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  <title><![CDATA[Reed Vault Gate]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Reed Vault Gate is Kyoto's refill store on Fuyacho-dori. Bring your container and refill shampoo, dish soap, laundry liquid, and more by weight. Open since 2019.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[The summer linen spray is back. And this year it has sudachi]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The Wakayama citrus linen spray returned to the dispensers on 12 July. This year's batch includes cold-pressed sudachi alongside the yuzu, which gives it a slightly sharper, greener note than last summer's version. Available through August.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-07-14</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[We have added a wool-safe delicate wash to the dispensers]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[A new product joined the main dispensers in June: a wool-safe delicate wash developed with a textile care specialist in Nishijin. It is enzyme-free, low-pH, and effective in cold water. 50 ml is enough for a full hand-wash load.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-06-03</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Tuesday closures: why we clean the dispensers every week]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[We get asked about the Tuesday closure fairly often. The short answer is that cleaning the dispensers properly takes most of a day, and we would rather close than do it around customers. Here is what actually happens on a Tuesday.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-04-22</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Shiga dish soap formula: what has not changed since 2020]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[We have sourced the plant-derived dish soap from a small factory in Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture, since 2020. In six years the formula has not changed once. Here is why that matters and what is actually in it.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-02-10</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[How Refill-by-Weight Pricing Actually Works]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The most common question from first-time customers is some version of: how do I know what I will pay before I come in? The answer is straightforward once you understand how weight-based pricing works, and it is worth explaining properly because it is genuinely different from buying a bottle off a shelf.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-05-12</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Choosing the Right Container for Refilling at Home]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[After seven years of watching customers arrive with every conceivable container, we have a reasonably clear picture of what works well and what causes problems. This is not a buying guide. It is a practical account of what we have observed at the dispensing counter.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-03-28</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Plant-Derived Surfactants: What the Label Actually Means]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The phrase 'plant-derived' appears on a lot of cleaning and body care products, and it means different things depending on who is writing the label. Having spent six years as a product formulator before opening this store, Haruki Nishimura has a specific view on what the phrase should mean and what questions are worth asking.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-01-15</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Essential Oils for Reed Diffusers: A Beginner's Guide]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The Saturday blending counter at Reed Vault Gate started because customers kept asking the same question: which oil should I add to the diffuser base? After four years of watching people build blends at the counter, we have a clear sense of what works for beginners and what tends to go wrong.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2025-12-08</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[How to Use a Concentrated Laundry Detergent Correctly]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The concentrated laundry liquid is one of the products that surprises customers most. 100 ml for 10 loads sounds implausible if you are used to standard supermarket detergents, which are typically diluted to around 10-15% active ingredient. Here is what concentrated actually means and how to use it without wasting it.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2025-10-22</pubDate>
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