How to use soapnuts in your laundry: So how does it work? You pop a few shells in a washbag, put it in the drum with your clothes and wash as normal. The soap nut shells release saponin (soap) when it comes in contact with water. The saponins then circulate as a natural surfactant (surface active ingredient / detergent). They break down the surface tension of the water and oil in the wash reducing the surface tension of the water aiding it in freeing dirt, grime and oils from clothes. Essentially this is how chemical detergents clean our clothes...but now you can do it without chemicals!

1. Soap Nuts are the purest form of natural organic laundry soap, detergent and cleaner available on the planet…

2. Soapnuts are the fruit grown on the Sapindus Mukorossi tree in the Himalayas. The nuts are collected by trained local people who live near those areas. The shells are then dried and cleaned, the seeds are removed and we are left with the soapnut shells.

3. They work just like normal detergent does, except without the harmful chemicals!! The shells contain a natural cleaner called saponin (soap), which dissolves in water, forms suds and dissolves fats and oils to help lift grime. Soapnuts are also naturally low-sudsing which makes them great for all washing machines including energy efficient machines.

7. Soapnut Recipes : Using soapnut shells to make a multi-purpose liquid cleaner Making soapnut liquid Boil 50g of soapnuts in 1 litre of water for 20 minutes. When cool, poor into an airtight container (this should give you 500ml of soapnut liquid). For more tips on how to use visit us at www.soapnuts.co.uk

8. Soapnut Recipes : Using soapnut shells to make a multi-purpose liquid cleaner Return boiled soapnuts to pan and repeat steps above three times. After doing this, you will have two litres of soapnut liquid from only 50g soapnuts!! AWESOME VALUE!! For more tips on how to use visit us at www.soapnuts.co.uk

9. Soapnut Recipes : Using soapnut shells to make a multi-purpose liquid cleaner For more tips on how to use visit us at www.soapnuts.co.uk To make a cleaner … Just add 10 – 20 drops of an essential oil like Lavender, Tea-Tree, or Oregano You can also use the liquid to wash clothes… Use 100ml in a dosing ball in your drum, and wash clothes as directed … Awesome!!

10. To make soapnut liquid foam… Take 100ml of soapnut liquid and blend it up in a hand blender VOILA! The foam can be used for shaving, washing pets, bubble bath and for foam parties! Soapnut Recipes : Using soapnut shells to make a multi-purpose liquid cleaner For more tips on how to use visit us at www.soapnuts.co.uk

11. Soapnut Recipes : Using soapnut shells to make a multi-purpose liquid cleaner Tip – reuse, reduce, recycle * After you have made the soapnut liquid there will be saponin in the shell, so use these in your laundry as usual. Or Compost them. SO… if you buy a 250 g box of soapnuts you can make 10 litres of soapnut liquid. If you use 100 ml of the liquid in each wash that’s 100 washes!!... Thus making it last even longer!! For more tips on how to use visit us at www.soapnuts.co.uk

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