Handmade salago & seawweed papers for sale

FOR SALE: SHEETS OF HANDMADE PAPERS MADE FROM INDIGENOUS MATERIALS

COMPOSITION: salago and bits of seaweeds.

SIZE: 10 x 14 inches

MATERIAL: Smooth on one side, textured on the other

COLOR: Natural

PRICE: Php 15 per sheet

USES: personal cards, stationery, scrapbook material, invitations, other small handcrafted items.

PRODUCERS: Indigent mountain people trained by nuns

MINIMUM ORDER : sixteen (16) sheets (for orders within the Philippines)

SHIPPING COST WITHIN THE PHILIPPINES:
P 120 (below three kilos) to be shouldered by buyer

COURIERS: Aboitiz 2GO and JRS Express

NOTE:

Seller agrees to combination orders so buyer can save on shipping cost.

Kindly give seller lead time of at least ten(10) days to comply with orders. Seller has a regular daytime job during weekdays and may be able to visit the paper production center only on weekends.


PAYMENT OPTIONS:

Banco De Oro

RCBC

Union Bank

Smart Money

Globe G-Cash


FOR INQUIRIES:

Please email papeltropical@yahoo.com or text me at
09186040542 or 09052830151. I welcome inquiries.



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INFORMATION:

Salago is abundant in the Philippines, in thickets and primary or secondary forest at low and medium. This plant is a shrub 1 to 3 meters in height, with tough bark. The leaves are opposite, ovate, 5 to 10 centimeters long and 3 to 4 centimeters wide (but frequently smaller, especially the upper-most ones), pointed at the apex and rounded at the base. The flowers are yellow, tubular, about 1.5 centimeters long, and meters thick, shining, and yellow-red, and contains a solitary, large seed enclosed by a fleshy skin.

Seaweeds are popularly described as plants, but only red and green algae belong to the kingdom Plantae). They should not be confused with aquatic plants such as seagrasses (which are vascular plants). Seaweeds are extensively used as food by coastal peoples, particularly in Asia.

Seaweeds are harvested or cultivated for the extraction of alginate, agar and carrageenan, gelatinous substances collectively known as hydrocolloids or phycocolloids. Hydrocolloids have attained commercial significance, especially in food production as food additives. The food industry exploits the gelling, water-retention, emulsifying and other physical properties of these hydrocolloids. Agar is used in foods such as confectionery, meats and poultry products, desserts and beverages and moulded foods. Carrageenan is used in preparation of salad dressings and sauces, dietetic foods, and as a preservative in meat and fish products, dairy items and baked goods. Alginates enjoy many of the same uses as carrageenan, but are also used in production of industrial products such as paper coatings, specialty papers, adhesives, dyes, gels, explosives and in processes such as paper sizing, textile printing, hydro-mulching and drilling.