Soap Nuts

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All Natural Soap Nuts

Using Soap Nuts for Laundry Detergent

I have used Soap Nuts for my laundry detergent for at least 10-12 loads now and I am very happy with the results. Everything, including many cloth diapers, have come out of the washer smelling fresh and clean. Pretty much no smell at all.

Homemade Laundry Detergent

I had been trying a homemade laundry detergent. It was made up of a homemade bar soap, borax and washing soda. This recipe was not cleaning our clothes very well. I have also been reading more on borax and am now taking it out of my household cleaners. You can read more borax and wether or not it is safe here.

Soap Nuts Liquid

I just got finished filtering my cooked Soap Nuts. I took 4oz of Soap Nuts and put them in 6 cups of water to boil for 30 minutes. This takes the saponin (the cleaning agent) out of the Soap Nuts. I added 12 drops of grapefruit seed extract for a natural preservative. I am not a fan of the vinegar smell so I also added a splash (I don't always measure - I know horrible) of lavender essential oil and a splash of peppermint essential oil. I would guess about 1tsp of each.

I tried putting into a foam pumping bottle to use in the bathroom for hand soap. It doesn't foam. The soap/water solution seems to almost clog the pump. I placed it into a regular pump bottle for hand washing.

Using All Natural Soap Nuts for All Purpose Cleaner

I used the Soap Nuts Liquid that I made to clean the bathroom sink, floor and mirror. It smells great with the lavender and peppermint essential oils. I was very happy with how it cleaned.

Later on I was changing a Scentsy warmer in the same bathroom and spilled wax all over the counter and mirror. I thought this would be a great time to check out the cleaning power of the Soap Nuts! I scraped as much of the solid wax off with my finger nail and then started spraying the counter and mirror down with Soap Nuts. WOW! I couldn't believe how well it took away the wax residue! A couple swipes with a rag and it was perfectly clean again!

I am now confident in the Soap Nuts liquid cleaning ability for an all purpose cleaner. I am so excited to find an all natural, frugal household cleaning product!!!

Soap Nuts Jewelry Cleaner

I took my wedding ring that I never take off (that will tell you how dirty it is) and placed it in equal parts Soap Nuts and equal parts water. I only let it sit for maybe a minute and then took an old toothbrush over the ring. My ring looks like it just came from the jewelers! I took some pictures to show you but the sparkle makes it very had to see how clean the ring is. I will post them here so that you can also see my helper! webassets/RingonNataliesfinger.jpg webassets/RingCleanedwithSoapNuts.jpg webassets/RingCleaned.jpg

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...that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed...
Titus 2:4-5