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Ditch the detergent: use eco-friendly soapberries!

Posted: Oct 15th 2007 3:41PM by Brian White
Filed under: Natural Products

In the recent quest to find an eco-friendly alternative to what I consider to be toxic, fragrance-strewn clothing detergents, I discovered the "soap berry." Yes, this is indeed a plant husk that contains saponins for natural, chemical-free cleaning of all those laundry clothes.

I've used these soap berries for a few weeks now and have been nothing but impressed. My clothes have come out smelling fresh (without smelling like a fake spring day) and being very, very clean. Although there are many earth-friendly detergents out there, this one takes the cake.

Although my family looks at me like I'm nuts, I just hand them their clean clothes after washing them in soap berries and those question marks turn to belief pretty fast. 200 loads for about $30 is not that bad, either.

Tags: detergenet, eco, laundry, soapberry, washing

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

10-15-2007 @ 5:12PM

Brian White said...

Hi Linda -- the second paragraph of the post contains a link directly to where I buy my soap berries from.

Enjoy!

Brian

10-15-2007 @ 11:21PM

Linda said...

Just would like more information about these soap berries. Where can I find more about them and where to buy the soap berries.

10-15-2007 @ 11:47PM

Skid Mark said...

When did this become an eco site?

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