washing clothes with nuts....

[starving_student]

Ever heard of this: http://www.naturalcollection.com/nat...om-a-Tree-.asp

Does it work? Do you know any US retailer?
tx

[tgavin71]

Looks interesting. I've never heard of it before.

[tinapbeana]

US sources:

http://www.zamuta.com/soapnuts/
http://www.amazon.com/SOAP-NUTS-REET.../dp/B000FA90MY

liquid soapnuts
http://www.aviva.ca/shop/products.as...4655&catid=104

[lou12341]

Don't think I will try this; however, interesting read.

[th_tan]

I won't try this in a million years, never heard of it before. You have to be careful though, especially if you allergic to nuts.

[PetMom]

This is interesting, but it suggests to use any soap (or detergent) is to not have purity. Careful research can lead to 'pure' soaps to clean clothes
such as Dr. Bronner. If someone is looking for
no chemicals in a detergent then this might be yet another option.

Also, don't forget the herb 'Soapwort' that people used this way.

[PRICEPLUS]

I have one of the new machines that uses high efficiency soap so I don't know how this would work!

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

I think detergents work far better than soaps and saponins. I grow soapwort and would not bother with trying to wash anyting with it....Well, I take that back. That time I walked up a river bed through a bank of poison ivy and even hoisted myself up via the poison ivy, I would have welcomed some soapwort. As it was, I made do with rubbing mud over the skin then rinsing in the river and following up with some pulverrized charcoal I found!

If you try these nuts, let us know how it goes. And wash something dirty enough to really tell if it is any better than just palin water.