What are soap berries?
Soap nuts
Chances are that most people have not heard of soap berries. Soap berries are actually fruits that grow on the tree Spaindus Mukorrosi. The outer shell of the fruit contains a natural layer of saponins which are responsible for removing oil and grease and also forms the foam/suds so familiar to us when we use industrial chemical detergents. Before the popularization of synthetic cleaning chemicals, soap berries were used as cleaning detergent in many parts of the world for centuries.
The ‘manufacturing’ process is simply to harvest the fruits, dry and use! Being high in saponins, the berries are unappealing to pests and thus, no pesticides are needed in keeping the trees healthy. Since there is no manufacturing process, you are also being eco-friendly by forgoing commercial detergents and switching to soap berries instead. After they are exhausted, the discarded shells biodegrades in the landfill, unlike the plastic bottles that many detergents come in, which lingers on for years and years.
Being 100% natural, soap berries are also gentle on your skin and great for people with sensitive skin, conditions which can be triggered by strong chemicals in commercial detergents. Sounds good? They are easy to use too! Check out for more usage instructions here.
Hedge Garden soap berries are imported from an Eco-certified source in India and have been de-seeded for your convenience.
The ‘manufacturing’ process is simply to harvest the fruits, dry and use! Being high in saponins, the berries are unappealing to pests and thus, no pesticides are needed in keeping the trees healthy. Since there is no manufacturing process, you are also being eco-friendly by forgoing commercial detergents and switching to soap berries instead. After they are exhausted, the discarded shells biodegrades in the landfill, unlike the plastic bottles that many detergents come in, which lingers on for years and years.
Being 100% natural, soap berries are also gentle on your skin and great for people with sensitive skin, conditions which can be triggered by strong chemicals in commercial detergents. Sounds good? They are easy to use too! Check out for more usage instructions here.
Hedge Garden soap berries are imported from an Eco-certified source in India and have been de-seeded for your convenience.
What are the benefits of soap berries?
Below, we give you 3 main reasons why you should consider making a switch to soap berries today.
Financial
How much do you pay for 100 loads of laundry?
2 bottles of 5 liter commercial detergent is approximately 100 loads and costs approximately $24.
A 250g bag of soap berries can also perform 100 loads at price of $15.
That is $9 you save. What's more, the more you buy, the cheaper the berries get! Check out our price list here.
Health
Ever wonder about the phrase, 'your laundry will smell so fresh and clean'?
Well, as far as we know, dirty has a smell, but there is no such thing as a 'clean' smell!
Commercially available laundry detergent is chocked full of chemicals, softeners and other substances that we do not understand. Fragrance is added to give you the false impression of clean and fresh laundry. A nice strong smell means, that there is just more chemicals remaining on your clothes.
Frequent exposure to such chemicals leads to sensitive skin, allergy problems etc.
Try using soap berries and you'll realized that your laundry comes out of the machine clean and odorless. Just the way nature should be.
Environmental
Say goodbye to chemical factories for your commercial detergent and also plastic bottles that will remain around on this planet long after you are gone.
Commercial detergent comes in huge plastic bottles which are not re-used and we know how bad plastics are. They do not decompose and are a nightmare to landfills. Commercial detergent, and the plastic bottles they come in, are made in factories that add to the pollution problem.
Soap berries are the fruits of the Spaindus Mukorossi trees grown in the wild in the Himalayan region. Due to their layer of saponin on their shells, they are not tasty to insects, so no pesticides are used in the process. Once the fruit is ready, locals harvested them, dried them and packed them into biodegradable cotton bags.
Reduce your carbon footprint today and consider a switch!
Financial
How much do you pay for 100 loads of laundry?
2 bottles of 5 liter commercial detergent is approximately 100 loads and costs approximately $24.
A 250g bag of soap berries can also perform 100 loads at price of $15.
That is $9 you save. What's more, the more you buy, the cheaper the berries get! Check out our price list here.
Health
Ever wonder about the phrase, 'your laundry will smell so fresh and clean'?
Well, as far as we know, dirty has a smell, but there is no such thing as a 'clean' smell!
Commercially available laundry detergent is chocked full of chemicals, softeners and other substances that we do not understand. Fragrance is added to give you the false impression of clean and fresh laundry. A nice strong smell means, that there is just more chemicals remaining on your clothes.
Frequent exposure to such chemicals leads to sensitive skin, allergy problems etc.
Try using soap berries and you'll realized that your laundry comes out of the machine clean and odorless. Just the way nature should be.
Environmental
Say goodbye to chemical factories for your commercial detergent and also plastic bottles that will remain around on this planet long after you are gone.
Commercial detergent comes in huge plastic bottles which are not re-used and we know how bad plastics are. They do not decompose and are a nightmare to landfills. Commercial detergent, and the plastic bottles they come in, are made in factories that add to the pollution problem.
Soap berries are the fruits of the Spaindus Mukorossi trees grown in the wild in the Himalayan region. Due to their layer of saponin on their shells, they are not tasty to insects, so no pesticides are used in the process. Once the fruit is ready, locals harvested them, dried them and packed them into biodegradable cotton bags.
Reduce your carbon footprint today and consider a switch!
Do soap berries or soap nuts really work?
Soap berries are widely used already. Click on the following links to see some of the independent reviews found available online.
Laundry related references
http://skinkissednaturals.blogspot.sg/2012/06/do-soap-nuts-work-on-super-dirty.html
http://www.mumsnchums.com/blog/product-review-soap-nuts-by-earth-s-berries
Dishwasher references
http://becomingpeculiar.com/soap-nuts-in-the-dishwasher/
General FAQ
http://www.soapnuts.pro/soap-nuts-faqs/
Soap berries and water reaction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RISFuzC5dSY
Laundry related references
http://skinkissednaturals.blogspot.sg/2012/06/do-soap-nuts-work-on-super-dirty.html
http://www.mumsnchums.com/blog/product-review-soap-nuts-by-earth-s-berries
Dishwasher references
http://becomingpeculiar.com/soap-nuts-in-the-dishwasher/
General FAQ
http://www.soapnuts.pro/soap-nuts-faqs/
Soap berries and water reaction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RISFuzC5dSY
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