Sunvedita Reetha Soap Nut Shells, 900 g (Brown)

I've been using this for few years k ow and this is the best quality soapnuts that I've bought! I prefer powdering and storing it for use. It's less staining on white clothes than other brands I've tried. It foams easily as well. Very effective to remove oil and greese from vessels. It's also excellent for body wash removing stickiness of sweat. But it's a little harsh on the hair as it makes it dry and rough and tangle together. Untangling is a painful ordeal. It has a very mild scent which does not stick but skin feels so good afterwards.

PROS: Environment friendly, economic compared to the other detergents available in market, easy on hands, no strong smell of fabric cleansers and soaps, mild and hypoallergenic, can be used for washing baby clothes (lesser number of shells) as well as heavy durries (of course more shells). CONS: Delivery charge is almost half of the product's cost. The packet says "It includes soap nut shells and a cotton pouch to use the same." However, I never got any pouch in the two packets that I ordered. So I use my own cloth pouch for machine use.

The product is good, in my experience, and seem to be worth it at this price, which is lower than other reetha sellers. They smell fruity and are well-deseeded. They are exactly what the picture shows. I have been working with them for some time now and this is what I found effective: For a full machine load of clothes, put about 15 to 20 of these shells in a muslin bag. Soak in warm water for about fifteen minutes. Squeeze and crush the shells through the muslin bag. You will find a lot of lathering happening in the water. Then put the lathered water as well as the bag, tightly closed, into the machine with the clothes. This is just a guideline, but you have to experiment on this a bit. The amount of shells and manner of soaking etc. may change with each batch. I have been drying and reusing the shells at least twice again, so I am happy with the results. I use them for washing coloured non-stained clothes. For stained clothes I still use stain-removers like Vanish liquid first, before washing them with this.

Okay to use...served the purpose :)

Quality is not good . Full Dust , Photo is full of nuts and pack is full of dust . Why cant do filter and send it . My first pack , second pack are ok. now i ordered two fully dissatisfied . I don't want to hear routine dialogues like sorry , next time we will take care etc.

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.)

Excellent product at very reasonable price. Pure whole reetha(without seed)shells....nothing else:) Far far better than 10times costly reetha powder available from other X-Y-Z brands. Can be used for any type of washing purposes from clothes to hair. Boiling 5/6 reetha shells with a spoon of amla powder in 300/400ml water makes the world's best shampoo without any chemical....best for weak, damage or thin/fine hair. This 1 kg reetha pack just for Rs.178(120+58 as delivery charge) will last for more than 100 hair washes (7/8 months). I will suggest everyone to buy this whole reetha shells pack instead of other costly reetha powder packs for shampooing purpose. I think, the seller, SUNVEDITA TRADERS, has no other product in amazon except only this 1kg pack. So, please buy and support this small but excellent seller of this amazing product. Seller service is also very good. Received the product (at Kolkata) at 4th day after placing the order.

Soap nuts are replacement to soap powder. Using regularly now nice smell. The pouch given with this is of low quality though. It became unusable after 3 washes. So bought different pouch locally.