Soap Nuts/Soap Berries - 8oz Organic (120 Loads) + 18X Travel Bottle! Select Seedless - 1 Wash Bag, 8-pg info, Tote Bag. Organic Laundry Soap

After reading the reviews, I decided to buy these. I have a low-water, HE top loader. I have been using Charlie's Soap for about a year with no regrets. I got them in record time. I was excited to try. I was not disappointed. I tried the first load (with 6 berries) and washed the kitchen rugs. The directions stated to wash with rags for the first time using, to help get the crud out of the washer. But my rags were all clean, so I used rugs. I kept going to the washer -- the water was dirty, but there were no suds. I always use vinegar instead of fabric softener. I also use wool dryer balls. The rugs came out clean and soft. The second load consisted of bath towels. They came out soft and fragrant fee. Very nice. The third load contained my husband's jeans (smelling of machine shop coolant). They came out soft with no smells. After drying, I left the jeans on the stool (got too busy to hang them before he got home). When he got home, he hung them up and made a comment of how soft they were. I did not tell him about the soap nuts previously. That is a sure sign that these are great! He never comments on things like this, but unknowingly, he commented on the softness of the jeans. So, I am sold! The pamphlet that comes with this lists all kinds of uses -- especially for the 18X -- I am sold after using them for three loads. When I purchased, I was not sure how many nuts came in the box -- there were about 125 berries in the box. If you use 5 per load in the bag, and each bag will wash around 5 loads -- well, you do the math! Very economical, safe for my septic tank, and convenient.

I am so surprised at how much I love using soap nuts. I first bought some at a request from a customer to make a soap nut shampoo. Since then, I have been discovering so many useful ways to use them.First, for it's well known and often used for purpose, laundry: They clean very well, but there is a bit more work involved. I heat up water in my tea kettle and pour it over the soap nuts in the included muslin bag. I let them sit for a bit to soften them up then pour it all in the washer. Then I do a pre-soak or a pre wash before moving on to the regular cycle. It's also nice to add a few drops of some nice smelling essential oil (lavender, orange, lemon, even cedar. Whatever your pleasure.) The clothes come out clean and smelling nice. For tougher jobs, I use them as a booster to regular detergent.Second: household cleaning. I make up a batch of soap nut liquid, add in some lemon juice and essential oil (lemon or orange helps cut grease and sticky spills.) I preserve mine with potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate, and put it a spray bottle. I use this everywhere. kitchen, bathroom, dusting, even floors and walls.3rd, glass cleaner. Pretty much the same recipe as before, but sub apple cider vinegar or regular vinegar for the lemon juice. Works so well! Even on my hard to clean glass doors.4th, as a gentle spot cleaner for my bunny. He's on the chunky side, and I sometimes have to clean up his, uh, nether region. I was using my sulfate free shampoo for this, but I feel better using the soap nut liquid on him.And my favorite, make a super strong liquid (or use the NaturOli EXTREME 18X Soap Nuts / Soap Berry Liquid Organic Laundry Soap, Natural HE Detergent & Green All-purpose Cleaner. SUPER-concentrated, Sulfate-free, Allergy-free, Unscented. (Multi & Combo Packs available), which I will review separately) I add the same as general cleaning, accordion fold coffee filters, and place them a baby wipe container and pour solution over them for DIY cleaning wipes that seriously blow the store bought kind away (especially when using the 18x!)I even plan on using the liquid in my carpet steamer to clean my carpets soon!

Okay, so these are a little odd. I have been making my own soap for about 30 years and have been quite pleased with how my laundry turns out. (I also have a water softener.) I recently had to buy a new washer and the new ones don't put out straight hot water like the old one did. I used to set the wash size to the lowest level and fill to that level with straight hot water. I would let the machine agitate a little to melt the soap then switch the temperature to warm, add the clothes, and finish filling the tub. That is not possible now. I can't switch the water level in the middle of the cycle. I went ahead and made some liquid soap for this new machine and then I read about these. I have only done one load with them so far but they seem to work well. I tried the Extreme 18X concentrate on my hair when I showered. Wow. It is concentrated and the surfactant really cleaned my hair. I think I will continue to use it occasionally when I feel that I have built-up conditioner in my hair because it cleans out all the old residue. If the soap nuts do the same job on the laundry I will be thrilled.

Love soap nuts/soap berries. It's all I will wash my clothes with now. I started with a small amount just to try it out and I have finished my bag and will be ordering more. I love it. It leaves my clothes clean, naturally. The berries have a slightly vinegary smell to them but that doesn't linger on your clothes. Your clothes will not smell like anything, which is a draw back for the people who are used the that detergent smell but I love it. My family has sensitive skin so all the chemicals in tradition detergents irritate skin but no one has a problem with these at all.All I had to do was to put 5 berries in the pouch that was included and throw it in the wash. I took it out before drying the clothes but occasionally I do forget and no harm has been done at all. It's a really easy, affordable and effective all natural alternative to detergents.I also love the concentrated formula (which I hear you can make yourself by boiling the berries). It worked great as a pretreatment for stains and as a carpet cleaner. It got out all the messes my 2-year-old was able to make! I have also seen that you can use it for other cleaning purposes and will have to try that out too! I would love to use this product for all of my cleaning needs!Very satisfied and will continue to purchase these all natural soap nuts/soap berries.