Rean
10-14-2009, 01:39 AM
So I've been looking everywhere for storage jars. I haven't been able to find *any* suitably-sized, empty, coloured glass (my preference) jars. I've looked in big-box housewares stores, hardware stores, kitchen supply stores, dollar stores, etc. For the time being I'm using jars I found at Dollarama (doesn't that sound classy?) for - you got it - a dollar. They're just like the ones in this story (half way down, beside the PBI belly pic): http://www.inhabitots.com/2009/08/28/swallow-your-babys-placenta-one-pill-at-a-time/
So, I love the jars with the wire bale, and the price is good enough for me, but I'd love it more if it were brown glass, you know? And I've read others in this forum suggesting coloured containers to avoid degradation due to exposure to light. But does anyone know if this is really an issue?
One of the places I looked for jars was in Chinatown. I looked in housewares stores but I also looked in several TCM pharmacies. I found their ready-made capsules being sold in plain white plastic jars like the ones tylenol comes in at mainstream drug stores. More to the point, I found their ingredients for custom-made remedies sitting in large, clear glass jars on open shelves. They don't seem to be worried about light degradation one tiny bit. (I have no idea what was in 75% of those jars - and I think I'm fine with that!:lol)
So, does anyone know whether there's really any concern about light exposure, especially since we're dealing with something that's designed to be used up in a matter of weeks?
So, I love the jars with the wire bale, and the price is good enough for me, but I'd love it more if it were brown glass, you know? And I've read others in this forum suggesting coloured containers to avoid degradation due to exposure to light. But does anyone know if this is really an issue?
One of the places I looked for jars was in Chinatown. I looked in housewares stores but I also looked in several TCM pharmacies. I found their ready-made capsules being sold in plain white plastic jars like the ones tylenol comes in at mainstream drug stores. More to the point, I found their ingredients for custom-made remedies sitting in large, clear glass jars on open shelves. They don't seem to be worried about light degradation one tiny bit. (I have no idea what was in 75% of those jars - and I think I'm fine with that!:lol)
So, does anyone know whether there's really any concern about light exposure, especially since we're dealing with something that's designed to be used up in a matter of weeks?
