WHATS A SOAP NUT?
Soap Nuts are the dried fruit of the Chinese Soapberry tree (Sapindus mukorrosi), similar to the lychee. A long time ago, local folks in the South East Asia figured out that when the nuts get wet, they release saponin, a natural cleaner, making them great for washing clothes! Maggie’s Soap Nuts are the only household cleaner made exclusively from Nature, by Nature. Sustainable A single soapberry tree produces hundreds of kilos of nuts per year! Maggie’s Soap Nuts fall to the ground in Indian and Indonesian forests where they are collected by folks who have used the nuts for centuries. We take pride that our all-natural soap GROWS ON TREES!In suffering rural economies Soapberry trees are cut down and sold as lumber and firewood to feed hungry families. Maggies Pure Land reserves the Soapberry harvest years in advance, providing families with guaranteed income from living Soapberry trees.By using Maggies Soap Nuts, you are preserving tropical forests! You are supporting real people in th