Maggie's Pure Land Soap Nuts: Review & Giveaway (ENDED)

Winners have been chosen by Random.org and they have been notified. When I hear back from all the winners I will post the information here. Congratulations!

What are Soap Nuts?
Maggie’s Soap Nuts are the dried fruit of the Chinese Soapberry Tree (Sapindus mukorrosi), related to the lychee and rambutan. The Soap Nuts are harvested in Indian and Indonesian jungles. The Soap Nuts fall to the ground where they are collected by local folks who have used them for centuries.

How to use Soap Nuts & my review
I've done a review of soap nuts before, so when Maggie's Pure Land contacted me about doing a review I really didn't expect it to much different than other soap nuts I have used. Boy, was I wrong! They sent me two products to try. They sent me a box of Soap Nuts and a bottle of the liquid Lavender Tea Tree Soap.

First thing I noticed was these soap nuts were far different than the other soap nuts I tried. They were better! All of the soap nuts were whole, no little pieces in the package. Just put 2 of these Soap Nuts in the cloth bag (included with your Soap Nuts) and toss it in the washer with your clothes. That's it! You don't have to worry about taking it out during the rinse cycle because Soap Nuts are non-sudsing; any little bit of saponin left in the rinse adds softness and body to your clothes - so you don't need to use a fabric softener. They work amazing! They cleaned my clothes incredibly well and everything smells so fresh and clean - not heavily perfumed like with regular laundry detergents.

Then I tried the liquied lavender tea tree soap. Oh my gosh. I am in love with this laundry soap. I love how it's already in the liquid form to use (you can also boil the soap nuts and make your own liquid soap for cleaning, laundry and body use). What I really loved was the scent. It smelled so good. It's very lightly scented; which is perfect for me as I am sensitive to smells. You only need to use 1/8 of a cup of the liquid for a full load of clothes! I love washing the sheets with this and hanging them on the line - so nice! Also, Soap Nuts & the liquid are safe to use in any machine.

About Maggie's Pure Land
This company is committed to providing you with the most natural products available, providing fair wages to workers, and protecting our animal friends by never testing on them. They also donate 10% of their net proceeds to groups that improve the lives of mothers, children, and support a happy, Pure Planet Earth.

And it gets better! Maggie's strives to help normalize breastfeeding! Take a look at their flyer that they distribute to stores with their product - don't you love it!?  This was the biggest reason that I wanted to do this review. As a breastfeeding mother and a lactivist, I was very eager to share these products and this company with you. I think this is a huge and positive step for normalizing breastfeeding. It says a lot about their philosophy that they are eager to support breastfeeding and I am more than happy to support their company. I hope you will support them as well and let others know about this great, eco-friendly, breastfeeding supportive company.

The Giveaway
Maggies Pure Land has generously offered to sponsor a giveaway to three readers. You will win your choice of an 8 load sample of the lavender tea tree liquid detergent, or a 5 load sample of the Soap Nut shells!

So here's how you win it:
Mandatory Entry: (remember to leave each entry in a separate comment box or it won't count)

• Head over to Maggie's Pure Land and tell me one thing you learned about the company.

Here are some ways to get extra entries (remember the mandatory entry is the only required entry):

• Blog about this giveaway linking back to Typical Ramblings, Atypical Nonsense and Maggie's Pure Land; leave the URL where you did (5 entries)
• Follow Me publicly with Google Friend Connect (1 entry)
• Subscribe to Typical Ramblings, Atypical Nonsense via email (1 entry)
• Follow Me @Luvschweetheart on Twitter AND tweet about this giveaway; leave the URL where you did. (you may tweet once per day for an extra entry) "#Win Maggie's Pure Land Soap Nuts from @Luvschweetheart US & Canada {ends 11/19} http://bit.ly/9Zv2z9 #clothdiapers #bfing #giveaway" (1 entry per day)
• "Like" Typical Ramblings, Atypical Nonsense on Facebook and leave a comment about the giveaway either on the Typical Ramblings page or your page linking to Typical Ramblings, Atypical Nonsense; leave the URL where you did (2 entry)

Leave a comment for each entry. You must leave your email in your comments so that I can contact you.

This giveaway is open to US and Canada! Giveaway will end November 19, 2010 at 10:00 pm EST. The winners will be chosen by random.org and will be notified by email. I will announce the winner at the top of this post as well. You must contact me within 48 hours. If you fail to claim your prize, a new winner will be chosen by random.org and emailed.


**Full Disclosure: This is a sponsored review. The thoughts and opinions are my own. I was not paid for this review although the company did send me products to review for free.**


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