Throwback Thursday

by Texas Homesteader ~ 

I’m sure by now y’all know how enamored I am with soapberries. They’re like the more well-known soapnuts, but grown right here in the U.S. I’ve read that many native Americans and later European settlers used these soapberries as, well, SOAP.

But a couple of years ago I became aware that you could infuse water with these soapberries and make shampoo. Wait, SHAMPOO??

I’ve been using my own homemade soapberry shampoo ever since. It’s does a great job of cleaning, is gentle, natural, and leaves my hair feeling great. Plus there’s no plastic waste like there was when I was buying and using commercial shampoo. You know that makes my crunchy-green heart happy, y’all!

So to celebrate Throwback Thursday I’m sharing my soapberry success story. Check it out.

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2 thoughts on “Throwback Thursday

  1. Kathleen

    Do you grow them yourself or buy them? I’m trying to grow loofah and love the idea of growing my own “sponges” and soap!

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    1. Texas Homesteader Post author

      We have soapberry trees in a remote pasture where there used to be an old homestead decades ago. I harvest mine from there, but I understand you can buy them online as well? (I may even be offering them in my online store after harvest & drying them this year). I also purchased and planted a soapberry tree at our own homestead last fall, but they don’t produce until they’re 10 years old. So until then I’ll be traveling to the remote pasture to harvest. ~TxH~

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