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SOAPNUT = 100% NATURAL SOAP

synopsis of soapnut

Soapnut trees grow in Himalaya and mountains in India bear fruit which looks like nut and is used as soap. We import natural soapnut shells and other liquid products made of soapnut extract and Himalayan spring water. Soapnut shells and laundry liquid are fine for washing delicate wool and silk materials. Downy finish without softener. If you have time, how about to make your original soapnut liquid for use to clean anything. Small package of 250g soapnut shells for trial use is available through our online stores.

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find how soapnut seed sprouts and grows

meet big soapnut trees growing in Japan

Click hereand see young soapnuts are maturing and their color changes to brown.

TIPS FOR USE soapnut shells (natural type)

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MUKUROJI in Kasuga-taisha shrine in Nara city

In Japan, from ancient times, soapnut has been known as MUKUROJI (means non-illness) and used to cure diseases and wash clothes. The tree bears fruit which looks like nuts in brown in autumn. Its leaves pop up in late spring, change color from green to yellow in autumn and fall in winter. Please find photos of big MUKUROJI trees grow in Japan. They are designated as natural monuments and regional monuments. Click here to see photos. fruit of MUKUROJI brown part is skin and flesh.　 black small ball is seed.

Our soapnuts are from Himalayan mountains in the northern India around the frontier with Nepal and Tibet.

Himalayan plants boom in summer.

Snow covers in winter and makes it unapproachable.

Our products are manufactured on plateau deep in mountain.

１．Gathered soapnuts are separated from unnecessary objects and brought into workshop.

２．They are sorted in workshop and forwarded: a. to drying chamber to 　　　　　be finished as products b. to extracting process 　　　　　to be used for production of liquid items.

３．Finished products are forwarded to 　　quality control section.

４．Passed products are sent to shipping department.

Laboratory

Put around 30g of soapnut and 6 cups of water into pot.

Boil for around hald an hour.

Cut shells into small pieces to reduce boiling time to 15 - 20 minutes.

Watch not to let it boil over. Approx. 4 cups of soapnut liquild will be ready if no water is added while boiling. Add some water to make more liquid. Thicker liquid works better, so, if you want to make it thicker, put more volume of soapnut to start boiling. Adjust volume of soapnuts and water to find your favorite.

Take out nuts as well as let liquid cool down before pouring it into preservation bottle or container. (Bottles shown below are those with snap-caps, of which two kinds of capacity, 220ml and 300ml are available in our online stores.) It is recommended : - to subdevide liquid into bottols or containers and use 　　one by one to prevent contamination. and - to keep them in dark cool space and consume soon. 　　Freeze it for long-term preservation using ice cube tray.　Frozen cubes of soapnut liquid are handy as well. 60 to 100 ml of soapnut liquid may be required for one time of machine washing. The volume to consume depends on its thickness and conditions of laundry.

One of our customers taught us that to grind soapnuts into meal is goodfor using them handy in various way, laundry, cleaning of juerlies, spectacles, cars and so on.

Put some pieces of soapnut shells in electrical coffee grinder, shut lid and switch on to grind for some seconds. (White substances are rich with saponin, browny substances are ground skin.) Remarks ：　 Soapnut shells are actually a flesh of fruit in which sometimes remains a seed, a black ball with diameter of around 1cm. It must be removed before starting grinding as it is hard and strong enoughto damage grinder while grinding.

Put meal in wash bag and tie up with drawstrings. Wash bag with meal can be dropped in laundry machine. Wet it to use for washing and cleaning things.

While washing saponin flows out from wash bag, leaving skin fragments in it. Make sure to close opening of wash bag until non-saponin substances does not go out.

Clean grinder after use. If chips of soapnut shells stay in it, they absorb moisture and adhere to surfaces and gaps inside grinder and that may cause some failure.

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