Comments on: • Best High Efficiency (he) Detergent

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 03:28:25 +0000

I used two soap nuts in a small bag in my HE washing machine for a pair of blue jeans on express wash but the pants still smelled after they were done. Why didn't the pants get clean? Hi Chris, Two soap nuts in an HE washer using a "quick" wash cycle would probably never work. It may if you pre-soaked the soap nuts very well first, but two is too few. You should always use at least 4 or 5, and be sure they are seedless. Breaking them into pieces will help to quicken the release of the saponin. That's the problem. Too little and too quick. It's not good to try to hurry doing your laundry when using soap nuts - particularly with HE washers. I never even try to use the quick wash cycle with my HE unit anymore. Even with conventional detergents, the laundry never get rinsed thoroughly, hence it comes out loaded full of the detergent. Chris P.S. Using EXTREME 18X would be your best bet to get decent results given what you are doing. Hope this helps!

By: Janine

Janine — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:54:52 +0000

This site is a must read for everything you wanted to know about soap nuts and didn’t know who to ask!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 02:53:05 +0000

I really enjoy your post, especially the “examples” which made it really easy for me to SEE what you are talking about without having to leave the article. Thanks

By: Pearl

Pearl — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:09:11 +0000

I was looking the some helpful information about using soap nuts, and this article was the most helpful so far. Thank you.

By: Hal

Hal — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 05:49:05 +0000

Hi there, just stopped by doing some research for my Whirlpool website. Truly more information than expected. Soap nuts really do help keep washers very clean! HE washers can get bad residue buildup and smell moldy and musty. Soap nuts clean them out very quickly. Cool product!

By: friend in wisconsin

friend in wisconsin — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:49:48 +0000

This a very good write up on HE detergents. Never heard of soap nuts until recently. Looking forward trying them. Everyone seems to love them!

By: Gillian

Gillian — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:33:57 +0000

There is obviously a lot to know about soap nuts. Great posts.

By: Luis

Luis — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:49:19 +0000

Thanks for the share. It’s funny when you have to use your brains just to do laundry. Or, I guess your point is that we shouldn’t need to, but we have to. Ironic… I’ve gotten much better results from my soap nuts since reading your posts. Love em. I don’t itch anymore!

By: soap nuts in Panama

soap nuts in Panama — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 02:45:38 +0000

I force to practice my English as I required to say http://www.soapnuts.pro/2009/10/01/soap-nuts-the-best-high-efficiency-detergent/ is my favorite blog in English. I thank you. We love soap nuts!

By: Regina Coria

Regina Coria — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:05:25 +0000

A big thank you for your blog article.Thanks Again. I’m getting much better results with my soap nuts now. Really Cool.

By: Abs Man

Abs Man — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:51:36 +0000

Glenn Beck was the big kid everybody picked on in school now using his mouth to try and get back at them. I can’t consider anyone believes any of the [deleted] that come out of the mouth of this right winged fool.

I am astonished by the minds of some. It is entertaining and amusing to see pure idiocy hard at work. Hence, your comment (sans the expletive) has been shared. btw: This site is about soap nuts. (But a little comic relief never hurts.) Hey, if you would like to bash Glenn Beck, I invite you to join the 200,000+ folks gathering in DC this week. They would all LOVE to meet YOU. Be sure to do LOTS of tummy crunches first… :-)
Chris / moderator, SoapNuts.pro
P.S. No need to thank me for deleting the url to your…ummm… web “site”.

By: Melanie Bennet

Melanie Bennet — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:41:57 +0000

I’m kind of new to soap nuts, but so far so good. I was starting to hate my new HE washer, but soap nuts made a big difference. The laundry is much nicer, softer and smells very clean. I like the convenience of the 18X liquid, but have been experimenting and comparing. Nice tips about how to use soap nut powder. That makes total sense.

Oh, it was my sister who turned me on to soap nuts. She’s been using them for awhile. She has an older high efficiency washer (one of the first ones I think). She had a serviceman out to fix a motor or something and the guy asked her how she kept her washer so clean! Trust me she doesn’t spend time cleaning anything she doesn’t have to. lol! Just teasing, sis! The guy told her he never heard of soap nuts before but would try them. The HE washers PER THE SERVICEMAN have lots of problems because of not rinsing out as well as regular machines. They get all gunked up, something breaks, and then they blame it on lack of maintenance. HA!!! The guy was obviously a nice honest man.

How come there’s nothing in the owners manual about soap nuts? I think somebody is getting some big kickbacks from Tide! Seems like all big business is crooked these days. It would be just like them to try to keep soap nuts a secret. If they can’t make money on it, [the heck with] us! If you have an HE washing machine then try soap nuts!

Thanks for this great blog!

By: Otto

Otto — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:11:32 +0000

Excellent content. Thanks for posting. I’m using soap nuts and getting fantastic results with my laundry! And you are right – soap nuts remove that nasty mildew odor in the machine!

By: Belinda

Belinda — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:43:56 +0000

I’ve got to try soap nuts. My laundry room stinks of mold from my HE washer. If all I’ve read here and elsewhere is true, I’m sold!

By: Sue M/

Sue M/ — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:08:09 +0000

I just wanted to tell you about my experience with soapnuts. My husband works maintenance in a factory and comes home covered in dirt and grease. I have used Shout and Zout to try and remove stains. They work okay using both. I am out of Shout (and can’t find the one I use in stores) so I grabbed the bottle of soapnuts for the bathroom I had made and squirted my husbands jeans while sorting laundry. I figured can’t hurt. I did spray with some Zout when putting jeans in washer, but I must say. The jeans came out cleaner than they ever have before. I was so impressed with the way soapnuts worked as a pretreatment spray. May be because so much was used and concentrated on the stains. Don’t care why only care about the results. I LOVED it. Finally my husbands jeans came clean enough he can wear them when we go somewhere not just back to work. I just wanted you to know about the great experience I had using as a pretreatment and stain remover. I will now keep a bottle of soapnuts “soup” with my laundry to continue using as a stain treatment.

By: laura

laura — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:57:08 +0000

thanks !! very helpful post!

By: jeffrey

jeffrey — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:29:54 +0000

I sell soap nuts at shows around town and do very well. My customers love them. I would like to become a preferred soap nuts seller of soapnuts.pro. I refer my customers to your site all the time. What do I do?

Hi Jeffrey! Thanks for the referrals. You probably already meet the basic soap nuts “preferred” seller criteria, or you wouldn’t be sending your customers here. You’ll be able to apply right here soon. We’re building the pages and forms needed right now, but you can just send your info to chris@NaturOli.com in the meantime. Be sure to include your contact number. I’m so pleased you are spreading the word about using soap nuts – and making a few bucks while you’re at it. That’s very cool!
Chris

By: Duane Bednar

Duane Bednar — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:52:42 +0000

Thank you for sharing these details for soap nuts laundry washing. I found the information really helpful.

By: Ursula

Ursula — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 23:53:27 +0000

Excellent article. I am using soap nuts for all my organic detergent needs. Your posts have been immeasurably helpful. It’s the best information on soap nuts I’ve found. I love your thoroughness in explaining things. It really helps!

By: Frank, Josh and Amy

Frank, Josh and Amy — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:37:04 +0000

We’re learning how to use soap nuts and organic detergents. Soap nuts are the best option for a REALLY green detergent out there. Came across you on Bing, am so happy we did. We’re taking in as much info as we can. VERY nice web site. Thank You! We’ll be back!