• Home
  • About
  • Disclosure
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact

Renaissance Mama

Thinking Differently about Life and Health

  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • New Here?
  • Food
    • Recipes
    • Vitamins & Supplements
  • Frugal Living
    • Articles
    • Coupons
    • Deals
  • Life & Health
    • Get Your Savvy Minerals Starter Kit
  • Essential Oils!
    • How to Order Young Living Essential Oils!
      • FAQ’s
    • How to Order Young Living Oils in Canada
    • Learn More
  • Homeschooling
You are here: Home / Health / The Wonders of Soap Nuts

The Wonders of Soap Nuts

August 24, 2011 by Sarah

Share
Pin3
Share
Stumble
Shares 3

Join us on our journey to living a healthier and simpler life by subscribing to our email updates or adding Renaissance Mama to your feed reader. You can also join the party by liking us on Facebook!

Can you believe that this berry cleaned my clothes AND my dishes??!!

I am so excited to tell you about soap nuts!!  I was sick of all the chemicals in even the ‘green’ laundry detergents and both intimidated and not sure of the ingredients in the typical homemade recipes.
THEN I heard about soap nuts.  And my laundry world has been forever changed.  (Guess I’m feeling dramatic tonight.)
Soap nuts are actually soap berries.  They grow on trees in India, Nepal, and China.  (I’ve heard you can grow them here but haven’t gotten that far into it yet).  The harvesters pick them and husk them.  According to Wikipedia, they have been used for thousands of years for washing by Asians and Native Americans.  They contain saponin in their husks that acts as a natural, gentle, organic laundry detergent.
To use them, I put about 7 of them in a little bag (that came in the box with the berries) and tossed them in the washer.  I’ve done around 10 loads and my berries are still going strong.  I’m supposed to replace them when they disintegrate (in the little bag so they don’t get all over your clothes).  The clothes have come out great – clean and soft!  I don’t use any kind of fabric softener, dryer sheet, etc.   [I do use Oxy-clean on the stains first – especially on S’s clothes!]
I even tried the soap nuts in the dishwasher this week and they did a great job.

Ready for the one downside I’ve found?  Sometimes I have a hard time finding the baggie in the midst of my clothes when they go into the dryer.  I forgot to fish them out once, but they didn’t seem to be ill-affected by their extra trip, thankfully.

My whole-hearted recommendation – Get some!  You’ll never go back.  🙂

[A few notes on purchasing soap nuts if you decide to try them out.  It seems that you definitely get what you pay for.   Some brands come full of seeds and are sticky – not good for your laundry!   I’ve been really happy with the Eco Nuts brand.]


Want to ditch chemicals and improve your health? Learn more and get started using essential oils - and get a $25 Amazon gift card! How to Order Young Living Oils
Join us for a live essential oils class! Our team members are in all 50 states - Contact us to find a class near you!
* These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Please read our testimonial disclosure under our Disclosure tab. I am an independent distributor for Young Living. #1325257
Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...
Share
Pin3
Share
Stumble
Shares 3

Filed Under: Health, Resources, Uncategorized

« Forming Values
Healing Cavities Naturally – Really? »
  • This deliciousness is my morning start  afternoon pick me
  • Introducing my favorite perfume ever I get more compliments on
  • No more stinky feet!!!! praisetheLord
  • This little baby goes everywhere with me! I literally dontleavehomewithoutit
  • These are some of our favorite kid oils! My kids
  • Loving these glass bottles I found on clearance!! Orange vitality
  • The frequency of fun in the bedroom really affects how
  • Whats your fav Savvy Minerals color?? I posted some easy
  • Whats in YOUR makeup??? Do you really know? How do
  • Who here LOVES the smell of Anthropologie when you walk
  • I cant wait to go back to the Young Living
  • Love my new Savvy Minerals starter kit Everything you need
Visit Renaissance Mama's profile on Pinterest.

Recent Posts

Betrayal by Think Dirty App

Toxic Free Cleaning Made Easy

How to Apply Mineral Makeup

Is Your Makeup Toxic? You’ll Be Surprised!

Young Living Starter Kit Oils & What To Do With Them

Review: Phonics Museum

Back to School Deals for 8/13/17 – 8/19/17!

Tags

adrenal glands advanced allergy therapeutics allergies autoimmune bone broth cases chicken marsala cleaning coupon cyber monday diffuser display easy dinners essential oil essential oils fermented vegetables homeschool indigestion inflammation leaky gut liver detox meal plan natural coupons nutmeg nutmeg essential oil online online class organic organic coupons organic printable coupons peppermint essential oil premium starter kit printable coupon printable coupons pulled pork purity recipes roomba salisbury meatballs. mac and cheese school supply storage supporting adrenals travel vacuum Young Living

Copyright © 2018 · Design by Moritz Fine Designs LLC