NaturOli Soap Nuts Review PLUS 50% OFF Liquid Soap Nuts Detergent

It's amazing how God supplies everything we need within his beautiful creation!

Our family has been using soap nuts to clean our laundry for almost a year now and we continue to be amazed at how this simple dried shell can so effectively clean all of our messes. Soap nuts are a wonderfully natural way to clean laundry.

Soap nuts grow on trees and do not contain any harmful chemicals or additives. Soap nuts are the dried shells from the soapberry. These shells contain a substance called saponin that produces a soaping effect. Saponin is a 100% natural alternative to chemical laundry detergents. Soap nuts also contain a natural fabric softener.

Soap nuts have been used for centuries throughout the world as laundry cleaners, body soap, and for everyday household cleaning. They are 100% natural, chemical-free, frangrance-free, biodegradable and hypoallergenic. The cost per load when using soap nuts is also very low.

To use soap nuts in the wash you simply place the dried shells in a small bag and toss it into the wash machine with your dirty laundry. As the soap nuts are aggitated in the washer the Saponin is released and circulates to clean you laundry. There are very little to no suds produced by soap nuts, but you can be sure that they are working when your clothes come out smelling completely clean. Soap nuts are also absolutely ideal for High Effeciency (HE) and all front loading washers.

You can reuse a handful of nuts for 5 or more loads, depending on water temperature. Once you are finished with the soap nuts they can then be added to your compost. Most soap nut orders come with a reusable muslin bag which you use to place the nuts in and then throw in the washer.

Because soap nut leave behind no residue or harsh chemicals they are a perfect choice for washing clothes for little ones or anyone with sensitive skin. We use soap nuts for all of our laundry and love the fact that we are protecting our skin from irritation while also choosing an evironmentally friendly method of washing our clothes.

Soap nuts can also be used to make safe and natural cleaners for general household use, windows & glass, dishwashers, hands, jewelry, steam cleaning carpets, pets and shampoo.

We have tried soap nuts from a few different companies. In particular Maggie's Soap Nuts and NaturOli. We cannot even compare these two companies. Maggie’s are packaged overseas and arrived all sticky inside of a plastic bag, with some broken nuts. On the other hand, NaturOli’s are carefully inspected and packaged in the States without the use of plastic and are completely dried making them much nicer to handle. NaturOli's soap nuts are also more reasonably priced.

The NaturOli brand of soap nuts are the best priced soap nuts we have found. If you buy it in larger quantities ($48.85 for 640 loads), you are spending around $0.076 per load! You can also purchase NaturOli's soap nuts in smaller quantities, which will be around $0.12 per load. As an added bonus you are able to save additional money since there is no need for dryer sheets or fabric softeners.

From our experience, NaturOli's soap nut are definitely the most natural and frugal laundry detergent option on the market.

How about you? What frugal or natural products do you use to clean your laundry or home? We'd love to hear your ideas and suggestions.

Also, have you ever tried soap nuts? Which brands? What has your experience been?

Keep an eye out for our review of NaturOli’s liquid soap nut detergent, called EXTREME 18X Soap Nuts Liquid Concentrate, in the next week or so.

EXTREME 18X has just won its second “Green Dot Award” for the "unprecedented reduction of the carbon footprint, toxic chemicals and waste products created by the manufacture, packaging and transport of detergent products."

To celebrate this award, NaturOli is offering all EXTREME 18x liquid detergent at 50% off the retail price! With this sale you can purchase the 3 pack of EXTREME 18X for only $30.75. This package also comes with 3 soap nuts sample packs, giving you a total of over 300 loads of laundry. That's less than $0.11 per load for a completely natural and safe detergent.

This is a great time to try it or stock up. Head over to NaturOli and check out the remarkable savings here.

This celebration sale ends March 1, 2010.

Contributed to: Works for Me Wednesday & Frugal Friday