Awesome Soapnut Recipes

Dried soapnuts in a wooden bowl and cloth bag on rustic wooden surface.

Soapnut Laundry Handwash

Use 3 – 4 soapnuts in 500ml boiling water. Allow to simmer for 8-10 minutes and add essential oils if desired. Add to sink/bucket and use to soak and hand wash delicates. Don’t overdo it with the essential oils! A few drops is more than enough.

General Household Cleaner�

Just add a few squirts of lemon juice or about 100 mls of white vinegar to your�Soapnut Liquid Solution, plus any essential oils (orange or eucalyptus are great for cleaning and smell really fresh!) and just spray and wipe in the kitchen or bathroom. Remember to spot test first! This is not for the soapnuts, but for the essential oils which can stain.

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Window and Mirror Cleaner

For your inside windows, just add 2 cups of water, 1 tablespoon white vinegar and 1 tablespoon of Soapnut Liquid Solution to a spray bottle, shake, then spray and wipe on your windows and mirrors. Wipe off with a dry cloth, paper towels or newspaper.

To clean the outside of your windows, fill a bucket with hot water and mix in a cup of Soapnut Liquid Solution and 1/2 a cup of white vinegar. Then wash your windows and squeegie off the excess solution!

Dishwasher Detergent

Place 5 soapnuts into the cutlery basket of your dishwasher and substitute your Rinse Aid with white vinegar, then pop on your usual wash. Alternatively you can pour some of the Soapnut Liquid Solution into the detergent dispenser. For a fresh scent to your dishwasher, either add a few drops of lemon or another citrus essential oil to the rinse aid compartment with the vinegar, or cut a fresh lemon or lime in half and place either in the cutlery tray or somewhere on the top rack of your dishwasher.

 

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Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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Responses to “Awesome Soapnut Recipes”

  1. KarenF Avatar
    KarenF

    I found on a Dr Oz show, a great way to treat dandruff, as it is caused by a fungus. Spray with tea tree oil! Same goes for athletes foot, or tinea!

  2. Adri Poultney Avatar
    Adri Poultney

    Just wanted to let you know the link to the product review for soapnuts no longer works, also the link for the soapnuts in your online store doesn’t work either. Have you stopped selling them? What about the clove oil, didn’t you use to sell those too?

    1. Jody Allen Avatar

      Hi Adri, no we don’t sell them anymore – we do have some left in the office – only bulk quantities though – if your interested please email info@stayathomemum.com.au

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