the glass containers that you get with your original order.

I recently bought some of their bath salts and took it on one of our trips, filling up the bath tub and adding these salts made the whole room smell nice!

They also have a yuzu (citron) line of products like lip balm and hand cream. They really smell wonderful and really softens your hands and lips.

Have a great weekend!