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Product Details
What Are Soap Nuts?
Eco Nuts™ are our brand of soap nuts, which are completely sustainable dried fruit shells that come from the Sapindus mukorossi tree (also called the Soap Berry or Soap Nut Tree) in Nepal, India and Indonesia. The berries we harvest come from high up in the Himalayas and are the highest quality “soap nut” on the market. These fruit shells have been used in India and China for centuries, and are now gaining popularity in America and Europe as a renewable, biodegradable and organic alternative to chemical detergents and expensive “green” laundry soaps.
Eco Nuts™ contain saponin, a natural cleaner that works as a surfactant, breaking the surface tension of the water to penetrate the fibers of your clothing, lifting stains from the fabric and leaving dirt suspended in the water that is rinsed away.
Eco Nuts™ are gentle on both clothes and skin, making them ideal for those with sensitive skin, eczema, allergies and psoriasis. Because they are so mild, they are perfect for baby clothes and cloth diapers. All-Natural Eco Nuts™ are also great for septic and grey water systems. But don’t expect these shells to foam up like commercial soaps, which have artificial foaming agents. Foam simply does not represent cleaning power.
Eco Nuts™ are wild-harvested, meaning they are gathered from wild trees grown without any kind of chemicals, fertilizers, or pesticides. The saponin actually tastes bad to insects so no pesticides are needed, and the trees naturally love poor uncultivated soil. They are organically grown by mother earth and certified USDA Organic by EcoCert at the source.
How to Use Soap Nuts For Laundry
It takes only four easy steps to naturally clean, odor-free laundry!
- Place 4-5 Eco Nuts™ in the reusable wash bag provided and tie it closed.
- Put it in with your laundry and wash as normal, per manufacturer instructions.
- Remove the bag at the end of the wash and set aside to dry or do another load.
- Re-use at least 10 times until they start to disintegrate or become very thin and then they can be composted in your garden or simply add new Eco Nuts™ to the bag.
Do not overfill your laundry machine, the Eco Nuts ™ work more efficiently with more agitation and room to work. There is no need to add fabric softener; your laundry will come out soft and fluffy without it. Make sure you store Eco Nuts in a cool, dry place.
Eco Nuts ™ can be used in both standard and high-efficiency machines (HE). Eco Nuts™ work in all washing machines with any temperature water.
Thats as simple as it gets! If you are washing clothes or items that are a little more soiled than usual, try these advanced methods:
