Today we will discuss about interesting topic of natural soap. Soap nut is one of the natural soap and it is a gift to the mankind. If I remember our child hood days, every one used to use the soap nuts for their head bath . it can also be used to cleanse your body. Slowly chemical based soaps and shampoos are entered into the market and now people forgotten about Soap nuts and Shikakaie.
It is an environment friendly alternative for soaps and shampoos
How To use Soap Nuts
In case if you are buying soap nut powder, you may need to fallow below steps to clean your hairs
- Mix soap nut powder with water in a bowl
- Apply on wet hair and massage scalp smoothly for 5 minutes
- Rinse with water thoroughly
Soap nuts for washing cloths:
Apart from cleaning hair, Soap nuts can be used to wash cloth’s also. You can use soap nut extract liquid to wash cloths. You can use this in washing machine also. Take handful of Soap nuts into a sox or a small bag and tie its opening with thread so that soap nuts will not come out. After that put this bag along with cloths in washing machine. This is the most environment friendly method to was cloths. Apart from this method you can also extract soap nut powder liquid and filter it and you can pour it in washing machine soap inlet. You need to add more Soap nut liquid than detergents
Soap nuts for washing vessels:
To wash vessels with soap nuts, first you need to extract soap nut liquid from soap nuts. First take two to three cups of water in a bowl and add handful of soap nuts . Boil the water so that soap nuts extract will come into the water. After boiling for 10 min, let the liquid cool down. after that crush soap nuts with your hand. Filter the liquid so that you will get pure liquid . You can use this liquid to wash vessels.
How to identify Good soap nuts from local markets :
For a new person who is not aware of the Soap nuts , it will be difficult to identify perfect and matured ones. I have taken a video about this and i shared my experiences there. Go through this Nature products YouTube channel video
Other benefits:
- Dandruff will be reduced if you use it regularly
- Hair with get soft
- Itching sensation will be greatly reduced on your scalp
Precautions:
- During your head bath in case if soap nut liquid get contact with your eyes, then you need to wash your eyes with lukewarm water and you will be normal after some time.
- In case if you are allergic to strong smell, then be away while opening soap nut powder pouches
- Keep out of reach to children