ORGANIC UNPOLISHED SOAPNUTS/SOAPBERRIES/REETHA (100 G)

Name : ORGANIC UNPOLISHED SOAPNUTS/SOAPBERRIES/REETHA (100 G)

Flavour : No Flavour

Format : Pods

FSSAI License Number : 21523009001341

Material : Grains

Shelf life (Best Before) : 24 Months

Net Quantity (N) : 1

Region : Meghalaya,Nilgiri,Sikkim

Specialty : Organic

Veg/NonVeg : Veg

Weight : 100gm

Soap nuts actually aren’t a nut, they’re a berry that is harvested from trees that grow in the Himalayas. They are in the Sapindaceae, or soapberry, family, and they are related to lychee. However, when they dry, they form a hard shell that resembles a nut, thus the name.

To use soap nut shells themselves, you just have to place 4-6 soap nut shells in a small muslin bag (for a heavily soiled load, use 6-8 shells). Then, place your laundry and the small soap nut bag in the drum of your washing machine. Wash your clothes as you would per fabric instructions. Then, save the used shells – they can be reused a number of times before being composted. Once the shells become soft and grey, you’ll know it’s time to compost them. They’re typically good for 4-5 washes.

Happily for us humans, the berries contain saponin, a natural surfactant that is released when the shell absorbs water. So when you throw soap nut shells into a load of laundry, the surfactant nature of the saponin breaks the surface tension of the water and penetrates the fibers of the material, lifting dirt, oils, and stains from your clothing to be rinsed away.

Soap nuts are very gentle and an ideal laundry solution for : People with skin conditions or sensitive skin People with chemical sensitivity Baby clothes, diapers, and bedding

Country of Origin : India