How to use: Add 6 berries to the provided drawstring bag. Pull string taut and add to washer. Reuse 5-7 times or until the berries are soft and grey. Refill the bag with fresh berries.
Used berries can be put into a jar to dry. When you have a couple of loads worth, add water and let soak. Use as a pre-soak for stains and other household uses. (Hint, really bad stains can use a bit of baking soda rubbed into stain and let set.) If your laundry is particularly soiled, let the load soak for a while after filling machine and before agitation cycle begins.
Because of the nature of soap nuts, you don't NEED to rinse your laundry, or if you feel better and feel uncomfortable with it, you can shorten the cycle for those who are extra concerned about water. Keep in mind clothing fiber types are vast, some natural and some synthetic and like all 'detergents' some fibers just don't come clean. Soap nuts are perfect for fine hand washables and fabulous on cloth diapers, cleaning the fibers of residue and helping them to be more absorbent.
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Used berries can be put into a jar to dry. When you have a couple of loads worth, add water and let soak. Use as a pre-soak for stains and other household uses. (Hint, really bad stains can use a bit of baking soda rubbed into stain and let set.) If your laundry is particularly soiled, let the load soak for a while after filling machine and before agitation cycle begins.
Because of the nature of soap nuts, you don't NEED to rinse your laundry, or if you feel better and feel uncomfortable with it, you can shorten the cycle for those who are extra concerned about water. Keep in mind clothing fiber types are vast, some natural and some synthetic and like all 'detergents' some fibers just don't come clean. Soap nuts are perfect for fine hand washables and fabulous on cloth diapers, cleaning the fibers of residue and helping them to be more absorbent.
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