The results are in for last week’s giveaway – soap nuts from buysoapnuts.com – and there didn’t seem to be an ounce of competition.  When it comes to a green or simple clean, we’re all reaching for a few basics like vinegar and baking soda.  These products work like a charm.  And it makes sense that they would.

Long before we had intense chemical cleaners and toxic-if-consumed deep scrubs, families were turning to basic products like vinegar.

A big thanks goes out to buysoapnuts.com for offering a free sample of soap nuts to one lucky reader.  They even sent some soap nuts our way to try out.  But don’t worry if the luck of the Irish didn’t rub off on this particular St. Patrick’s Day announcement.  Buysoapnuts.com offers trial size packages of their product for just a buck.  The sample is enough for 4-5 loads, which could be just perfect if you’ve read this post about soap nuts and really can’t decide if you want to give them a shot.

So who’s the lucky winner who is about to walk away with enough soap nuts to cover somewhere between 150 and 200 loads of laundry?

I’ll give you a hint.  It’s another vinegar lover:

my favorite: Using a vinegar-soaked rag to dissolve all that build-up on our faucets. Gosh, I hate cleaning up after hard water, but this seriously works!

Congratulations to Juliette R!  Random.org says it’s your lucky day.  Drop me a line and we’ll get those soap nuts right to you.

A big thanks goes out to buysoapnuts.com!