Parts Offered
We are wholesale suppliers and exporters of :-
Soap Nut Fruits,
Soap Nut Powder,
Seedless Fruits, Soap Nut Fruit Powder, Leaves, Roots
Certifications
Description
A medium sized deciduous tree upto 20m in height with grey smooth bark,
peeling offin scales, leaves pinnate, leaflets 2-3 pairs, terminal pair
being the largest, flowers white, polygamous, male flowers many, bisexual
flowers few, all in the same pubescent panicle, fruits fleshy drupes, the
pulp becoming a saponaceous wrinkled rind on drying, seeds black.
Chemical Constituents
Saponins-sapindoside A and sapindoside B. Nuts contain kaempferol,
quercetin and B-sitosterol. Saponin emarginatoside from fruits.
Cosmetic Uses
Soap nut is used in Cleansing Lotion, Protein Shampoo, Protein Shampoo with
Conditioner. Soap nut contains a high level of saponins. Antibacterial mild
foaming agent, cleanser, exfoliant. Soap nut Powder is used to cleanse hair,
skin and laundry. Helpful in removing stains from hands. May soothe the
eczema, psoriasis, itchy skin, sensitive skin . Soapnut is an excellent hair
tonic. Soap Nut extract comes from the fruit of the Soapnut tree. The pulp
of the fruit contains a high level of natural foaming agents. This extract
can be used to wash skin and hair. Soap nut when added to a facial mix of
milk powder and clay to provide delicate cleansing of the skin, it is added
to salt scrubs to add cleansing action. As a hair and body wash, add 1
teaspoon of Soap nut extract to a cup of water. Use this as a hair wash or
mild cleanser. Soap nut can also be combined with
amla,
neem & Shikakai
extract for a more nutritive hair wash. Mix all of the herbs in water and
let sit till thoroughly dissolved. The wash should be kept refrigerated and
used within 4 days or preserved with an anti bacterial preservative.
The powdered seeds are said to possess insecticide properties. They are
employed in the treatment of dental caries. It cleanses the skin of oily
secretion, its a hair tonic, and forms a rich, natural lather. Its detergent
action, which cleanses the hair and removes, accumulated debris and a
sebaceous material further more imparting speculiar reflection and hair
luster.
Uses
The roots and bark are expectorant and demulcent. The roots are good for
hemicrania, hysteria and epilepsy. A decoction of the bark is good for
cattle suffering from ulcers due to worm infestation after calving. The
fruits are acrid, bitter, thermogenic, emetic, astringent, expectorant,
anthelminitic, abortifacient and tonic. They are good for asthma, diarrhoea,
cholera, lumbago, verminosis and gastralgia dyspepsia.
