Comments on: The Cleanest, Greenest Laundry

By: Sarah J. Roberts

Sarah J. Roberts — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 06:27:56 +0000

Thank you, for putting together everything in the cleanest, greenest laundry. I think you have covered all the major points in this article, I will share this with my network as well. keep it up!

By: Vinod

Vinod — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 15:08:40 +0000

In India soap nuts are used as a shampoo. We crush them, boil in water, allow the liquid to cool and apply to the hair. The hair gives a brilliant shine after the bath. However we need to be careful in preventing this liquid from getting into the eyes. The eyes turn red though temporarily. These were a part of every household until the shampoos flooded Indian market.

By: Paula

Paula — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 21:12:18 +0000

Hi everyone!
I am sorry to disapoint you but the soap nut just don’t work. My mom used them for some time but then we found a test conducted by a French consumer organisation which compared about 30 different washing products including soap nuts and pure water. Soap nuts are indeed very eco-friendly but they are also inefficace. You may as well not bother using them at all, the results were similar to those when washing with only water.
That’s really a shame, it really seemed to be a perfect solution…

By: namrata

namrata — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 13:22:47 +0000

In india we use soap nuts to wash our hair, it does not form much lather but is really really good for hair growth and elimination of dandruff. Just crush the soap nuts with a heavy pestle, boil in water for a few minutes and them strain and while still lukewarm use on hair like shampoo. As i said it does not form much lather, hence we add hibiscus leaves to the mixture which acts as both a conditioner and also for lather. . Your hair will have a shine after using soap nuts and hair fall decreases.

By: Kay

Kay — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 02:05:56 +0000

I’m late to the party, but soap nut also makes an excellent shampoo!

By: Brittany

Brittany — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 03:29:46 +0000

do you still use/recommend these? also did you ever try them as a shampoo how’d it work out? I’m currently on a quest to find the best natural beauty products

By: Martina

Martina — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:26:15 +0000

It doesn t work.I tried at least ten times with differnte types of clothes,different temperatures. When i take out the clothes for machine its like they are wet but not clean. I m still at research of some product that will wash my clothes with same result as all those chemical ones

By: organic products

organic products — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 09:47:38 +0000

I appreciate your detailing of the procedure very clearly, thanks for sharing

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 02:29:24 +0000

how hot is medium-hot? I normally wash with cold water. Do you think it would be worth the extra energy usage to swap to soap nuts and use warm water?

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:42:51 +0000

Just made my first soap nuts purchase- looking forward to trying them! I hear they are great for cloth diapers (baby)and for sweaty workout clothes (husband).