For a chemical-free, eco-friendly approach to fabric washes; soap nuts offer a natural way to clean clothes with its ability to produce sufficient soapsuds for clean and soft garments. Clothes come out of a machine soft, vibrant, and clean. Being so gentle, even delicate wools and silks are washable.

The natural laundry detergent – Soap Nuts – is a dried fruit on the Soapberry tree, and contains Mother Nature’s natural detergent, known as saponin. A sought after natural detergent of this nature has been relied on for thousands of years for multi-purpose cleaning to personal hygiene.

Soapnuts are simple to use – pop 5 or so reusable soap nuts into a cotton sack and place in a washing machine with the laundry – Soapnuts are reusable up to 5 times. A 1-kilo sack of organic laundry detergent is efficient for 200 - 400 washes – dependent on the quality of soap nuts, hardness of water, duration of cycle, water temperature and volume of washing load.

A 5lbs sack (sufficient for 800 loads) of 100% natural laundry soap costs in the region of $48.95, while an 80 load sack costs in the region of $18.95, or a started pack at 5 loads costs in the region of $6.95. Replacing a traditional laboratory softener and detergent with these natural soaps is often able make a saving of up to 50% on typical household laundry bills.

Accessories to complement the organic laundry detergent include a box of reusable heavy-duty cloth bags – a wash bag with double drawstrings is ideal for ease in securing a sufficient knot to avoid soapnuts escaping in a wash cycle.

All in all, a cleaning detergent of this nature is 100% natural and safe on sensitive skin, gentle of colors, fragrance free, hypoallergenic, and biodegradable – so can go on a compost heap once spent.