That's it. They get your laundry clean naturally. No petro-chemical-based detergents, no bulky plastic jugs to fill up our landfills. The 3-4 nuts you put in the bag can be used for up to 4 loads of laundry before they lose their effectiveness. Then you can just compost the spent ones and refill the bag with a few more.
Sounds too good to be true, right? I decided to try them for myself. I placed an order, and my Soapnuts arrived only 2 days later. The next day, I tested them out.
Running a farm and doing chores amidst the animals, manure, and mud, my clothes get plenty dirty. I tested my soapnuts on a load of laundry that contained my dirtiest socks, my grungiest farm jeans, my sweatiest shirts, and an old towel that had been used to wipe up after the dog peed on the floor.
I have to admit, I was skeptical at first. Soapnuts don't produce much visible lather, the way store bought detergents do. I didn't know whether my clothes would be clean when the wash cycle was over.
But sure enough, when the load was done, everything was clean and soft, and all the stinky farm smells had been erased. The one thing I would do differently next time is use a dryer sheet.
The Soapnuts website claims that you don't need to use softeners or dryer sheets when you use Soapnuts---and actually, my jeans did come out noticeably softer than they had with regular detergent---but Soapnuts didn't control the static electricity, which is the main reason I use dryer sheets in the first place. So I would use a dryer sheet in the future.
You can use Soapnuts in a lot of other ways too, from household cleansers to shampoo. Check out their website for more info.
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6 comments:
That's pretty cool!! I'll have to check them out.
-V
I tried these a while back and my experience was the same as yours. They got my laundry clean but I did need the dryer sheet.
Good to know that it works on farm clothes too!
Sue
Interesting! I'll check the site. Did you notice whether they work on stains too? Sounds neat!
I haven't tried them on any serious stains yet, but here's what their website says about stains:
"With a really dirty load, use the same amount of soapnuts, but only fill the machine half full. This will give the laundry some room for the clothes to move freely. As with all laundry cleaners, it may also be necessary to use stain remover to eliminate resistant stains."
That's very interesting. Thanks, for sharing, Nancy.
I have been using soapnuts from Laundry Tree for a year now. They're fabulous! Great for my baby! A funny thing I noticed was that now we've been using soapnuts, I can smell the detergent and fabric softener on other people's clothing. It really bothers me now! I like having no fragrance cloud permeating from my clean clothes. Our family's laundry just smells clean.
Awesome post!
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