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NaturOli
Healthy, non-toxic, natural skin care product alternatives. Offers natural detergents and household cleansers.
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9299 W Olive Ave map
Peoria, AZ 85345
623-266-7642
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A couple MUST KNOWS about using soap nuts in non-traditional ways.
NaturOli is taking proactive steps to make soap nuts more affordable & even safer for laundry and many household cleansers. Right when we are all stretching our bucks as far as possible, while being concerned about all possible health hazards, NaturOli is taking very responsible CONSUMER oriented steps.
1) They're not promoting use of soap nut powder. It's becoming increasing popular by sellers, but BY FAR it is the least economical way to use soap nuts. The problem is that regardless of how finely powdered, the saponin (the important active ingredient) is not fully released before it ends up down the drain. Not good. Remember this is a fruit - not a synthetic. A 1/2 oz of nuts used in the traditional method (avg. wash bags of nuts shells) can do 3, 4, or 5 loads. A 1/2 oz of powder does ONE load. Period. That's it. To worsen the problem, sellers are charging a premium for powder. Ouch. If the powder is what you want, NaturOli recommends using a coffee grinder and grinding them yourself to the finest dust possible. Try reducing the suggested 1/2 oz to a 1/3 or 1/4 oz. Save pieces that don't grind to use traditionally. Their lab is working on out-of-the-box ways for using powder. Interesting.
2) Be EXTREMELY cautious of ALL soap nut liquids. My recent review & analysis of an official "Materials Data Safety Sheet" that was reluctantly provided by an Indian exporter was absolutely frightening. Apparently, in the rush to quickly get a liquid to market, the exporter ruined all of the saponin's healthy, green characteristics. It read like it was arsenic!!! Incredible! BIG NOTE: This does NOT need to be disclosed to the consumer. There's no FDA requirement of full disclosure for detergents & cleansers. AND the cheaper liquids WILL be produced in India & Napal. You can bank on it. PLEASE don't expect the label to tell you all this. Buyer beware! NaturOli will NOT import liquids.
Chris
Chris' keywords: detergent, laundry detergent, soap nuts, soap nut powder, soap nut liquid, NaturOli
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Excellent Natural Skin Care, Natural Soap and Soap Nuts
I have been using NaturOli products for about three months now. Their natural skin care and natural soaps are just wonderful. Every label or tag on every product shows each ingredient, nothing hidden and all natural, none of those long chemical terms in these product.
Their soap nuts are the best! I tried three other companies and didn't like the packaging or the quality of the other three. When I got my first order of soap nuts from NaturOli I understood why they call them hand sort select. The soap nuts are bigger, almost completely whole soap berries, and not sticky at all like some companies were. I read that when soap nuts are sticky it means they are already releasing the saponins or have been improperly stored. I want consistent results and that's what I get in every load of laundry I wash with NaturOli Nuts Soap Nuts.
If you want a company that really believes in producing quality natural chemical free products then you want to get all your skin care, soap, and laundry detergents from NaturOli. You will be hooked for life.
They also package EVERYTHING in recycled packaging. This company REALLY cares about the environment and their customers health and well-being! Visit the website and you'll see how much information they give about everything they make.
Lori's keywords: natural skin care, soap nuts, natural laundry detergent, environmentally friendly packaging
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