Washing nuts (soap nuts) are known all over the world as the  most effective cleaning agent. Washing nuts are a pure natural product and 100% decomposed by microorganisms. The biggest advantage of using soapwood is that it is a natural plant and does not have any synthetic chemicals added, it does not harm the environment and human health at all.

Washing with soap nuts in a washing machine. Add 4 or 7 soap nut shells or equivalent

pieces of about 15 g, into a cotton bag and tie it well, chop the bigger ones. Put it in

bag of chopped nuts into the washing machine drum before adding clothes. Choose yours

washing temperature required for laundry (30-95). Soap nuts can remain until the end of the wash cycle,

because the rinsing water is cold, and the saponin is released only at a temperature of 30 degrees. At the end of the wash

remove and leave to dry (leave the nut shells in the bag). Use 3 to 5 times. Soap nuts

become ineffective as they become thin, soft and very light brown or gray in color. Suitable for washing whites

and for colored laundry, even silk, wool, cashmere. They renew colors and give softness.

I first discovered soap nuts because my daughter developed eczema as a baby, she had food allergies and chemical laundry detergents seemed to make her flare-ups a lot worse. We tried to swap to non-bio detergents first, but that didn’t help, so out of desperation, I started researching the internet for a solution. There I stumbled on a group for eczema and other skin condition sufferers, and lots of people recommended using these Indian soap berries instead of traditional washing powders. I thought “I really have got nothing to lose” and bought my first bag of soapnuts from an eco-shop online.The results were truly incredible, as soon as I started washing her clothes and sheets with the soap berries, her itching got incredibly better, she stopped scratching herself as much, which used to lead to infections and open wounds and she didn’t find fabric as irritating as before. That was definitely also because of other changes we brought into our lifestyle as a family, from dietary changes to using natural soaps, shampoos and other products, but I am very confident that using Indian berries for laundry had a significant part in it too.