Soap Nuts

About two weeks ago we started using the Lullwater Soap Nuts regularly. This is an eco-friendly laundry detergent, 100% natural and biodegradable. My bag cost me about $23, and should do about 330 loads (according to the label on the bag). 150 fluid ounces of double concentrate liquid Tide only washes up to 96 loads. Another bonus is that fabric softener is not needed. Financially this is a pretty good deal.

Prior to washing you take 2 – 3 nuts and throw them in to a little bag (provided by Lullwater). If used in the same day, this bag o’ nuts will wash three loads of laundry. In your hand they smell very vinegary. Many of the nuts in the bag have broken apart, so it’s hard to determine what constitutes a true nut. I just guess. Another irritating issue is that the Soap Nuts come in a nice canvas bag with red writing. Unfortunately, the red writing sloughs off easily so you find yourself kind of guessing what the actual instructions might say.

Once the clothes are washed they feel kinda soft and smell kinda clean. By “kinda” I mean they don’t feel or smell dirty. They just feel and smell like clothes. Which is weird. However, I would definitely recommend Soap Nuts to any of you hippies out there. As an added bonus if you use a Laundromat, as opposed to having a washer and dryer in your home, I HIGHLY recommend this solution. No more carrying heavy containers of laundry soap and softener up and down stairs or across long distances. Just grab 3 nuts, tie them up in a bag, and you are ready to go.