Softening Laundry Soap

We use Soap nuts as a natural substitute for surfactants. 

Soap Nuts

Want a chemical-free, low-tox all purpose soap that cleans you, your car, your dishes, your clothes AND your dog??!! 

Look no further. The answer is in a fruit, grown high in the Himalayan mountains which is picked and dried by local farmers.

Soap berries, also known as soap nuts are technically known as Sapindus Mukorossi and are native to the mountainous region between India and Nepal.

A natural miracle really, the skin of the fruit contains a cleaning agent called saponin that produces an effect similar to soap. Saponin works as a surfactant, reducing the surface tension in water and creating a lather that removes dirt, leaving it suspended in water that is flushed away.

Soap berries are hypoallergenic and are perfect for your skin. They are also antibacterial, anti-fungal and odourless. The lather it creates has a balanced pH level and moisturising properties, gently cleaning your skin and your clothes. Soap berries are a 100% organic substitute to your usual cleaning products that can contain harmful chemicals such as PEG's, Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLS), synthetic fragrances and colouring which can be a skin irritant and also affect your hormonal system.

Aside from its wonderful cleaning properties, soap berries are also highly-sustainable, they can be reused many times and thrown in the garden or compost when done.

So how can you use this miracle fruit to its full potential?

Soap nuts are not just used for laundry. They have been used for centuries to wash the skin and the hair. In Ayurvedic medicine, the berries’ mild antibacterial and insecticidal properties make them perfect for preventing head lice.

Soap nuts are a low-sud substance- perfect for HE washing machines.