tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65323270056305735192011-09-27T13:38:47.486-07:00I'm an Italian born Singer songwriter and this is my New Blog.Kiara Biancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01857861481349922886noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532327005630573519.post-85212007116538807522008-12-06T01:53:00.000-08:002009-04-19T08:44:47.868-07:00<div style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Facendo qualche ricerca ho scoperto facilissimi soluzioni per "ecologizzare" le mie azioni quotidiane sostituendo i detersivi per la casa e i detergenti per il corpo con dei prodotti più naturali e quindi meno inquinanti per l'ambiente, più delicati per le vie respiratorie e la pelle e non testati sugli animali facendone anche dei perfetti regali di Natale.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >I'd love to share these eco ideas for eco gifts as I myself have changed my routine and become a more </span><span style="cursor: pointer;font-size:85%;" onclick="'dr4sdgryt(event," ><span class="hg"><span class="hw"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >environmental friendly</span> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-size:85%;">thinker. These are some of the gifts I'm giving to friends and family this year!</span></span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ecco i miei eco Regali:<br />1) Lo shampoo e i saponi solidi:</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" > <br /> Solid Shampoo and soap:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Xa38cuf4h7Y/STpd5DBl02I/AAAAAAAAAEw/BaYDJtZCykY/s1600-h/DSCN2101.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Xa38cuf4h7Y/STpd5DBl02I/AAAAAAAAAEw/BaYDJtZCykY/s320/DSCN2101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276633148063863650" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Gli shampoo e i saponi solidi non contengono conservanti e ci consentono di evitare le bottiglie di plastica e il packaging. Durano anche molto di più: un solo confetto di shampoo equivale a 80 lavaggi e dura come 3 bottiglie di shampoo da 250 ml.<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Si possono trovare su </span><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://lush.it/" target="_blank">www.lush.it</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><br />Solid shampoo and saop are preservative-free, require little packaging and last much longer (1 bar of shampoo saves three 250 ml bottles).</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Find it @ </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://lush.com/" target="_blank">www.lush.com</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">2) Il Bicarbonato di Sodio:</span></span><span style="cursor: pointer;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" onclick="'dr4sdgryt(event," ><span class="sg"><span class="se1"><span class="cpdb"><span class="cpd"><span class="trn"> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /> Bicarbonate of sodium</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">:</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Xa38cuf4h7Y/STpeMJW3mWI/AAAAAAAAAE4/W3iHkHsaook/s1600-h/DSCN2113.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 304px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Xa38cuf4h7Y/STpeMJW3mWI/AAAAAAAAAE4/W3iHkHsaook/s320/DSCN2113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276633476181236066" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Il bicarbonato di sodio è una sostanza naturale </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">perciò ecologica al 100% e non inquinante. Può sostituire tutti i detersivi usati in casa, sia in cucina che in bagno. Può essere utilizzato:<br />per la pulizia delle superfici </span><span style="font-size:85%;">che vengono a contatto con il cibo (tagliere, lavello), pareti e componenti di frigorifero, forno, microonde e tutte </span><span style="font-size:85%;">le superfici lavabili; per la pulizia e la cottura di frutta e verdura; come assorbiodori nei vari ambienti della casa, nel portacenere, nei contenitori dei rifiuti; per l'igiene personale, contro le allergie da acari ecc ecc! (Per non parlare del risparmio in denaro...)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Ho trovato una utilissima guida ai mille usi del bicarbonato su questo sito: <a href="http://bicarbonato.it/" target="_blank">www.bicarbonato.it</a></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Il Bicarbonato di Sodio si trova nei supermercati</span></span><p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">Sodium bicarbonate</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span class="article_text" style="font-family:arial;">is a natural substance</span><span style="font-family:arial;">, 100% environmental friendly, appearing as a fine white powder. It</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" class="article_text" > can be used as powerful cleaning agent and since you can </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" class="article_text" >also </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" class="article_text" ><span style="font-family:arial;">use it in baking you know it is a safe product! It has thousands of applications from cooking to home cleasing and personal hygiene for as cheap as a few dimes. You should totally google it and find out the benefits of it!</span></span><span class="article_text" style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> Also read more here: <a href="http://www.bakingsodabook.co.uk/baking_soda_book_why_use_baking_soda_in_your_home.shtml" target="_blank">www.bakingsodabook.co.uk</a></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" > and find it</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" > </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >@ your local supermarket</span><br /></p> </div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">3) La Spugna di Luffa Cylindrica</span><span style="font-family:arial;">: <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /> Luffa (Loofa, Loofah, Loufah) sponges</span></span></span>:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Xa38cuf4h7Y/STpggUaDKlI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Q_xx0EX_16M/s1600-h/DSCN2358.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Xa38cuf4h7Y/STpggUaDKlI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Q_xx0EX_16M/s320/DSCN2358.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276636021768006226" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">La Luffa Cylindrica è una pianta coltivata come spugna vegetale, lavata ed essicata al sole senza dover ricorrere a prodotti chimici e agli imballaggi. E' 100% naturale e biodegradabile, dura molto di più delle normali spugne e ha una perfetta azione esfoliante sulla pelle. Non trattiene il sapone e l'acqua tenendo quindi lontani i cattivi odori ed evitando la formazione di batteri.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Si possono trovare su <a href="http://ecospugne.altervista.org/" target="_blank">www.ecospugne.altervista.org</a></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><strong>Loofa is a plant mainly cultivated as a natural sponge. 100% natural and biodegradable, it is</strong></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><strong> great for exfoliating your skin,</strong></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><strong> much more resistant than other sponges and odor free. </strong></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><strong>I am using it in place of the non environmental friendly kitchen sponge and in the bathtub in place of the plastic sponge. </strong></span><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><strong></strong></span><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><strong></strong></span><br /></div><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Find it on Ebay</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6532327005630573519-8521200711653880752?l=kiarabianco.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kiara Biancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01857861481349922886noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532327005630573519.post-27951544009084549782008-10-19T12:27:00.000-07:002008-12-06T07:15:33.691-08:00<img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Xa38cuf4h7Y/SPvS2TNzi2I/AAAAAAAAADU/2iPJ6p9Hfm4/s320/DSCN0685.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259028820198132578" border="0" /><div style="text-align: justify;">I bustled about going to stores for a week before I could find the perfect romantic pair of purple shoes to match my dress and be worn @ my friends’ wedding in <st1:place st="on"><st1:state st="on">Puglia</st1:state></st1:place>. Old cobbled streets as our catwalk we followed the bri<span style="" lang="EN-GB">de in a procession through the historical c</span><span style="" lang="EN-GB">enter of the town till we got to the church. All along the way locals were popping up here and there coming ou</span><span style="" lang="EN-GB">t of their homes or appearing on their balconies m</span><span style="" lang="EN-GB">aking</span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> the whole atmosphere so sur</span><span style="" lang="EN-GB">real and quirky, so distant in time, so typically Southern Italian …still so familiar and warm. For once in my life I felt no hassle or embarrassment about being</span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> in the picture, I took a few snapshots and…saved the day!<o:p></o:p></span><br />Cheers! </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 35.25pt; text-indent: 0.15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Xa38cuf4h7Y/SPvT_Yq8JPI/AAAAAAAAADk/wHU4l8ysb3s/s320/DSCN0684.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259030075792958706" border="0" /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Xa38cuf4h7Y/SPvUi7xlrvI/AAAAAAAAADs/LIL3mkHHPEI/s320/DSCN0689.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259030686511509234" border="0" /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Xa38cuf4h7Y/SPvVg_8lhgI/AAAAAAAAAD0/GUknPYvQ1Bk/s320/DSCN0667.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259031752783267330" border="0" /><br />Frenetica corsa ai negozi per una settimana e finalmente trovo le scarpe che cerco: viola, stile romantico perfetto per il matrimonio dei mie amici in Puglia. Sciorino i miei nuovi acquisti su una passerella difficile: stradine a ciottoli del centro storico del paesino. In processione ci accodiamo alla sposa per raggiungere la chiesa e lungo il percorso siamo accompagnati dagli sguardi attenti dei compaesani spuntati in strada o sui balconi per rendere l’atmosfera surreale e atipica, distante nel tempo e tipicamente Meridionale…. ma così familiare e calda. Per una volta nella mia vita non ho provato alcun senso di fastidio o imbarazzo a far parte del quadretto, ho fatto qualche foto e… cucito uno strappo!<br />Viva gli sposi!<br /><br /><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Xa38cuf4h7Y/SPvWG3tC9DI/AAAAAAAAAD8/J85sLb-7b8k/s320/DSCN0678.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259032403405632562" border="0" /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Xa38cuf4h7Y/SPvWezo34vI/AAAAAAAAAEE/je5xTT-UIPw/s320/DSCN0682.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259032814631248626" border="0" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6532327005630573519-2795154400908454978?l=kiarabianco.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kiara Biancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01857861481349922886noreply@blogger.com0