This past Tuesday, we participated in another one of Vicente and Dominga's preventive health talks and community activities, in San Juan Mirador. This time, the topic was how to prevent skin infections, and the activity was making an anti-alergic "jabon de manzanilla" (chamomile soap). Here are some photos from the day: ---
The ladies of San Juan Mirador, taking apart the manzanilla (chamomile) flowers. According to Vicente and Dominga, one of chamomile's medicinal properties is as an anti-allergen.---
Chamomile flowers in boiling water (which, actually, is chamomile tea).
---
Straining the flowers out of the liquid.
---
Dominga, showing Veronica (one of the health promoters from San Juan) the soap to be used in the recipe: odorless, chemical-free, "natural" soap bought in the market.---
Chopping and grating the soap into small pieces.
---
The chamomile "tea" is added to the soap chips. ---
Vicente looks on as Dominga stirs the soap and chamomile mixture.
---
While the soap and chamomile mixture simmers over the fire, Vicente and Dominga take the opportunity to give their talk on preventing skin infections (illustrations by me!).
---
The proper cleaning of burns and wounds: wash with boiled (disinfected) water and soap.
While the soap and chamomile mixture simmers over the fire, Vicente and Dominga take the opportunity to give their talk on preventing skin infections (illustrations by me!).---
The proper cleaning of burns and wounds: wash with boiled (disinfected) water and soap.---
In order to prevent fungal infections on the feet, it is important to wash and dry your feet well before putting on socks and shoes.
---
Avoid the infection of "sarna" ("scabies," similar to bed bugs)... don't let your kids play on other peoples' beds!
In order to prevent fungal infections on the feet, it is important to wash and dry your feet well before putting on socks and shoes.---
Avoid the infection of "sarna" ("scabies," similar to bed bugs)... don't let your kids play on other peoples' beds!---
Dominga pours the soap into the cardboard-box-covered-in-a-plastic-sheet mold.
---
Dominga pours the soap into the cardboard-box-covered-in-a-plastic-sheet mold.---
Vicente wraps up the soap so that it can be put away to cool overnight. The next day, Veronica and Sylvia (San Juan health promoters) cut the hardened soap into squares to distribute to the women who participated in the soap-making activity.
No comments:
Post a Comment