Have just bought my first box of these. Usually use ecover but wanted to venture down the soapnuts/eco balls route and thought I'd try these first. Instructions on box are badly (though hilariously) translated so need to check on a few points.
I gather that I put a 6/7 half shells in a bag and this lasts 2 washes. I did a coloured wash with them yesterday with tea tree in rinse drawer, and a nappy wash last night with the tea tree and some sanitiser in the powder drawer. Use tea tree/lavender in rinse drawer anyway so this is no different to normal.
The coloured wash have come out fine but there were no significant stains before washing. The nappies do not look as clean as usual, so am hoping that hanging outside will eliminate some of the staining! Am not concerned about cleanliness as the sanitiser will have done its job and they were washed at 60. Am just worried that they will get more and more stained, especially when I have to dry indoors without the sun bleaching them. Is says on the box to add baking soda/powder to help with white washes. Does anyone do this, and where can I get hold of these things in larger quantities (not little pots for baking use!)?
Have more questions also re using on hair and body. Tells you how to make a solution which I would like to try, but does this keep long (thought I would transfer to an empty bottle), or does it need to be used within a couple of days? Also, is it ok to use this to wash the children? DD has had a rash recently that I have not had checked yet. It looks excema ish and have been avoiding products to see if it clears up (just using water). So was wondering if this was ok, or being nut based not good for washing children. It says on the box that children shouldn't handle the nuts themselves so just wanted to be cautious before using a solution on skin.
Sorry about the long post - has taken ages to write as keep getting called away by children!