Comments on: Soap In A Nutshell – Doing Laundry With Soapnuts. http://thegoodhuman.com/2008/10/29/soap-in-a-nutshell-doing-laundry-with-soapnuts/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Going Green. Thu, 16 May 2013 17:44:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Fernando Salas http://thegoodhuman.com/2008/10/29/soap-in-a-nutshell-doing-laundry-with-soapnuts/#comment-3345 Fernando Salas Fri, 15 May 2009 19:49:32 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2103#comment-3345 I'm a hairdresser and a friend from Vietnam told me about the soap nuts and I would like to make my own shampoo and conditioner. or are they making this already? I would like to know where I could buy some. Thanks I’m a hairdresser and a friend from Vietnam told me about the soap nuts and I would like to make my own shampoo and conditioner. or are they making this already? I would like to know where I could buy some.
Thanks

]]> By: Fernando Salas http://thegoodhuman.com/2008/10/29/soap-in-a-nutshell-doing-laundry-with-soapnuts/#comment-3344 Fernando Salas Fri, 15 May 2009 19:48:22 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2103#comment-3344 I'm a hairdresser and a friend from Vietnam told me about the soap nuts and I would like to make my own shampoo and conditioner. or are they making this already? I wouldlike to know where I could buy some I’m a hairdresser and a friend from Vietnam told me about the soap nuts and I would like to make my own shampoo and conditioner. or are they making this already? I wouldlike to know where I could buy some

]]> By: Ken http://thegoodhuman.com/2008/10/29/soap-in-a-nutshell-doing-laundry-with-soapnuts/#comment-3343 Ken Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:46:35 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2103#comment-3343 I do all our wash with soap nuts. The clothes are so clean and I find that they are softer than any regular detergent. My wife has eczema and it helps her lots. I laso use it for cleaning. Easy and a great product. I do all our wash with soap nuts. The clothes are so clean and I find that they are softer than any regular detergent. My wife has eczema and it helps her lots. I laso use it for cleaning. Easy and a great product.

]]> By: David http://thegoodhuman.com/2008/10/29/soap-in-a-nutshell-doing-laundry-with-soapnuts/#comment-3342 David Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:23:42 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2103#comment-3342 Very true AnnMarie, but you would need some kind of soap to actually clean out any real date. Very true AnnMarie, but you would need some kind of soap to actually clean out any real date.

]]> By: AnnMarie http://thegoodhuman.com/2008/10/29/soap-in-a-nutshell-doing-laundry-with-soapnuts/#comment-3340 AnnMarie Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:04:42 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2103#comment-3340 How about comparing them to using no detergent of any kind? You might find that you simply can't tell the difference between the "cleanliness" of your clothes by sight no matter what you use. Over the years, I've gradually reduced the amount of detergent I use to less than 1/4" of the cap. I could probably live without even that but DH is a little creeped out by no soap. I have used no soap when visiting--I have allergies to some detergents and forgot to bring my own. The clothes didn't appear any different than they do at home. But then, also, I wasn't washing something like ground in dirt from gardening either. How about comparing them to using no detergent of any kind? You might find that you simply can’t tell the difference between the “cleanliness” of your clothes by sight no matter what you use.

Over the years, I’ve gradually reduced the amount of detergent I use to less than 1/4″ of the cap. I could probably live without even that but DH is a little creeped out by no soap. I have used no soap when visiting–I have allergies to some detergents and forgot to bring my own. The clothes didn’t appear any different than they do at home.

But then, also, I wasn’t washing something like ground in dirt from gardening either.

]]> By: Ira http://thegoodhuman.com/2008/10/29/soap-in-a-nutshell-doing-laundry-with-soapnuts/#comment-3341 Ira Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:13:14 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2103#comment-3341 A low cost, green eco friendly, healthy natural way to bathe, shampoo and generally clean is to make a homemade liquid from soapberry which grows on the Chinaberry tree and has been used for thousands of years. It works very effectively. A low cost, green eco friendly, healthy natural way to bathe, shampoo and generally clean is to make a homemade liquid from soapberry which grows on the Chinaberry tree and has been used for thousands of years. It works very effectively.

]]> By: Anna http://thegoodhuman.com/2008/10/29/soap-in-a-nutshell-doing-laundry-with-soapnuts/#comment-3339 Anna Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:33:17 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2103#comment-3339 I have been using soap nuts for about a month. My kids all have allegeries. I use about 4 and have used one with 10 washes. They seem to still work. Not mussy or anything. I have a HE washing machine and just throw the bag in the wash. I have been using soap nuts for about a month. My kids all have allegeries. I use about 4 and have used one with 10 washes. They seem to still work. Not mussy or anything.

I have a HE washing machine and just throw the bag in the wash.

]]> By: David http://thegoodhuman.com/2008/10/29/soap-in-a-nutshell-doing-laundry-with-soapnuts/#comment-3338 David Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:19:03 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2103#comment-3338 I do know they are harvested by hand or picked off the ground by those who harvest them. Other than that, its hard to find information. Please do let us know if you find anything more! I do know they are harvested by hand or picked off the ground by those who harvest them. Other than that, its hard to find information. Please do let us know if you find anything more!

]]> By: hhw http://thegoodhuman.com/2008/10/29/soap-in-a-nutshell-doing-laundry-with-soapnuts/#comment-3337 hhw Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:12:53 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2103#comment-3337 I didn't see any information on the Soap in a Nutshell site on how exactly the nuts are harvested (I'm wondering about both environmental and fair trade aspects, specifically). Do you have any information about that? I'll do some more searching on this myself, but I thought I'd ask in case you have it handy. I didn’t see any information on the Soap in a Nutshell site on how exactly the nuts are harvested (I’m wondering about both environmental and fair trade aspects, specifically). Do you have any information about that? I’ll do some more searching on this myself, but I thought I’d ask in case you have it handy.

]]> By: David http://thegoodhuman.com/2008/10/29/soap-in-a-nutshell-doing-laundry-with-soapnuts/#comment-3336 David Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:43:44 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2103#comment-3336 Yea, the stuff we use now doesnt smell either - The smells are mostly cosmetic anyway! Yea, the stuff we use now doesnt smell either – The smells are mostly cosmetic anyway!

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