And today, a few of Facebook's friend posted this articles about the danger in the artificial fragrance. And of course SOAP NUTS come to mind. I've been using it for more than 7 months now together with vinegar, baking soda and tea tree/lavender oil.
My helper of course was pestering me about this.. it doenst clean well, no suds.. bla bla bla.. So I Googled it and find the info in Mandarin and printed and asked her to read. Mission Accomplished ! Hah! ^_^
So here is what I do ( once a week or so)
Put the soap nuts in the cloth bag ( a hand full) , and boil with a pot full of water.
Let it boil then shimmer for another 15 minutes. Let it cool for a bit and then put in the container and your soapnut liquid is ready to be use!
And throw the soapnuts.
Another simple way is just to make the "TEA". Just put the bag in a bowl hot water for a few minutes, then use the "tea" for washing. You can re-use the soapnuts for 5 more times.
Or just put in the bag of soapnuts into washing machine ( hot water setting is the best) , then add baking soda in the detergent compartment and vinegar in the softener compartment. I add the TTO and LO in the bag just for antiseptic and great smell! And Voila!... my laundry is done.
PS : you liquid soapnuts must be use within a week or so. It doesnt have any preservative. As for me a pot ( 2-3 medium bottle) is good for a week or so.
Happy trying...
Green living.. for healthier live and better earth!
Xoxo
S.R
5 comments:
The tea system does not work for me bcos I tend to forget about it, until the whole washing cycle is complete! Lol! Which is not right la, you're supposed to use it only for the washing cycle, and take it out before the rinsing cycle. Once I tried stopping the washing midway to take out the bag, but it just got lost inside the laundry and water haahaha.
You can actually use it for 2x. If you use it more than that, it won't be as effective as the first one. According to the seller, in Indonesia, they 'pakai and buang', not reuse. Lol!
Soapnuts isnt great for stubborn stains and oily pans. So we still need the aid of chemical detergent.
Good on you for using soapnuts! As for me, it doesn't work well with my lifestyle and I have stopped using the soapnuts.
how much baking soda do you use per wash?
I use about 2 tbs of baking soda with every wash ( specially whites)
For stain I rub /hand washed it first with block soap for laundry.
Far, what do you mean by , u tend to forget it wth the tea system? U just make the tea ( liquid and put it in detergent compartment and that's it) even if you use in the bag, u dont have to take it out during rinse cycle.
If you want to use oily pans, rinse first with hot water and soak, then use the soapnuts to wash . I havent use it often ( try to finish my dishwashing powder) but I tried it a few time to use the soapnuts in my dishwasher and it works great. no oily residue
Have never heard of soap nut before, wonder what it is called in mandarin?
Agnes I think it's called 无患子
wu huan zi
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