SOAP NUTS = NATURAL CLEANING (+ giveaway)

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Soapnuts are an economical, environmentally friendly and effective replacement to your laundry soap! I mentioned them in More Green = More Green in honor of earth day!

I had never heard of soapnuts until I saw an ad on kijiji for them. It was in the baby section and advertised that they were perfect for cleaning cloth diapers. Skeptical, I ordered one of their trial bags as I am interested in earth friendly products only IF they perform. I was amazed and how well they cleaned – even with cold water!. A few weeks later, I ordered a large package.

“Soapnuts are the dried fruit from the Ritha (sapindus mukorossi) tree. There are other types of trees that produce a poorer grade of soapnuts. The ones that Superior Soap Nuts import contain very high amounts of saponin. Saponin is the substance which gives the soapnuts their cleaning power.

Many of these trees were once logged for income. Happily, Superior Soap Nuts’ supplier, among others, is harvesting the soapnuts which is a renewable resource. This is creating a sustainable income for Nepalese people in local areas.”

There are many uses for soap nuts to clean many aspects of your home in addition to laundry. I haven’t tried them yet but plan to shortly! If the results are equivalent to what I experience in the laundry room, I will be thrilled!

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Superior Soap Nuts has kindly offered to sponsor a giveaway in participation with the Springtime Giveaway Carnival at Heavenly Homemakers. One lucky reader will receive one of their 500g packages!

Just a thought: the name Superior Soapnuts could come from the fact that they are located in Upsala, ON which means they are fairly close to Lake Superior or it could be based on the fact that their soapnuts are a superior quality.

How to Enter:

Entry #1: Visit Superior Soap Nuts and take a look at the page on how to use them. Come back and leave a comment with which way you think you would use them. While you’re there…spend a little time reading about this interesting alternative to laundry soap! PLEASE REMEMBER, that I need a way of contacting you.

Entry #2: Blog about this contest and leave a link to your post in the comments.

Entry #3: Subscribe via a reader or email. Leave a comment letting me know you have.

So go ahead and do one or all of the above to enter! And don’t forget about the Apron Giveaway here!

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  1. I would use them to wash our cloth diapers! I’ve been interested in trying soap nuts for a few years now.

  2. We love soapnuts. We just place them in a pouch in the washer.

    Allyson

  3. My wife discovered soapnuts a few months ago. I’m now using them to make a natural pesticide for the garden.

    Tim

  6. I think that I would try the Abrasive cleaner. I love the fact that the soapnuts can be used multiple times in the wash before they can then be put into the compost! I would just throw them onto our slope and let them naturally compost into the soil! I love that you don’t have to use the rinse cycle! Oh my, how much water you can save! Wow!

  7. wow-these are so cool! You can use them as shampoo? WOW! I would love to try these all over my house:)

  8. I have wanted to try these for my laundry! I’m trying to get away from the traditional detergents in favor of something more natural that will also clean well.

    Susan
    [email protected]

  12. I would love to try soapnuts for cloth diapers. My children also have very sensitive skin and are prone to eczema. I think these would be wonderful.

    Shelly

  13. I would get the shells and make the liquid and try it on everything and anything that needs to be cleaned. Sounds like a great product!

  14. I would get the shells and make the liquid and use it to clean anything and everything! Sounds like a great product!

  15. I would get the shells and make the liquid and use it to clean anything and everything. Sounds like a great product!!

  17. I’d use them in the laundry – I like the idea of putting them in an old sock.

    ikkinlala AT yahoo DOT ca

  18. I’ve been thinking of giving these a try! I use cloth diapers so would be interested in trying them for that. What a great giveaway!

  19. I love that they can be used in the dishwasher and to clean fruits and veggies! Nice to have an alternative!

  22. I’m interested in all the ways to use them, but cleaning fruits and vegetables with them is really intriguing.

    tlnovak(at)mlnovak(dot)com

  23. I’ve been hearing about these for a while and would love to try them for laundry. I had no idea there were so many other uses!

  25. I am always looking for a better mosquito repellant! I would LOVE to try that!

    Lenetta @ Nettacow
    Nettacow at gmail dot com

  26. I saw them to one kijiji and wanted to try them, they look really great the only bad thing is you have to paypal them, sandy

  27. WOW, I have never heard of them until now… I would definately use them in the washer!!!!

  28. I have never heard of them until now… I would totaly use them in the washer!

  30. I would like to try them in the laundry, but I had no idea they had so many other uses! Thanks!

  31. I’ve seen other bloggers talk about these and haven’t taken the jump to them yet, but I’m intrigued! I’d probably start by using them for laundry and working my way from there!

  32. oh my word! how did i miss these? i’ve been looking for something like this for a long time. I would definitely use these in the laundry, dishwasher, general cleaner, most definitely as a pest repellent… I could go on and on. I can’t wait to try these out!! Thanks!

  34. I would love to try these for laundry, especially for my kids clothes. They both have autism spectrum disorder and we are always looking for a better chemical free way to do laundry. I love the fact there are also other recipes on their site

  36. I’d use them for laundry, and possible to make an all-purpose cleaner, as well 🙂

    greenyak [at] yahoo [dot] com

  38. I would definitely try them as mosquito repellant! Everything is bigger in Alaska…the mosquitoes are no exception! 😉

    Thanks for offering these!

    mrshuntinak AT msn DOT com

  40. Wow! I didn’t realize there were so many uses! I would definitely use them for laundry and dishes, the all purpose spray would be awesome and the mosquito repellent sounds great for summer:) Thanks!
    christinbanda(AT)yahoo(DOT)com

  41. Thank you for this giveaway! I would try these for laundry. I do a lot with five children!

  42. I’ve been wanting to try these with my cloth diapers! I think the number of uses is amazing.

    gitrecca at gmail dot com

  43. I’ve heard of soapnuts before, but like you, I’ve always been pretty skeptical. Frankly, hearing you rave about them is enough for me to be willing to try them at some point–especially on my cloth diapers. Well, not *my* cloth diapers. LOL.

    And it looks like if you make them into the soapnut LIQUID, it would be a really, really economical alternative to regular laundry soap as well as a green one. Hmmmm. I wonder how much their shipping to the US is…

  46. WOW! Who would have ever thought this could clean your laundry. I would love to give them a try. I’m always looking for ways to reduce, reuse, recycle.

    pammsmith at comcast dot net

  48. I'd use them to clean veggies & fruits, and then recycle the solution for general cleaning. Sounds great!

  50. I’ve really been wanting to try these in the laundry, and am so pleased they seem to work for you!!!

    Melissa

  51. Wow! So many uses…I guess I would try the laundry first then use it for hand soap.
    ~Jill

  54. I want to try them in place of laundry – nothing fancy here yet. 🙂 I would definitely use them in a pouch first, although if I get around to it I might try making the liquid. I found it interesting that the saponin is supposed to deter ticks and stuff… that might be reason enough to try it as a body wash now that summer’s here and we’ll be outside a lot.

  55. I would enjoy using the soapnuts as laundry detergent… Thanks! beththeweth[at] yahoo [dot] com

  62. i don’t have a blog, but enjoy yours 🙂
    would love to win, as the impetus to try soapnuts. my girls say i was “green” before it was cool. always looking for ways to protect our watershed.
    amila ~ mlb9fan at yahoo dot com

  63. I have looked at soapnuts before and I would love to try them.

    lorrie briggs 10 @ yahoo dot com

  64. laundry & dishwasher ~ side note… i will be doing 8 loads of laundry today, i know – you're jealous.

  65. I heard about these but I put off trying them. Now would be a great time. I would use them in our everyday laundry.

  66. I think cloth diapers would be the first thing I would use them on. But many of the other uses intrigue me as well, especially if they work as wee as they claim to . What a great giveaway.

  67. great!
    I would use them for laundry and maybe dishwasher!

    Thanks!
    jennifergraceplus4(at)gmail(dot)com

  68. I’d use them in the DW and washing machine. have seen an ad somewhere (maybe thru EC?) and got intrigued. Going to enter in your other options. Check my giveaway out too!

  70. I have been curious about these as we are always looking for more earth-friendly ways to care for our home. I didn’t know they could go in the dishwasher too!

    sarabrown77 (at) gmail (dot) com

  72. I’d love to have them around for our cloth diapers as well as for making general cleaning solution!

    donnashenk (at) gmail (dot) com

  74. I would use them for cloth diapers and maybe shampoo (you're not supposed to wash curly hair with shampoo containing sls…this doesn't).

    Thanks!

    michloves80s at gmail dot com

  76. I do not even know how I ended up here, but I thought this post was great. I don’t know who you are but definitely you are going to a famous blogger if you are not already 😉 Cheers!

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