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| What are Soapnuts? |
Soapnuts are not actually nuts, they are berries. Soapnuts
are also known as soapberries,
 also sometimes referred to as
Washing Nuts or Ritha / Reetha (in Nepali/Hindi), contain ‘Saponins’,
which have the ability to clean and wash. When in contact with
water, it creates a mild suds, which is similar to soap or a
detergent powder.
Many years in the past, people in Nepal and some parts of India
have been washing their clothes and other things with Soapnuts.
The nut is the dried fruit of the Ritha tree and the saponin
released is a 100% substitute to normal (chemical) detergents.. |
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