Customer Reviews

NaturOli Soap Nuts / Soap Berries. 1 lb. (160+ loads) USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC! "Select" seedless. Rated "best" eco-friendly, natural laundry detergent. Green Dot Award Winner. 100% chemical free. + Extreme 18X trial - A $5.95 FREE BONUS!

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I have been using these for 7 months and have been very happy with them. I am so glad to buy a laundry-cleaning product that does not come in a plastic jug, that does not leave a soap residue on my clothing or in my washer, and that cleans our clothes efficiently!

My fiancee, who has a very labor-intensive, sweaty, chemical-laden job, reports that even his work clothes come out of the washer smelling like nothing. Which is a huge improvement over the stinky pile of clothes he tosses in there! He likes that there is no scent on the clothes after they come out of the washer (no stench, no chemicals, no flowers, no perfume, just "clean").

The little bag is very durable and stays closed in the wash (we tie the drawstring in a knot for security). They also successfully run through the dryer. We have a front loading maytag commercial quality washer and a standard maytag gas dryer.

I purchased the 2 lb. bag, and I'm excited to finish it, so I can find a new use for the bag, as well. Reusable produce bag...travel lingerie bag... toiletries bag...etc.

I put "samples" of soap nuts from my big bag, into the little bags, and give to loved ones (I usually stuff the bag for them and tell them to store them in a ziploc bag or glass jar and only use about 5 or so nuts per "use", which equals about 5 loads. This way, they can get quite a few trials of them and have some on hand while waiting for their own shipment to arrive!). They sell a three-pack of the bags on amazon.

TIP 1: we keep a make-shift dry-erase board & marker on the wall by our washing machine to tally the washings with those IIII-slash line markings, using two lines for especially heavy or dirty loads. Once the nuts in the sack are washer-spent, we erase the markings on the board, dump the nuts into a big jug (for later boiling) and refill the sack. This is much easier than trying to remember/calculate how many uses the nuts had or have left (especially when two people use the same sack at different times).

The next three tips aren't about the direct use of this specific product, but since they are eco-laundry related, and about my general use of the product, I thought I'd add them:

TIP 2: Since these nuts don't attack stains, I also purchased (from Amazon) a spray bottle of BioKleen BacOut, which I keep in my laundry room for stains and problem spots. (I keep also one on each floor, for carpet spots.) Works better than other natural stain removers I have tried.

TIP 3: I don't use fabric softener, but I do put a few drops of essential oil in the fabric softener dispenser. I like how it makes my clothes smell and I think it helps repel mosquitoes as I haven't gotten bitten since I began doing this. I used to get bit very often, and others are getting bitten more then I am now.

TIP 4: In the dryer, I use organic wool dryer balls (bought on Amazon), with some drops of pure essential oil (usually lavender or peppermint). I put the drops on the balls and then toss them in for a brief Air Fluff (no heat) to dry the oil before I put my clothes in the dryer. No icky chemical (or expensive natural) separate fabric softener needed!


Disclosure: Amazon Verified Purchase: This review is from: NaturOli Soap Nuts / Soap Berries. 2 lbs. (320+ loads). These nuts are the same product, in a different quantity.


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I ordered the soap nuts and received my order within a few days. Included was a free sample for some of their face cream that I wasn't expecting too.

This is my first experience with soap nuts, NaturOli are the only brand I've tried. I've done several loads of wash so far and the nuts still look like they can handle a few more.

The clothes really do come out of the dryer feeling soft without using any dryer sheets or fabric softener! Only down side is with it being winter here and the heater running all the time I have a SMALL static problem...not sure how to deal with that.

I would recommend these and I will be buying them again.

Works GREAT for regular laundry. was recommended to me specifically for cloth diapers, and doesn't quite get all of the stain out, but gets them very clean and smells clean and fresh!

I've been searching for a solution to my detergent-sensitive eczema and stumbled across soap nuts as a detergent alternative. After just one wash, I noticed a difference in the condition of my skin. Even sweaty clothes came out smelling completely clean. Naturoli has great service and my order arrived promptly. Highly recommended!

I can't believe it works so well! Not artificial smell, and the clothes are very soft. Definitely will keep purchasing this item.

Have read rave reviews of soap nuts over and over, and finally gave it a try. I was so skeptical, but they DO work. They get clothes clean, don't bother anyone's sensitive skin, and last a long time. My only complaint is that they maybe aren't the best at getting out some stains, but they aren't any worse than your average detergent. I like the fact that these are all natural and can be used several times. I like the fact that they don't have an overpowering scent (just a very faint vinegar smell when wet; the soap nuts, not the clothes). With kids and pets and people playing outside, we get some dirty laundry, and these work great.

Why did I not know about this miracle berry/nut sooner? What a great product! I only use organic products and was looking for an alternative soap option. Simple to use, compostable, and SUPER COST EFFECTIVE! Yipee! Thanks to all the reviews I read I decided to order and try, thank goodness. I would suggest you order the largest amount available since you get double for a few dollars more.....wish I did.

These Soap Nuts work excellently for cleaning clothing, and the shipment I purchased came with a free trial size of the liquid, which I'm excited to use! Soap Nuts are a really great way to naturally clean clothes without any chemicals or residues, I use it for my whole family (I have two boys under 2 yrs old) and everyone has been happy with the results.

I have also done lots of research on prices and this is a fairly good price for what you're getting, especially if you get the trial size of the liquid!

Soap nuts are extremely economical to use, and they contain no chemicals. If you're looking for ways to reduce the chemical exposure in your household, this is one of the easiest, most effective, most affordable ways you can do that.

How I use soap nuts: I put 5 soap nuts into the small cloth bag (included with purchase) and tie it shut. I drop it into my top-loading washer along with my dirty laundry and run the load as usual. (Note: I wash everything in cold water.) When the washer stops, I remove the bag of soap nuts and set it on top of the dryer to dry. When the soap nuts feel squishy inside the bag, I know it's time to dump them out and refill with 5 fresh soap nuts. I usually get 5 wash loads per bagful. I do not use any chemicals such as fabric softener or dryer sheets. I do, however, put vinegar into the final rinse dispenser of my washer (1/4 cup in summer when it's humid and 1/2 cup in winter when it's dry). The vinegar reduces static electricity for clothes dried in the dryer. (This is something I've done for years, before I started using soap nuts.)

Our laundry includes the following: towels, sheets, my clothes, my husband's clothes (he's a professional painter, he works on our vehicles, and he does yard work - so his stuff can get pretty dirty), and cloth diapers when the grandchildren visit. I've tried to determine what our laundry smells like after it's been washed and dried either in the dryer or on the clothesline. All I can say is that it smells "clean." The soap nuts don't seem to impart any particular scent onto the laundry.

We keep a notepad by our washer on which we record each wash load and note whenever we start a fresh bag of soap nuts. I probably won't do this forever, but being a new soap nuts user myself, I wanted to see how long they lasted and how the cost per load worked out. We have now used soap nuts for a total of 68 laundry loads. We've used 5.8 oz. of the 4 lb. package we purchased, which, at my purchase price of $49.95, works out to a cost of $.07 per load! The average number of soap nuts we have used per load is 5.7.

The literature that came with the soap nuts said that they have other household cleaning uses besides laundry. I haven't tried them on my dishes or anything else yet, but one of these days I just might.

If you aren't convinced yet to buy soap nuts in a large quantity, please buy a trial size and use them for a few loads. I believe you will be pleasantly surprised!

I am delighted with these soap nuts. Besides being a pretty amusing name, they work wonderfully and I feel virtuous for not adding gunk to the water supply. Be warned, they do not produce high suds like Tide or its competitors, but they clean laundry wonderfully! I still use pre-treatment for stain removal, but I also have been able to discontinue use of dryer sheets, and my clothes come out soft, static-free, and not nearly as wrinkly as in the past. I've yet to experiment with other uses, but I will definitely make these my go-to laundry agents (they are also economical!) for the foreseeable future.