Miss Peggy,
All I can say is WOW…I washed two vehicles yesterday with the Soap Nuts, I will never use anything else, ever again. A friend of ours stopped in and thought I had brought them in and got them detailed. Just with six nuts and they still have suds to them. I then took a shower and washed my hair WOW…Peggy, it is truly amazing, you can have the most expensive bottle of shampoo, no comparison to what the Soap Nuts did to my hair with just the first use. This needs to be turned on to Beauty Salons, Automotive, Hotels, I could go on and on. My head is spinning with marketing ideas.
Hugs!
Joan
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Hi,
Just wanted to tell you that we are getting about 8 loads out of a sack of soap nuts. But more importantly, I had two garments with stains that had been washed multiple times without success. The very first time I washed them with the soap nuts, both stains were gone. I had used the soap nuts before, but for some reason had stopped. Now I will continue to use them always.
Thanks.
Karen J
Forestville, WI
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The Soap NUT Lady
May 29, 2012 at 12:03 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Thank you so very much Joan for taking time to drop me a note.
It appears, that the hardness of the water is responding to Citric Acid (1 to 2 TBLS) instead of the Hydrogen Peroxide for your whites. It appears to be keeping the, “Soap Nut Ladies” white skirts in fine shape. If you need info on where to get the Citric Acid in bulk, give me a shout.
Keep checking back from time to time as am testing again. I have Bright Blue and Hot Pink shirts, that I have taken pictures of and have identified so we can watch their progress in keeping the colors fast with use of the soapnuts. I’ll keep you posted.
Thanks for sharing one of the most precious gifts we have….Your Time!
The Soap NUT Lady
Dave
June 11, 2012 at 4:14 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Love your product!!!!!
I washed the towels we use to wipe down golf carts at Prairie Falls golf course and was amazed at how clean they were. Haven’t had results as good with anything else I tried. Looks like they are new again.
Will keep you posted with other things I try them on.
Dave
The Soap NUT Lady
June 11, 2012 at 6:47 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Well thank you so much for your thoughts Dave.
I might suggest you try a little experiment. Wash a few towels of the same type, in regular detergents and fabric softeners. Then, the same amount in the Soap Nuts, I think you will be quite surprised at the difference.
Don’t want to lead you in any direction, but will be interested to see what you find.
Thank you for supporting our Planet Earth
The Soap NUT Lady (;-)
The Soap NUT Lady
June 11, 2012 at 7:20 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Hello Friends,
It has been brought to my attention, that my site is causing a few challenges. It doesn’t always appear, as it is supposed to be, especially if you google it. If you still see a picture of me, please try typing in soapnutlady.com.
Purchasing also seems to be an issue, as that has been brought to my attention as well. Thank goodness the person called to make their order. They reported that the only choice at the end of the PayPal was Visa, and the others were darkened and allowed no choice. Plus it would not recognize a debit card that he has used, stating there was a problem with the zip code. Please feel free to use the, 888-596-3334 until we have resolved these issues. All questions and orders are welcome via phone.
Also, those of you that have left testimonials that are not published, please try again.
I do apologize for the inconvenience, but this is much like having a child…..birthing pains of a new endeavor. Thanks for being with me, and for your patience and concern for this Earth and the Inhabitants. WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!
Remember, Rethink, Replace, Reuse and Recycle!
The Soap NUT Lady
Dick Crane
June 12, 2012 at 12:02 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
I have used it several ways, towels (WOW) soft and fresh just like you hung them on a line to dry in the sun. My car, incredible, my short & undershirts, they get softer each time i wash. My dockers and golf shirts that I worry about losing the colors, bright and everyting is clean and very soft to the touch. Try your sheets you will be impressed with how they feel and smell. If you have something that you have used while working in your garage or on equipment that had picked up a petroleum smell, guess what all gone… You will still have to use a stain release on tough stains or just boil the nuts and put the concentrated soap pre washing…. We have a septic tank and guess what this stuff will help the digestion process where the detergents hinder it. I absouletely love them and I feel like I’m doing something to save mother earth…
Liz Wallace
June 12, 2012 at 12:29 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
A few weeks ago, you gave me a sample of the soap nuts. I have been using them ever since. Are you still selling them at the printing shop? I might be ready to purchase a bag. One question – are the nuts packaged in the US?
The Soap NUT Lady
June 12, 2012 at 3:42 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Well Hello Liz,
So happy to hear that you are using them.
The print shop will not have them available at the moment, as I will be needing the product to take to the Midwest Renewable Energy Fair, in Custer, WI. this coming week-end (June 15 – 17). I do have them available online at the moment however.
The soap nuts, are organic and the packaging must be done in India, where they are grown and certified by the Indian and United States Department of Agriculture. That however, is the only part that is done there. Besides the biodegradeable bag they arrive in, all the printing of labels, banners, cards and etc., are being created at ABC Printing in Marinette, WI. Plus, all the application of the labels is being done right here, in the United States of America, from recycled materials. We are doing everything we can to be responsible for our own packaging.
Thanks for taking your time to contact me. If I can be of any further assistance to you, please feel free to contact me at anytime.
Rethink, Replace, Reuse and Recycle…………The Soap NUT Lady
Janice
June 14, 2012 at 12:33 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
WOW is all i can say. I have been using soap nuts in my laundry and as Dick said my clothes are softer each time i use them. I also made a concentrate and used it on my dogs. I have a chocolate lab and a mut that some one dropped on my porch. I put the concentrate in a spray bottle and sprayed them down with it and both my husband and brother were amazed and the resutls they saw. The flee’s were just jumping off of them. It has also helped the mut with the dry skin problem i have been fitting with him. It has made there fur softer and shinner.
I am so happy that the soap nut lady approched me with this product.
Terrie
June 23, 2012 at 2:04 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Hi Peggy,
I just wanted to leave a note about how amazed I am with the soap nuts !!! I put them to the ultimate test. My little dog threw up in her crate one night. I placed the bedding in the washer and thought, this would be amazing if the green stain came out of the white towel and the bedding got clean. Guess what? I was pleasantly surprised !!! the bedding came out pristine clean, no stains!!! I am also currently experimenting with using the concentrate as a natural fly spray for horses. It seems to be working… This use could really cut down on the use of pesticides on my farm. Thank You so much, Terrie from Washington State.
The Soap NUT Lady
June 24, 2012 at 3:50 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Hello Dear Lady,
The stain removal abilities never cease to amaze me. Mother Nature, is incredible if we only give her a chance!
I am so happy to see that you stuck with us. I remember you thought they possibly didn’t work for you, until we adjusted for your water. That definitely seems to be an important issue to address with folks. Thanks for your patience!
Hugs,
The Soap NUT Lady!!
Karla
June 24, 2012 at 2:07 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Hi i was wondering what you do to use it as a hair and body product. also as a household cleaner. will these also work in a wringer washer which is what we have and use
SOAP NUT lADY
June 26, 2012 at 10:59 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Hello Karla,
Thanks for bringing this up. You are the second person that has spoken to me about the wringer washers. Good news is the first one had already used them in hers and was so excited. Just don’t put them through the wringer.
Looking forward to hearing from you again soon.
Thanks for sharing one of the most precious gifts You have with Me….YOUR TIME!
The Soap NUT Lady!
admin
July 13, 2012 at 6:01 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
to me
Hi,
Just wanted to tell you that we are getting about 8 loads out of a sack of soap nuts. But more importantly, I had two garments with stains that had been washed multiple times without success. The very first time I washed them with the soap nuts, both stains were gone. I had used the soap nuts before, but for some reason had stopped. Now I will continue to use them always.
Thanks.
Karen J
Forestville, WI
Anonymous
July 13, 2012 at 6:05 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
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Well, I was surprised. I’m a guy alone here and just did 2loads. One dirty work clothed and they came out fine.
Got a sample pouch Thursday from D27
Cool!
Tom, Menominee, Mi.
The Soap NUT Lady
July 14, 2012 at 12:38 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Click…..Hmmmmm, my friend has one and gets it on hers. So, I have no idea as am not very computer friendly. I just recently learned to cut and paste and cntl Z is my new best friend. I will pass this onto the man that knows to get it corrected. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
Joan Ouellette
July 14, 2012 at 10:24 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Hi Peggy:
Thanks so much for introducing me to soap nuts. I have been doing laundry and cleaning with them for over a month and I LOVE,love,love them. Through the years I have been working to make my Bed and Breakfast as Green as possible and your organic product works perfectly – very happy with them. Waiting to hear from people I have given samples to see if they have the same reaction.
I haven’t washed the car with them yet but then I rarely wash the car. I will soon.
The Soap NUT Lady
July 14, 2012 at 10:46 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Thanks much Joan for your help in getting these out there. It just takes 21 days to change any habit. And, another 21 days to cement it into place.
Just FYI folks….the B&B is called The Victorian Swan and it is in Stevens Point, WI. I had the great pleasure of staying with Joan when I participated in the Midwest Renewable Energy Fair. Miss Joan was even kind enough to let the soap nuts invade her garage a week before the function.
Cheers!
Liz
July 17, 2012 at 12:44 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
I saw the comment on your website about using soap nuts in the dishwasher. Where do you put the little muslin bag? I certainly don’t want it getting caught somewhere. But I’m willing to give it a try.
The Soap NUT Lady
July 17, 2012 at 8:39 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Hello Liz,
I just put the bag with 8 nuts in the silverware holder. I like to add a wee bit of vinegar at the end if I catch it for the glasses.
Let us know what you think please. Same rules, just dry it out between uses.
Look a stranger in the eyes and smile from your heart…..you’ll make their day!!
The Soap NUT Lady
michelle
July 30, 2012 at 3:22 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Hi there,
I was just introduced to soap nuts last night by a friend.
I was amazed! He graciously gave me a sample to try at home.
We came up with the idea of adding a few drops essential oil to
see how it would work. Wonderful! Thank you. I will be making an order.
Take care
Kari
August 1, 2012 at 8:51 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
LOVE the soap nuts and would recommend them to anyone! I ordered some samples and they came right away, used them up and can’t wait to get some more!! My cloths smell fresh are very clean and soft. I love the fact that this is a simple, safe, and green solution for my family. It is really a wonderful, natural cleaner and I like how there are so many different ways to use the soap nuts. Thank you so much!!
Debby
August 17, 2012 at 1:31 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Peggy, thank you for introducing us to the soap nuts. We have utilized them for two months in all our washing of clothes, in the dishwasher as well as dishwashing, hand soap, bathing and bathing our dog and we will utilize nothing else. They are the answer to an eco-friendly cleansing product and safe from a health perspective. We love soap nuts.
Anonymous
August 25, 2012 at 3:20 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Thomas wrote: “Wash your clothes with soap nuts, save the environment and have a built in mosquito repellent as a bonus.”
Benjamen
August 26, 2012 at 7:14 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
I have been using soapnuts since I got them at the MREA event. I live on a farm, these clean and do it well. I also use them to control aphids on my napa cabbage with no toxic side effects!.
Thanks Peggy
Craig
August 27, 2012 at 2:28 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
I’ve used the soapnut product a couple times to wash my clothes and I was amazed at the results. My clothes were not only free of the smell of chemicals but were actually very clean. I now intend to discontinue using chemical detergents and instead wash my clothes with soapnuts. Thanks Peggy!
admin
September 1, 2012 at 6:59 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Ana
Call Kermit the Frog, it Is EASY Being Green: After a short period of reticence, I let go of brightly packaged detergents and put my faith in soap nuts. I couldn’t be happier with my decision. Clothes feel softer than ever, and after only one wash. From sheets and towels, to jeans and workout clothes, fabrics look bright and feel refreshed. Dulling hard water deposits and detergent buildup washed away. Soap nuts even freshened my washing machine. I’m ready to branch out with soap nut applications. The ideas keep coming. One bag in the silverware cage of my dishwasher. Another in the tank behind the commode. Making a concentrate to use on the tile floors. More for hair and body soap. Putting concentrate around the pool to send the crickets home. I’m gaining cupboard space by the minute. And most importantly, this may be the end of asthma attacks. In ways I may not have imagined, I feel confident that my body and my family will thank me for going green.
victoria ryan
September 18, 2012 at 2:52 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Hey love! Thought of you this morning listening to Pat Green sing, “wave on wave”!
Anyhoo…have a great day! Nice website! I have been checking it out! Can’t wait to try my samples!!!
Soon,
victoria
Joan
September 22, 2012 at 10:23 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Hi Peggy:
It’s about time to write to bring you up to date on my affair with Soap Nuts. Since you first introduced me to them in June, I’ve been doing all the B&B cleaning and washing of bedclothes in them and you are right, Soft, Clean and Green!!. I love the results.
I did discover something this summer that impressed me. Something had been feasting on my rhubarb plants and a couple other items so I took the gray water from cleaning and dumped it on the plants – no more munching.
I think I mentioned that I am certified for our state’s Travel Green Wisconsin program. We are committed to a smaller energy footprint and must meet many standards. Soap Nuts have been a wonderful way to change from chemical cleaners. For the soap scum and difficult spots I use equal parts of white vinegar and hydrogen peroxide, water and a couple tablespoons of concentrate in a spray bottle. Works better than any commercial cleaner and it doesn’t harm any finishes.
By using the natural cleaner, soap nuts, I am confident that I am treating my guests to a safe and healthy environment.
Thanks for turning me on to this product,
Joan
A Victorian Swan on Water B&B
LILLIAN
October 27, 2012 at 3:34 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Hi all, just wanted to say a very big thank you to the Soapnut Lady, for the big sample bag of the soapnuts, I used them for the first time ever to do my laundry and I was really impressed with how soft, clean and fluffy my clothes had came out. I did not have to use all those chemicals to do my laundry and that’s exactly what I was looking for! I will definitely be sticking to the soapnuts from now on! I Love all natural!!
Nancy
November 26, 2012 at 1:15 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
How can I tell when the soapnuts are no longer useable. I really like them. i am so glad that they are eco friendly.
Thomasina
November 30, 2012 at 12:18 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
We met at Cafe International. I cannot say enough to you and all that reads this that my hair has never felt so good EVER..and I had pretty good hair to start with. this conditions shines,cleans and makes your hair feel twice as thick as it is. thank you for turning Zarha on to this ..you are an angel