Need a holiday gift for someone that has you stumped? Your child’s teacher? Something to give to the party hostess? Something gender neutral for gift swapping at the office?
The Laundry Tree Starter Kit makes a thoughtful gift for anyone with a desire for gently (and fantastically) clean duds.
It comes in beautifully-designed, environmentally-friendly gift packaging, and is only $14.99 for enough SoapNuts to do 40 loads of laundry.
Reasons why SoapNuts are good for the environment:
One little drawstring bag of 3 to 4 SoapNuts can be used FOUR TIMES! The same four SoapNuts can wash 4 loads of laundry!
Never heard of SoapNuts?
What are SoapNuts? They look like this:

They come from the Sapindus Mukorossi tree, which is found in Nepal, Indonesia, and India.
All that is done to the soap nuts to prepare them for use is to harvest, de-seed, and dry them in the sun.
I have a Laundry Tree Starter Kit to give away, too!
1.) To enter, visit the LaundryTree shop and tell me which scent of essential oil you would like in your Starter Kit.
Please don’t just comment with “Enter me” or “Sounds great”. Those entries are not eligible to win.
One winner will be chosen by random number generator.
This giveaway is open to those with a US mailing address.
2.) Email subscribers get an extra entry for as long as their subscription is active.
Already a subscriber? Leave me a separate comment on this post to let me know you’re interested in this giveaway.
Want to subscribe? Just click here: Subscribe to Mom Most Traveled by Email (Only verified subscriptions are entered for all the giveaways.)
3.) Twitter about this giveaway (include a link to this page, @LaundryTree and @MomMostTraveled ) and comment here with your Twitter name.
4.) Blog about this giveaway, including a link to this post. Leave me a comment with the link so I can check your post!
5.) Become a fan of Laundry Tree on Facebook and leave me a comment letting me know you did so!
This giveaway will close on November 24, 2009, 11:59 pm EST.
Contest closed and winner notified!
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15 November 2009, 3:08 pm
I would love to try the lavendar essential oil sent started kit.
15 November 2009, 7:46 pm
I would love to try out this new way of doing laundry! hope I win! Plumeria is the most havenly smell to me, so I would choose that one.
Love your ideas
Ruth
15 November 2009, 7:55 pm
I’d like clean cotton or maybe lavender.
15 November 2009, 7:55 pm
email subscriber
15 November 2009, 7:57 pm
facebook fan of laundry tree
15 November 2009, 9:24 pm
these seem really cool, have never heard of them. i would choose sweet orange oil
15 November 2009, 9:24 pm
e-mail subscriber
15 November 2009, 9:31 pm
i think the ocean breeze scent sounds nice!
15 November 2009, 9:34 pm
I have NEVER heard of this, but now I am interested..
I would try the clean cotton if I were to win!
Thanks for the chance!
15 November 2009, 10:31 pm
email subscriber now!
16 November 2009, 5:25 am
I’d like Sweet Orange scent.
16 November 2009, 5:26 am
Subscribe via email.
16 November 2009, 5:31 am
I love soapnuts! Awesome and I am so surprised at how clean everything was.I would choose Plumeria essential oil,it wold be wonderful
Thanks
16 November 2009, 5:33 am
Already a subscriber to you fantastic blog
16 November 2009, 5:35 am
Already a subscriber and I really like this great giveaway!
Thanks
16 November 2009, 5:36 am
a fan of Laundry Tree on Facebook
Peggy Gorman
16 November 2009, 5:40 am
tweet:
Soapnuts Giveaway@LaundryTree ,@MomMostTraveled @http://mommosttraveled.com/laundry-tree-for-the-holidays-giveaway
velvet1116
16 November 2009, 6:43 am
Id love to get the energy oil one! What better pick me up in the morning then putting on clean clothes that make you feel awake!
16 November 2009, 6:44 am
I subscribe to email
16 November 2009, 6:45 am
Here is my tweet http://twitter.com/dwalline/statuses/5763940648
16 November 2009, 6:48 am
I T HINK THE SWEET ORANGE SCENT WOULD BE MY FIRST TRY…THIS SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY NEAT ITEM
16 November 2009, 7:25 am
I’d love to try the Energy Blend
16 November 2009, 7:25 am
E-mail subscriber
16 November 2009, 7:28 am
Tweeted:
http://twitter.com/spitfyr323/status/5764754635
@spitfyr323
16 November 2009, 7:29 am
Fan of LT on FB
16 November 2009, 7:29 am
I would choose tea tree!
16 November 2009, 7:30 am
Email subscriber
16 November 2009, 7:31 am
http://twitter.com/aitmama/status/5764815296
16 November 2009, 7:31 am
fan of Laundry Tree on Facebook
16 November 2009, 7:32 am
I like the lavender Scented Oil.
16 November 2009, 7:52 am
this would be a great gift for my brother’s girlfriend! i’d choose the lavender scent.
16 November 2009, 9:01 am
Ocean Breeze sounds nice!
16 November 2009, 9:02 am
I subscribe.
16 November 2009, 9:02 am
I would pick the Lavender scent.
16 November 2009, 10:22 am
I had never heard of these before! I would love to sample the clean cotton fragrant oil, it sounds fresh.
16 November 2009, 11:10 am
I would like to try Sweet Orange
16 November 2009, 11:10 am
I subscribe
16 November 2009, 4:24 pm
lemon mverno@roadrunner.com
16 November 2009, 6:16 pm
I like the Plumeria.
16 November 2009, 6:17 pm
Subscriber!
16 November 2009, 6:23 pm
Lemon!
16 November 2009, 9:27 pm
Would like to try the Energy Blend Essential Oil.
16 November 2009, 9:28 pm
I subscribe.
Thank you!
16 November 2009, 11:23 pm
i think i would pick sweet orange
16 November 2009, 11:24 pm
email subscriber
16 November 2009, 11:26 pm
http://twitter.com/cneiding/status/5788301993 tweet
16 November 2009, 11:29 pm
http://clarissaneiding.blogspot.com/2009/11/win-at-mom-most-traveled_17.html blogged
16 November 2009, 11:29 pm
facebook fan launrytree
16 November 2009, 11:39 pm
Energy is the one I would choose for the starter kit. Glad you brought this information to us, thank you.
16 November 2009, 11:41 pm
Email subscriber to mommosttraveled.
17 November 2009, 8:29 pm
I like the sweet orange essential oil.
17 November 2009, 8:31 pm
I am interested in the giveaway and am a subscriber.
17 November 2009, 8:32 pm
Laundry Tree Facebook fan (Andrea Ha…)
17 November 2009, 8:33 pm
Tweeted~
http://twitter.com/simplyandreah/status/5815006020
18 November 2009, 3:09 am
I would pick the Tea Tree essential oil.
18 November 2009, 12:31 pm
the sweet orange scent would be a very nice change from the normal scents
18 November 2009, 2:01 pm
I’d like to try the Sweet Orange!
18 November 2009, 3:56 pm
Sweet Orange sounds very unique! Would love to try it.
18 November 2009, 3:56 pm
Email subscriber
18 November 2009, 4:16 pm
love to see lavendar.
18 November 2009, 4:43 pm
these sound great! i’d love to try the lemon essential oil!
18 November 2009, 6:01 pm
the one I’d like in my starter kit would be the lavender essential oil.
18 November 2009, 6:02 pm
I’m a subscriber
18 November 2009, 6:34 pm
I would love love love this in the lavender scent - lavender is the most soothing scent ever and imagine it on your clothes all day long…heaven!
Thanks!!
18 November 2009, 9:29 pm
I’d choose lemon essential oil.
18 November 2009, 11:11 pm
I would get the lemon scent!
18 November 2009, 11:11 pm
Subscriber!
19 November 2009, 12:08 pm
I would pick the Lavender oil. I bet they all smell good! I would love to try this! Thanks!
19 November 2009, 12:08 pm
I subscribe.
19 November 2009, 12:12 pm
I’ve always wanted to try these! The clean cotton scent sounds great, thanks!
19 November 2009, 12:13 pm
I am an email subscriber, thanks!
19 November 2009, 12:14 pm
tweet, thanks! http://twitter.com/idahojill/status/5864344835
19 November 2009, 12:14 pm
Laundry Tree facebook fan - Idaho Jill, thanks
19 November 2009, 12:27 pm
lavendar would be a perfect sense
19 November 2009, 4:24 pm
Hands down, it’s plumeria for me!!!
19 November 2009, 4:24 pm
I’m a subscriber.
19 November 2009, 4:25 pm
I became a fan of Laundry Tree Soapnuts on Facebook.
19 November 2009, 4:27 pm
Tweet, tweet. I tweeted the giveaway:
http://www.twitter.com/onlyincambodia
19 November 2009, 8:40 pm
I’d like to try sweet orange
20 November 2009, 6:45 pm
Sweet orange would smell so nice on fresh, clean, laundry.
20 November 2009, 6:52 pm
I am also a subscriber. Thanks!
20 November 2009, 8:56 pm
If I were to win the soapnuts, the clean cotton scent would be my pick.
20 November 2009, 11:00 pm
I would love to try the lavender starter kit!
20 November 2009, 11:04 pm
I am also subscribed to the email list
20 November 2009, 11:05 pm
I am a fb fan of laundry tree
20 November 2009, 11:06 pm
blogged about the contest
http://fleuray.blogspot.com/2009/11/laundry-tree-giveaway.html
20 November 2009, 11:10 pm
hippiduck tweeted! Laundry Tree giveaway! @LaundryTree @MomMostTraveled less than 5 seconds ago
21 November 2009, 2:41 pm
If you had a nut allergy can you use these soap nuts?
21 November 2009, 2:45 pm
I like the Clean Cotton essential oil.
21 November 2009, 4:19 pm
I’d choose Sweet Orange Essential Oil.
21 November 2009, 4:20 pm
I’m an email subscriber.
22 November 2009, 8:29 am
I would like to try the Ocean Breeze essential oil. What a neat product.
22 November 2009, 8:30 am
I am a fan on facebook.
22 November 2009, 8:30 am
I subscribe via email.
22 November 2009, 9:26 am
I’d get the sweet orange for my sister.
22 November 2009, 10:08 am
I’d like Lemon Essential Oil.
22 November 2009, 2:17 pm
I’d like plumeria, sounds wonderful !
22 November 2009, 2:17 pm
I’m an email subscriber.
22 November 2009, 10:21 pm
If I were the lucky winner, I would like lavender essential oil in my started kit.
22 November 2009, 10:23 pm
I follow you on twitter and tweeted about this giveaway.
http://twitter.com/Greatgiveaways/status/5967378370
22 November 2009, 10:24 pm
facebook fan
(Jen Voss)
22 November 2009, 10:26 pm
blogged
http://greatbloggiveaways.blogspot.com/2009/11/bloggy-roundup-11-22-09.html
22 November 2009, 11:08 pm
I think lavender would be wonderful on my laundry!
22 November 2009, 11:10 pm
I’m a subscriber.
22 November 2009, 11:10 pm
Tweet: http://twitter.com/coriwestphal/statuses/5968391664
22 November 2009, 11:11 pm
Blogged: http://asahmlookingforadeal.blogspot.com/2009/11/blog-giveaways-ending-112409.html
22 November 2009, 11:13 pm
I’m a Laundry Tree FB fan: Cori Eckstrom Westphal
22 November 2009, 11:31 pm
I would love Plumeria. Thanks!
22 November 2009, 11:31 pm
I’m a happy subscriber.
22 November 2009, 11:33 pm
I became a fan of Laundry Tree on Facebook (Laureen Marston-Hindi).
23 November 2009, 1:43 am
Wow, these are awesome! I’d love the Sweet Orange scent.
23 November 2009, 6:24 am
I would like sweet orange scent
23 November 2009, 6:24 am
email subscriber
23 November 2009, 9:33 am
I’d love to start with Clean Cotton.
23 November 2009, 10:36 am
I’d choose a nice relaxing scent: lavender.
23 November 2009, 10:44 am
I’d like the Ocean Breze scent.
23 November 2009, 3:02 pm
I would take lemon essential oil in my starter kit. I’m a lemon fanatic.
23 November 2009, 3:44 pm
I would get the Clean cotton! Thanks for the chance.
23 November 2009, 7:24 pm
I’d love the lavender, thanks!
23 November 2009, 8:07 pm
I like ocean breeze. Thank you
23 November 2009, 11:23 pm
I’d like the energy essential oil blend.
23 November 2009, 11:25 pm
E-mail subscriber. I have never heard of anything like this and would really like to try an alternative to the usual detergents.
24 November 2009, 3:08 am
I pikced the lemon essential oil.
24 November 2009, 3:08 am
I am interested in this giveaway
24 November 2009, 3:18 am
I Became a fan of Laundry Tree on Facebook, Lighthouse twentyseven
24 November 2009, 6:42 am
This sounds interesting. I typed in scent in the search block and could not find that information. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway
24 November 2009, 7:58 am
I would love the Lavender essential oil one! Anything lavender, especially in my laundry, is amazing!
24 November 2009, 10:08 am
I would like the energizing blend essential oil.
24 November 2009, 10:09 am
I subscribe via email.
24 November 2009, 10:26 am
How neat! I’d like to try the Essential Oil Blend – Energy!
24 November 2009, 10:26 am
I’m a subscriber
24 November 2009, 10:40 am
I would choose clean cotton. Thanks for the giveaway!
24 November 2009, 2:11 pm
This is so intriguing to me- I’d want either the energy, orange or lemon
24 November 2009, 2:13 pm
Already a subscriber
24 November 2009, 2:25 pm
I think the Tea Tree essential oil sounds like one I would enjoy.
24 November 2009, 2:26 pm
I’m already a subscriber.
24 November 2009, 2:30 pm
Tweet
http://twitter.com/willitara/status/6018245517
24 November 2009, 2:31 pm
I’m a fan of Laundry Tree on Facebook.
24 November 2009, 6:09 pm
i’d go for clean cotton
24 November 2009, 7:17 pm
The sweet orange essential oil sounds good.
24 November 2009, 7:18 pm
email subscriber
24 November 2009, 7:19 pm
http://twitter.com/kngmckellar/status/6035927888
tweeted
id - kngmckellar
24 November 2009, 7:22 pm
http://kngmckellar-glorias.blogspot.com/2009/11/httpmommosttraveledcomlaundry-tree-for.html
blogged
24 November 2009, 10:16 pm
Tweet (MamandeEDS):
http://twitter.com/MamandeEDS/statuses/6040295797
24 November 2009, 10:55 pm
The Citrus Mist scent sounds wonderful.
fionen_ftw AT fionen DOT com
24 November 2009, 10:56 pm
I’m already an email subscriber.
fionen_ftw AT fionen DOT com
24 November 2009, 10:57 pm
Tweet
http://twitter.com/Fionen/status/6041183508
username: Fionen
fionen_ftw AT fionen DOT com
24 November 2009, 10:58 pm
I’m a fan of Laundry Tree on Facebook.
ID: Fio Nen
fionen_ftw AT fionen DOT com
24 November 2009, 11:14 pm
lavender ty
24 November 2009, 11:17 pm
I would love the Energy Blend! Thank you!
24 November 2009, 11:35 pm
I would choose the lavender.
24 November 2009, 11:35 pm
I would love the Ocean Breeze Scented oil!
24 November 2009, 11:38 pm
I am Already a subscriber & interested in this giveaway.
24 November 2009, 11:42 pm
I tweeted.
http://twitter.com/ncschools/status/6042070647
24 November 2009, 11:43 pm
Facebook Fan OF LaundryTree SoapNuts!!
ZESTYWONDERLAND
24 November 2009, 11:45 pm
Baby Powder
24 November 2009, 11:51 pm
I would like to try clean cotton.
24 November 2009, 11:51 pm
I subscribe via email.
24 November 2009, 11:56 pm
Sweet Orange sounds good to me! Alright!
25 November 2009, 12:01 am
I would like the plumeria
25 November 2009, 12:01 am
subscriber
25 November 2009, 12:15 am
I would choose the Plumeria scent.
25 November 2009, 12:16 am
I subscribed by email.
25 November 2009, 12:20 am
I became a fan of Laundry Tree on Facebook.