Found Frugal Eco Laundry Solution!
Monday, January 12, 2009
My friend was over this weekend, we hadn't seen each other since November which means we did our Yule gift exchange. I always love her choices for my gifts as she knows me very well!
One thing she placed in my gift bag, was a bag of SoapNuts. Apparently these are nuts from a tree in Nepal and India. The nuts come in a muslin bag which holds about 6 of them. You throw the bag in the laundry and can use it for about 5 loads! This is an eco friendly way to do laundry and they are not expensive to buy. It is supposed to be great for people with allergies or any kind of skin condition where laundry detergent can be harmful to them. I looked at the website and found out a bag of $40 worth will do about 400 loads! Not bad for eco friendly stuff! In case you are interested in reading about it, here is the website: www.buysoapnuts.com I read that you don't even need to use fabric softener with these things!
She also purchased an eco scrubie for me from the same website which is made of coconut coils, bound with a non toxic glue. I used it last night and LOVED it. They are supposed to last several months and are biodegradable/compostable. I went on the site and purchased more as this might be a cheaper alternative then to keep replacing mine every week or two!. :)
I was so extatic of this discovery, that i bought two samples of the soapnut bags for 1 penny each to give to my mom and another friend of mine. I have to wash my bedding tonight and will try them out. Can't wait!
I wish I could purchase the nuts now, but Saturday I ran some errands and picked up enough laundry soap (which was on sale for dirt cheap) for the entire year! (paid $15 for enough laundry soap for the YEAR!) I might sell the soap to my friend (he could use it as he's on a student budget) and purchase the nuts. See how it goes!
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Monday, January 12, 2009 | By yard_sale_annie
if you got enough laundry detergent to last you a year i would keep it..i take my laundry detergent and use half of scoop to stretch it...i went to a yard sale last summer and got 250 of those hotel soaps for 50 cents a church rummage sale and i grate them down and use them for laundry detergent
Yes :)
Monday, January 12, 2009 | By freya1970
You are right, i should keep my detergent but I am loving the soapnuts. I tried them on my sheets and they are so soft! I have a front loader so the 3 containers of 65 loads detergent i have will surely give me 100 because i only need to use a tiny bit. I won't have to buy detergent for at least a year! YAY!
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