Why use Soap Nuts?

Using soap nuts is the best choice for your household and personal care needs. It is also:

  • the ethical choice,
  • the smart choice,
  • the conscious choice,
  • the hypo-allergenic choice, and
  • the value for money choice.

The Ethical Choice

It can seem like a far of dream to get to a point where you are not using caustic chemicals in your household. But you are not dreaming at all right now and we have a single product that can help reduce the chemical use in your household cleaning tasks as well as many of your personal care needs. This humble product can naturally wash with the same level of effectiveness as store-bought detergents and save you money at the same time.

This product is the soap nut. The soap nut is the fruit (or berry) of the sapindus tree of the Sapindacea family. This renewable resource, preserved through agriculture, assists in keeping wild trees in the ground. These trees are then sustained to aid pollution by mopping up carbon dioxide.

The Smart Choice

The fruit of the sapindus are harvested and dried into halved fruit shells. These shells contain up to 15% saponin, a natural form of soap. Saponin is the active cleaning ingredient in soap nuts and is known for its dermatologically sound lathering and cleansing abilities. The best soap nut for washing and cleaning is sapindus mukorossi.

The Conscious Choice

Using soap nuts is the best choice for you, your family and the environment. It far supersedes the array of chemicals that litter cleaning cupboards in their 'protective' over-packaging with tamper proof lids and warnings of toxicity.

The Hypo-allergenic Choice

The soap nut is used traditionally in South-east Asia to reduce the symptoms of psoriasis, eczema, chronic itching and other skin conditions. Because it is mild and natural it is the ultimate choice for personal care and cleaning needs.

The Value for Money Choice

Soap nuts are effective at removing dirt from clothing. As it is also mild and natural it helps preserve the colors and the structure of your valuable clothing. It's so gentle that you will have no need for laundry softener and it is perfectly safe for your baby's clothing and nappies also.

Expensive shampoos, conditioners, shower gels, soaps and body lotions can all be forgotten once you start to using soap nuts for yourself also. Who would have thought that something so helpful in the home could also be completely natural?