Maggie's Pure Land Soap Nuts Review & Giveaway

When I first heard of washing my clothes with soap nuts, I was a little confused as to how it was possible. I was also definitely skeptical as to if it really worked. Thus I reached out to Maggie's Pure Land to see if their soap nuts would really work.

However, first I need to back up and explain exactly what soap nuts are as I am sure many of you are like me and are wondering. Soap Nuts are the dried fruit of the Chinese Soapberry tree (Sapindus

mukorrosi), similar to the lychee. Still confused? A picture might help explain what they at least look like.

 

 

 

 

They basically work just like a detergent but are 100% natural and safe for sensitive skin. Remember, I have extremely sensitive skin plus I am desperately trying to be more green and natural with my family, so soap nuts were a perfect match!

 

 

 

I found that they were super simple to use as all you have to do is drop a few soap nuts into the provided cotton bag, and you are good to go. One thing you should know now is that you will not see any bubbles in your laundry. This is a good thing! It took my mind a long time to come to terms with the thought of my clothes getting clean without bubbles, but I have since realized that the bubbles don't mean anything and my clothes still come clean without them! This makes soap nuts perfect for HE washing machines!

 

So there has to be a catch right? The only thing I noticed was that I did still have to treat some stains before hand as the soap nuts alone wouldn't get them out. No big deal though for me as I am really enjoying using a natural laundry detergent. Oh and if you are like me and would prefer to have a liquid laundry detergent, they have recently started selling that too and I didn't notice any difference in cleaning between that and the soap nuts.

 

 

Buy It!

 

If you are struggling with rashes, eczema, psorisis, or sensitive skin, I would highly suggest you to give Maggie's a try! Or maybe you are just like me and wanting to live a more natural lifestyle, go on over to Maggie's and buy, buy, buy! If you do decide to buy some, use the code: SUMMERPLEASE for 30% off on all products. Expired June 1st 

 

 

Win It!

 

Maggie's Pure Land has generously offered to give one my readers their choice between a 5-load sample of raw nuts (with cotton bag) or an 8-load liquid soap sample.

 

Mandatory Entry:

 

Visit Maggie's Pure Land, look around and come back here and tell me something that you learned and also which one you would want if you won (the raw nuts or liquid). Please do me the favor of making sure you leave your e-mail address in the comment if it is not visible on your profile. (1 entry)

Extra Entries:

 

1. Follow me on google friend connect and leave a comment telling me you are. (1 entry)

2. Follow me on Twitter and leave a comment telling me you are along with your Twitter ID. (1 entry)

3. Tweet about this contest making sure you include @jewelsntreasure along with a link to this contest somewhere in your Tweet (1 tweet/entry per day)

4. Become a fan/like of Jewels & Treasures on facebook and leave me a comment telling me you are along with your first name and last initial. (1 entry)

That's It!

Winner will be chosen at random from random.org Winner has 24 hours from being contacted to respond, or else a new winner will be chosen.

Contest ends Friday, June 4, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. CST!

*Congrats to #9-Angie! Hope they work just as well for you as your homemade laundry soap does.

*The featured product(s) in this post were provided to me free of charge by the manufacturer or pr company representing the company. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and not influenced in any way by anyone.