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I used them before. I tought the smell was kind of bad, so I used to put some essential oil in the water of the washing machine. They were working "ok" but I wasn't impress as well.
You have to think that these are natural, so they are not washing as good as a chemical soap will do. It depends of what you want. I think that you might want to put them in hot water for a while, then use it to handwash some clothes or small things that aren't so dirty, instead of throwing them.
It's just an idea, I guess you would have to try some exprimental things ;)
I bought a 1 lb bag (150 of them) for about $16. They come with baby cotton drawstrings and you just throw it in with your load. I was wondering the same thing about soaking them. I think that it doesn't work well, but the guy at the health food store has a lot of kids and they use the product and are happy with it. It's probably just my sons :)
I was wondering if I could soak them for a different kind of clean like for wood floors or something. Soak them in the bathtub or something...
I'm a big fan of vinegar water myself and haven't found anything I like to clean with more.
Soap nut powder can be used to wash the entire body and hair replacing the need for soaps, shower gels, shampoos and, in most cases conditioners and moisturizers. Skin is left soft, smooth and more resistant to infections an insect bites. The powder also has a deodorizing effect.
4 oz of soap nuts will make approximately 2.5 Quarts of Soap nut Juice. Instructions on how to make this can be found below. Soap nut juice can be used for many purposes.
? As a gentle natural hair shampoo
? When you think you've extracted all the saponine, throw the Soap nuts (excluding seeds) in your blender with a bit of water and you'll have a wonderful 'liquid soap
I bought a big bag of soap nuts about a year and a half ago. I have 7 kids. My husband and son work cleaning water towers, they get really dirty!!!! I also have a 5 year old that gets really, really dirty. The soap nuts did not do a very good job on getting their stuff clean.
I love the fact that they are good for the environment. And I do like the smell of them. I feel good when I know they are good for our skin. Also, the 2 bags that I had lasted about a year and a half, that is good savings.
Thank you assabur for the recipes, I knew they could be used for more, but wasn't sure what to do with them. Now I think I will order more of them. I don't like spending the money at the store on regular detergents.
Where do all of you buy your soap nuts???
I LOVE soap nuts! Been using them for several years now, almost exclusively; the only items I don't wash with them are sheets, blankets, tablecloths as they tend to get all twisted up with the bag of nuts. I think they work great. Our clothes are clean and don't smell of chemicals, and soap nuts seem to last forever.