Natural home appliance in US home

Japanese business woman introduced the tawashi brush to US dining.
The below link is introducing the eco friendness tawashi.

http://news.korin.com/media_images/77/news77.htm

Tawashi made by craftsmen skilled in traditional techniques.
A tawashi can be used for scrubbing pots and pans. The tawashi is handmade by specialist craftsmen, bound the palm tightly with copper wire.

The shuro is a tree in the palm, native in China and introduce to Wakayama that has a fibrous bark. It has always been part of everyday life in Japan since edo period.

Shuro tawashi is very oily so you do not need to use the sope when you wash pot and dish everyday.

The TAWASHI - Scrubbing Brush

Do you know the Tawashi?
Tawashi is the one of the traditional household brush in Japan.
It is made of a hemp palm leather.
A hemp palm tree was introduced to Japan from China 1200 years ago by Kuukai buddhist monk.
Some day, Japanese people have used its palm leather for eco-house cleaner, broom and scrubbing brush, called a tawashi
Now I will start to blog about tawashi.