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Excellent thread! I've often wondered what the great women explores like Freya Stark etc did. Great idea about the vodka.
I like to live my life as simply as possible. Here's what I've done or do.
Underwear. Five pairs of undies last 10 days if you turn them inside out. This great idea courtesy of a reality tv show. Best if they're cotton obviously.
The longer you're on the road, your cycles become regular.
Mooncup is just another version of using a diaphragm, maybe need to change slightly more often.
Sponges were all the rage in the 80's after toxic shock syndrome scares. Another alternative is regular napkins, tp, or my favorite, paper towels scrunched up. This is what a tampon is, just not as compressed. Obviously, ones without colourful designs as the dye is probably toxic. I'm sure cotton wool works too.
When peeing in the desert, large flat rocks word fantastically instead of tp. Or use the tp for firelighting later if paper/kindling is in short supply.
Learning to pee in more public places like villages is an art form. You don't want to moon the world. Learn to pull pants down minimally, and do a half squat facing towards your audience.
I've heard from skin specialists to not bother using sunscreen unless it's 30.
Women in Africa use Vaseline on their skin and it's available everywhere. Easier than lugging your favorite creams all over the world.
In terms of 'feeling clean' even if you're not, I've found if nothing else is clean, going to sleep with at least clean feet and face does wonders.
To eyeliner pencil and mascara, I would add lipliner pencil which works as well as lipstick and lasts longer. And doesn't melt in the heat.
Clothing
I've found a few lightweight cotton/rayon mix long dresses can be multi-functional for day and evening. They MUST be patterned so to hide the dirt! They'll wrinkle when you're on the road, but splash them with water and the wrinkles will fall out quickly, even as you wear them in hot climates. Long pants which used to be called culottes work great in traditional societies where you don't want to show a lot of skin, and also double for an evening out. If they're really, really big, when you need to pee in semi-public, just pull the material to one side when you squat. ;-)
What I want to know about is shampoo. If I don't shampoo every third day all of me feels dirty, unless I'm in a dusty area and then the oil is absorbed. Or if I go for a long, long time. Shampooing sometimes involves more water than you can afford to use. Any ideas????
And has anyone noticed how many views this thread is getting??? All women of course. ;-)
Lorraine
Last edited by lorraine; 21 Apr 2007 at 00:11.
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