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Soapnuts - break them so the sapindus gets to your laundry *photo from naturecorner.multiply.com |
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we use these cotton bags, stuff them with about 4-5 berries broken into pieces and throw them into the wash *photo from naturecorner.multiply.com |
So how to use the soapnuts? We put about 4-5 berries inside a cotton sack and break then into half. The water needs to get into more surfaces of the soapberries for the sapindus to work. Then we just throw them in the wash with dirty clothes. We reuse the soapnuts 3-4 times and just throw them out when they've lost their moisture. The clothes do get clean but they don't have that "clean laundry" smell that we're used to smelling from major detergent brands.
Since Ivy was kind enough to share her soapnuts stash with me, I'm giving away 1 bag of about 16 pieces of soapnuts. You can join by leaving a comment about an eco-friendly change that you implemented in your household. While you're at it, I would appreciate it if you can like my Facebook page and tweet or blog about this giveaway! Comments will be accepted until 22 July 2011. Contest is open to everyone with a Philippine address I can ship the giveaway to.