Nuts about soapnuts (Soapnuts)

Member Name: cakeyj

Product:	Soapnuts
Date:	14/02/09 (80 review reads)
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Advantages: Cheap, Efficent, Work at low temps, Eco

Disadvantages: No natural perfume, no natural beach or stain removing qualities

Like millions of others I am concerned about the state of the environment and where possible I recycle and reuse. My husband thinks I'm crazy so you can imagine his dipleasure when I told him I've found this new washing thing, soapnuts.

What he didn't realise was that we has been using them for the last week and he had noticed no difference to the cleanliness, smell or feeling of his fresh laundered clothes.

I knew he wouldn't like the idea of it so after dropping a couple of drops of lavender essential oil into the little cloth bag containing the nuts (soapnuts don't smell so I matched the smell to my usual washing powder) I washed the families clothes as normal with excellent results. I use 6-8 nuts in a bag for about 10 washes with great results everytime. When washing the childrens clothes I add a spoon of Ecover laundry bleach to give the clothes that extra boost agains stains etc.

The Soapnuts are easy to locate and cheap to buy, they do the job well with less impact on the environment (they work at only 30 degrees!).

So everyones happy - Clean clothes, clean conscience!

Summary: Give them a try - I'm very impressed!