Naturally Clean: Soap Nut Tree
Always on the look out for healthier options, Pam Blowers is eager to inform us about this naturally occurring cleaner
I love it when something new, exciting and natural comes onto the market, especially when it can also be produced here. For the last year or so I have been reading about soap nuts, and itching for some enterprising person to bring them into New Zealand.
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