soap nuts or wash nuts, bot.

Question

Hi, I'm trying to track down a supplier of soap nuts or wash nuts here in Mexico, but since I don't have the spanish word for it, it's not very easy...

The latin name for this tree or shrub is Sapindus mukorossi or Sapindus Saponaria. Anyone out there that can help? Many thanx in advance

Answer 1

I took the botanical name you provided and found the English Wikipedia article. Then I changed the "en" in the URL to "es" and was surprised to get this result:

Sapindus

Here is one paragraph of the text I found there:

Los frutos, llamados "nueces de jabón", son pequeñas drupas de 1-2 cm de diámetro conteniendo tres semillas. Contienen saponina, un detergente natural que se usa para lavar las ropas. Las nueces de la especie Sapindus mukorossi, han llegado a ser una alternativa popular a los detergentes químicos manufacturados. Estos jabones son más seguros para lavar prendas delicadas como, sedas y algodones.

But there is more!! An external link: Sapindus Mukorossi en España!! Have a look: Nueces de Lavado

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Answer 2

Hello

we supply soapnut shells at USD3/kilo FOB Madras/India Please mail your email id to [e-mail] to enable us to send you pictures of processing/packing/shipping of soapnut shells from the given below link you can see pictures of product https://picasaweb.google.com/103132605230756120398/NaturalStone?authkey=Gv1sRgCJnTxo2Yg_XeVw

Best Regards

Naidu

Answer 3

Thank you Naidu, The import/export regulators gave us so much trouble that after 18 months and a lost shipment we gave up trying to import this excellent product.