Comments on: Soap Nuts FAQ’s

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:53:31 +0000

Yes, I have been using them for over a year now and love the results!

By: Debra Worth

Debra Worth — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:37:18 +0000

Are soap nut pieces as effective. According to the sight they are, but I wanted to know if you had experience with that. If so I could wash loads at about 0.04 per load.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:00:05 +0000

She has also said thought to be VERY careful with Charlie’s because some (not all) babies have had severe skin irritation to this detergent.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:57:58 +0000

Yes, I asked my cloth diapering “teacher” and she said a big no to soap nuts with cloth diapering. They don’t do well with keeping the absorbency in synthetic fibers. She also said they might work if you make a pre-measured solution first with the soap nuts, but not to leave the soap nuts in the washer. I did email NaturOli asking about this and am still waiting for a response.

By: Viren

Viren — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:15:54 +0000

Just some facts on Soapnut- Growing up in India, we used Soapnut(Hindi-Reetha)for hair wash as well as washing woollens. The best way to wash wool garments is to crush Reetha seeds (you can get them from Indian stores)but not powder them. Mix the crushed seeds in room temperature water and shake it to make suds. Soak wool garments for 24 hours. We used to wash our school wool sweaters and the results were amazing. If you wash your hair with Reetha remember that it stings eyes and will make hair dry. For hair wash mix three seeds(powder)dried Amla (an edible bitter golf ball size fruit with very high vitamin c used in India for making sweet fruit preserve)dried Reetha (remove the black seed from inside) and Shikakai. Before washing hair massage hair/scalp with coconut oil and let it stay for few hours before washing. You can also buy Shikakai shampoo from an Indian store (Dabur is one brand).

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:42:21 +0000

I have not heard of using the whole nuts in the dishwasher. I have tried grinding the nuts in a coffee grinder but it produced a very sticky substance. I diluted it with water and that seemed to work pretty well. You really have to be careful to only use a small amount otherwise your dishwasher will overflow. My best success thus far has been using the Soap Nuts Extreme18X liquid version. I am reviewing it today and holding a sample giveaway. The liquid works great in laundry, dishwasher and cleaning.

By: Victoria

Victoria — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:20:30 +0000

Ok, so I went to the Knittn’ Kitten and picked up some soap nuts and some of the liquid form too (she recently started carrying them there). She says you can put the nuts straight into the dishwasher. Has anyone done this?

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:31:35 +0000

No, you just take them out after the wash has completed entirely. No need to take them out before the rinse cycle.

By: Victoria

Victoria — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:25:46 +0000

so, how does the rinse cycle work with soap nuts? The liquid form would just rinse away, but the nuts are still in the washer when the rinse cycle starts… do you take them out, or does it not matter?

By: Ruth

Ruth — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:27:41 +0000

We are loving our soap nuts!!! I tell lots of people about them and they are astounded. When possible I give them a few nuts in a bag to try and return back to me when they get their order for their own. So far, they’ve always bought some of their own!!