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  Our family's working with my daughter's newly discovered suite of food allergies, including wheat, gluten (eliminates 3 of the 4 subjects), mushrooms, dairy, eggs, and cranberries. But when I saw the ingredients in the Field Roast, it made me think: All those would be great in dishes by themselves. Why blend and press them together to simulate such a preposterous creature-fowl?On A tasting of four meatless "turkeys" for the holiday table posted 4 days, 23 hours ago 33 Responses

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  Oh, and let's be clear: Tom's of Maine was a great small company until 2006. This, from the TomsofMaine.com web site:

  "From this small start, Tom's of Maine grew and developed into a different kind of company, one based on the belief that people and nature deserve respect. Over the years our product line moved from non-phosphate laundry detergent to natural personal care products such as the first natural toothpaste (1975) and deodorant (1976). We’ve grown in size and in 2006, we became part of the Colgate-Palmolive Company..."

  Colgate Palmolive is a $15 billion multinational. From their SEC 10-K report:

  "On May 1, 2006, the Company completed the purchase of 84% of the outstanding shares of Tom’s of Maine, Inc., for approximately $100 [million] plus transaction costs. Tom’s of Maine gave Colgate the opportunity to enter the fast-growing health and specialty trade channel in the U.S. where Tom’s of Maine toothpaste and deodorants are market leaders."

  Just fyi.

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  Consider another "natural deodorant" that works better than anything P&G has made: Lavilin. Its recipe came from Israel. It's available online. I quickly overwhelm just about any deodorant (not antiperspirant) out there. This stuff works. Caveat: It requires non-standard application (smearing a layer on the armpit's "hair-growing area", first making sure it it CLEAN and DRY before application). But it lasts ME for 4-5 days. For workouts, I sometimes wear polyester shirts, which will get stinky in spite of the Lavilin, but post shower, still no reapplication required for days. I do not work for the company; I'm just impressed. Check it out!

  On Ask Umbra on how not to sweat your deodorant posted 6 months, 1 week ago 6 Responses