Posted on 06/21/2014 5:13:50 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Venezuela, a country that takes great pride in its looks, is dealing with an issue that has the country in a major tizzy – shortages in beauty products. That means women and men so accustomed to looking their best are now having to do without shampoo, cosmetics and, hold your breath, even deodorant.
The cash-strapped government has been dealing with all sorts of scarcities – from staples like milk to medical supplies – because the country has put controls on the purchase of hard currency.
And while certain shortages have been more critical – like diapers and coffins – Venezuelans are still taking the beauty supply crisis seriously.
Shelves in drug stores are virtually empty. Items like nail polish and baby wipes are hard to come by.
Jesús Guillén, a sales clerk in a drugstore in the neighborhood of Altamira in east Caracas, has seen the shortage problem evolve on a daily basis.
“This year things have gotten pretty ugly. We have had supply problems with deodorants, shampoos, sun protectors, body lotions. Currently we have neither diapers nor any kind of products for kids.”
(Excerpt) Read more at latino.foxnews.com ...
I don’t know how much baking soda goes for in Venezuela, but it makes a dandy substitute for shampoo. True, you won’t get that lather effect, but your hair will be clean and shiny. Gar-un-teed!
Sponge. Stick.
Hmmm...I’ll store that in my memory bank for future reference.
AND your scalp doesn’t itch! Yay for NaHCO3! (How does it work since it’s not a detergent?)
No problem ,soon they’ll all smell the same and no one will notice
I suggest that you buy all the TP that you can afford and have room for.
Then... consider the sponge and stick Roman method.
/johnny
Gee. How does this always happen in socialist countries? Huh. What a mystery.
If they are truly good looking, like me, you can get by on just about anything....
Socialist Venezuela: home of hot, smelly chicks. Maybe the Bus Driver will die from a whiff of all that BO.
I sincerely hope the George Washington of Venezuela arises soon.
These people deserve better.
It might actually be true, but the mighty, glorious socialists simply cannot get it out of the ground, because they’re not practicing real socialism. /sarc
Baking soda for toothpaste. I could live just fine with baking soda, bar soap, deodorant and tp.
I don’t do nail polish, either. It doesn’t last two minutes working in the garden and hand washing dishes.
What flowers help with body odor?
Ferfal wrote about using toiletries as bribes during the Argentinian crisis
“The cash-strapped government has been dealing with all sorts of scarcities – from staples like milk to medical supplies – because the country has put controls on the purchase of hard currency.”
I think I see the problem.
“cash-strapped government”
Here is an idea, allow the private sector to import and sell stuff for profit and reap the taxes from that.
Lavender and chamomile are the ones I can think of off the top of my head. Somewhere I’ve got a book that listed several. No idea where that book went.
I'm ok with good old lye soap and cold water. Everything else... that's pretty vain.
My daughter may complain, but grumpy old man works for me. ;)
/johnny
/johnny
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