Return of the snot rags

July 29, 2010 in 2007 - 10, Health & Beauty
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Remember the old days when you had a hanky tucked up your sleeve or even in the hem of your knickers, your home-made knitted knickers that is?  Long gone are the clammy times of snot rags, hurrah for the disposable tissue.

Unless of course you care for trees, don’t like waste and won’t use plastic.

I fall into all of those categories so I don’t buy plastic packed throwaway paper hankies but  reusable fabric, washable handkerchiefs from  Huddersfield Market and Organic Alley. She  sells organic, fair trade cotton hankies. She also  has a whole load of info on why you are a  better person for using reusables and how  cotton hankies are not at all nasty….really.

I have been using mine for ages and they are a lot more comfortable than paper – not so scratchy on the nose. they are really useful for all sorts of other things too. Try them you will be amazed.

The photo is of a vintage rose pink kerchief Originally uploaded by madelinetosh


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2 Replies

  1. Flighty

    July 31, 2010 at 3:11 pm

    I’ve always used them, and have enough to last forever as I got them as Christmas presents for many years! xx

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