Sapindus probably have always been the most sustainable cleaning product on the market.

What is soapnut extract?

Soapnut extract is also called sapindus mukorossi.

Sapindus, the Latin name of Sapindus, is the abbreviation of saponis indicus, meaning "Indian soap" because its fruit pulp is used to make soap. It is one of the main cleaning agents of ancient times.

Sapindus probably have always been the most sustainable cleaning product on the market. They are usually referred as Washing nuts or Reetha. They are found in both eastern and western hemispheres, but are native to India and Nepal. They are actually the fruits of the soap nut tree which contains an element known as “Saponin”, which is a 100% natural alternative to chemical detergents and cleaners.

The principle of efficacy of Soapnut extract?

The main component of the soapnut extract is Sapindus saponin. Sapindus saponin is a natural nonionic surfactant with the characteristics of reducing the surface tension of water, rich foam, delicate handfeel and strong detergency.

The functions of Soapnut Saponin?

1.Sapindus saponin has strong decontamination ability, easy to degrade, and has no harmful residue. It is easy to rinse, has no odor, is less irritating to the skin, and can be used for skin cleansing (bathing, washing, washing hands, shampooing), clothing and Cars and other washing, so it is an excellent raw material for shampoo, cosmetics and various biological detergents;

2.It has a strong effect of reducing surface tension, and has antibacterial beauty, bactericidal anti-inflammatory, anti-dandruff, itching, acne, whitening and skin disease prevention for human skin;

3.Sapindus saponin is also a good pesticide emulsifier, and has good killing effect on cotton aphids, red spiders and sweet potato Jinhua worms;

4.Sapindus saponin has various pharmacological effects such as anti-tumor, anti-virus, anti-fungal, blood pressure lowering

5.Sapindus saponin can significantly reduce the volume and concentration of gastric acid, thus having the potential to treat acute gastric ulcer

6.Sapindus saponin also contains many substances beneficial to the human body, such as: reducing sugar, fatty acids, oils, oleic acid, carotenoids, riboflavin, protein, vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B and lysine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, glutamic acid, glycine and histidine.

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