Household coconut products

The coconut tree has been called a miracle tree. It has so many products. In Taboan, one can find the household coconut products that we have been using for decades and are fast losing their value in our very Western-modernized and energy dependent culture. 

But since Peak oil has come and many global economies are collapsing, these humble coconut products will once again regain its rightful place in every Filipino household.

Silhig nga tukog before it is cut and trimmed.

Long before electric floor polishers were invented, we have been using coconut husk to polish our floors and the wax we used was the oil from the kinagud nga sapal . Now many young people have not seen this favorite household cleaning tool. They can hardly relate to the statement that their haircut is just like the BUNOT.

What are these? Coco coir ! It is used as a growing material for plants. It can also be used as garden mulch, playground flooring, fire starter, and pot scrubber.