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MsCwick
True Blue Farmgirl
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Cristine
Farmville
Virginia
USA
775 Posts |
 Posted - Nov 12 2008 : 12:31:26 PM
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Do any of you use soap nuts and if so, what is your input on them. Do you like them, hate them, do they work well in your water(hard/soft) do they irritate any skin conditions?
I carry soap nuts, and I use them personally, but I don't have too many trustworthy opinions to offer to my curious customers.
Thanks yall ;)
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Suzan
True Blue Farmgirl
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suzanne
duncannon
pa
USA
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Posted - Nov 12 2008 : 3:21:40 PM
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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audrey
cheyenne
wy
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Posted - Nov 12 2008 : 4:58:02 PM
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Ditto Suzanne's comment.
Audrey
Toto, we're not in Kansas any more! |
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MsCwick
True Blue Farmgirl
775 Posts
Cristine
Farmville
Virginia
USA
775 Posts |
Posted - Nov 13 2008 : 07:14:31 AM
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Soap Nuts??
They are the only laundry soap that grows on trees!(chinese soapberry tree)mine come from indonesia
Truly effective, 100% natural and safe for your most sensitive skin.
Soap nuts are the dried fruit of the Soapberry tree.
They contain saponin, a natural cleaner used for thousands of
years to clean clothes, just like the plants used by Native Americans
for washing.
When you’re done with them, toss ‘em in the compost pile!
Easy Instructions for using Soap Nuts
Simply put a few(3-4) Soap Nuts into the included cotton sack and drop it in your laundry. Your clothes come out clean, vibrant, and soft. Replace your laboratory detergents and softeners with the soap made from Nature by Mother Earth herself. Your clothes, your skin, your family, and your planet will thank you.
Soap nuts contain saponin, a natural detergent which is used to clean clothes. Soap nuts have become popular as an environmentally friendly alternative to manufactured, chemical detergents . A few nuts can be placed in a cotton drawstring bag in with a washload and reused several times. Soap nuts are safe for washing silk, woolens and other delicate fabrics. You should let them dry between loads.
They are a popular ingredient in Ayurvedic shampoos and cleansers. They are used in Ayurvedic medicine as a treatment for eczema, psoriasis, and for removing freckles. Soap nuts have gentle insecticidal properties and are traditionally used for removing lice from the scalp.
Soap nuts are antimicrobial and are beneficial for septic systems and greywater. Soap nuts are used in the remediation of contaminated soil. They are used by jewelers, especially in the far east to remove the tarnish from silver and other precious metals.
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shepherdgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tracy
California
USA
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Posted - Nov 13 2008 : 09:11:16 AM
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WOW! They sound like something I'd like to try. Are they hard to find? What do they cost? Where can we get some to try? Thanks so much for sharing! ~~ Tracy
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. ~~ George Carlin |
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MsCwick
True Blue Farmgirl
775 Posts
Cristine
Farmville
Virginia
USA
775 Posts |
Posted - Nov 13 2008 : 09:39:37 AM
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Tracy - a surprise FYI!! I'm sending your nuts out today!
i carry them at the store and you can find them online. prices vary depending on where you get them from especially the packaging they come in. adn you need a smalle muslin bag to put them in too, or you can just make a small bag like 4x5inches.
check this out
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Edited by - MsCwick on Nov 19 2008 11:07:12 AM |
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Brew Crew
True Blue Farmgirl
676 Posts
Molly
Arizona
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nut4fabric
True Blue Farmgirl
885 Posts
Kathy
Morgan Hill
CA
USA
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Posted - Nov 19 2008 : 5:54:39 PM
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Well I'm curious, never heard of them before. Don't they lather up again in the rinse water? or do you need to remove them before the rinse cycle? Sounds like they would be great for the sensitive skin in our house and that includes the dogs.
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MsCwick
True Blue Farmgirl
775 Posts
Cristine
Farmville
Virginia
USA
775 Posts |
Posted - Nov 20 2008 : 07:11:35 AM
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Molly, that may be the case because they are by no means a "whitening" agent like peroxide or bleach, but at the same time, they are very effective for people with chemical sensitivity disorder.
Kathy, yes you would remove them from the rinse cycle if you wanted, they aren't as slathery as detergent, so even if you left them in, I doubt you'd be able to tell the difference. I was reading on a british henna hair coloring website that you can make a hair wash from them. You just put 5 or 6 in a jar or container w/ a lid and some warm water and shake til you get suds and dump on your head! (which could work on the dog also i guess) |
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rabbithorns
True Blue Farmgirl
544 Posts
Allison
Fort Scott
KS
USA
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Posted - Dec 03 2008 : 3:30:32 PM
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I'm completely fascinated. I have on old recipe for making shampoo out of soapwort and that may be similar, but this sounds great! But do they work with hand washing? I'm looking for alternatives for our rural off-grid retreats and we wash our few things by hand.
Also where can you get them? Or do I just Google them.
Also cotton going dingy yellow is fabric reverting back to its natural color. Cotton is not white, it's slightly yellowish. After awhile, no matter how much bleach you use, "white" cotton knits will turn yellow.
Thanks for the inspiration.
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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MsCwick
True Blue Farmgirl
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Cristine
Farmville
Virginia
USA
775 Posts |
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rabbithorns
True Blue Farmgirl
544 Posts
Allison
Fort Scott
KS
USA
544 Posts |
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rabbithorns
True Blue Farmgirl
544 Posts
Allison
Fort Scott
KS
USA
544 Posts |
Posted - Dec 04 2008 : 08:11:46 AM
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I have another question. I've been reading about soap nuts and there seems to be a difference between what's available, but the sellers all say they do the same things. Some sell soap nuts, like Cristine, and some sell soap nut shells. Some have powder and some have liquids.
Does anyone know the difference? Cristine, have you tried using the shells or just the fruit?
Allison
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