Arghand Soap from Afghanistan

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http://arghand.sitegidget.com/index.html

Used this site in the past...
http://www.realgreengoods.com/products.php?cat=130


Doing some shopping, these are expensive soaps but seem to last forever, and the Anisette is a treat each time you walk in the room.


Washing Away the Opium Trade

"...In 2002, National Public Radio (NPR) reporter Sarah Chayes tossed aside her tape recorder and dedicated herself to changing the lives of those underpaid Afghanis. “Stop talking about it already—do something," she says her conscience told her. After cutting her teeth cleaning up a bombed-out village and running a diary co-op, Chayes started a cooperative called Arghand.

Arghand’s dozen or so male and female workers craft soap pebbles using age-old techniques. Oprah was impressed enough to give Chayes a “Chutzpah” award. The soaps are a winner, too. Each one takes a total of six weeks to make. The result is a dense and long-lasting soap that resembles a beautiful stone polished by river water. All of the natural ingredients are painstakingly gathered from around Kandahar in Southern Afghanistan. The enterprise encourages farmers to plant crops like apricots, pomegranates, spices and herbs — instead of opium..."

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1. Thanks for the recs, it really is a nice gift for someone and might help...

some local people in Afghanistan.

[LynzM]

2. These sound lovely...

Thank you for the links! :)

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3. Thank you! They are lovely and make a nice gift, keep one for ...

yourself.

:)

[JNelson6563]

4. Thank you!

Quality stuff and a great cause. Finding worthwhile stuff like this is one of the reasons I love DU.

Thanks for posting, bookmarked.

Julie

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6. You're welcome :) n/t

[Tim01]

5. Sounds like it might make good soap for hunting season.

I'll take 2. Won't know until I try it.

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7. A use I had not thought of, hope it works! n/t

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8. Saturday kick nt