Hi Melly,
Thanks for this! I've got some soap nuts down in the laundry and will
play with them tomorrow! (must have been a mad alchemist in a former
life)
This sounds like it might also be good for psoriasis, or at least not
bad for it. I think I may add some CS to the mix, too.
Be well,
Léna
On Sep 7, 2011, at 11:50 PM, Melly Bag wrote:
Lena,
From what i have learned, to test if you can still reuse the soap
nuts, put them in a bowl and cover with water, agitate with your
fingers and if bubbles come out, it is still good to use.
I put 10 nuts in two cups of water and boiled and simmered until it
became one cup. It was thicker. Then i reused four times boiling it
each time and it came out more watery each time. so i just put them
all together as my shampoo/body wash/face wash. I put aloe vera gel,
allantoin and urea in it too. The smell is not bad. I just hope the
aloe vera does not come out like dandruff when my hair dries. I tried
it as a face wash (rinsed it) and hey, it looks good for the skin,
some light wrinkles weren't too visible. Allantoin and urea are good
skin moisturizers.
Take care.
Melly
