Maggie’s Pure Land Soapnuts Review
I love Maggie’s Pure Land soapnuts. I love them. I’ve been using them for a few years now and have never looked back. They remove stains, keep the whites bright, and make the clothes soft. They are the most natural way to clean your clothes since they actually grow on trees They are the dried fruit from the Chinese soapberry tree and they are THE answer for those of you with allergies and are the perfect detergent for newborn skin. Plus, they can be composted. No waste, no giant plastic container to dispose of, no sticky mess on your shelf from detergent drippings, and no unnatural “fresh mountain spring rain” scent.
Soapnuts are so easy to use, just put a few in the little bag they provide and toss it into the washing machine. They can be used more than once if you are washing in warm or cold water (I use them for about four washes before I replace them) and once or twice in a hot wash. They have directions for the soapnuts here. They are low-sudsing so they can be used in high-efficiency washers. You can make a liquid out of them and use them for stain removal, general household cleaning and even shampoo! There are some recipes here for plant pest spray and liquid cleaner. I have also used their new Lavender Tea Tree Liquid Soap and am equally impressed.
Maggie’s is an incredible company who donates 10% of their profits to, “groups that improve the lives of mothers, children, and support a happy, Pure Planet Earth.” They employ fair-trade and fair-wage practices and never test on animals. For me, using soapnuts means no more polluting the waterways with the harsh chemicals found in many detergents. This is very important, water is scarce and the oceans are in pretty bad shape. We really need to do everything and anything we can to help lessen the amount of pollutants finding their way downstream.
So, how do they rate? I give them 5 daisies. They are the absolute best!
Try out Maggie’s and use your Nexyoo disccount! What’s Nexyoo? Are you kidding me? This is Nexyoo. Do yourself a favor and check it out.
Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of research about food. Yes, food. I love food and hate to give up things that I love but, with some of the stuff I have read, I think I may have to stop eating and survive solely on pranna alone. I just finished Food Inc. (the book) and just saw the movie on DVD the other night (I’ve watched it twice now). So, a review will be coming as soon as I can find words to describe why it is such an important film to see at least once. I finished Barbara Kingsolver’s, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life and Michael Pollen’s,The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals not too long ago, so I owe you a couple of book reviews also. Michael Pollen is my new hero. I have some awesome videos that I will be posting soon and are so worth a look-see. I just watched “King Corn” and have been recommending it to everyone I know. It’s really simple and yet the message will change the way you look at food, especially corn. I think the simplest way to bring about a change as far as food is concerned is to read the labels. I cannot stress this enough. Seriously, read the labels, if you can’t pronounce it and you have no idea what it is, put it back on the shelf. We vote with our dollars and in this economy, we really need to take that seriously. Buy organic, buy local, it really should be a mantra when you enter the supermarket. My veggie drawer looks pretty empty these days because I am only trying to buy what’s in season and there isn’t much right now. I am lucky that I froze and canned a lot of stuff from my garden and the CSA this season and I am hoping that gets me through the winter until spring. Of course, we do have the greenhouse and I will discuss that more in a later post. But I digress, send the message that healthy food is what you want and they will be forced to supply it. The best way to send the message is the choices you make as a consumer. Be conscious, always.
