Wool Dryer Balls…. You dirty minded people!
Here comes my initial review on my “Smart Sheep” Wool Dryer Balls. One in the first of many little project designed to get my house and life a little more “natural” and less coated in chemicals! I purchased my dryer balls from Amazon:
I started using these dryer balls a couple of days ago in lieu of fabric softener. There are a lot of claims made about dryer balls that I have to admit I was pretty skeptical. Since I’ve only been using them a couple days, this is just an initial assessment, we’ll see how I like them in the long run!
Initial Opinion: I LOVE them!
Some things I have noticed right off in the last few days:
1- These really do soften laundry without chemicals. In fact, it may just be my imagination, but I really think the laundry is coming out of the dryer SOFTER than it was with fabric softeners.
2- I love that these have no chemicals and they don’t leave a funky residue on the dryer like fabric softeners and fabric sheets. My family has VERY sensitive skin and there is nothing to react to with these dryer balls. I love that I don’t have to use the “natural fabric softener sheets” with my baby’s laundry and even though it’s a small thing, that’s less stuff going into a landfill.
3- I can scent these with whatever essential oils I choose or none at all. I haven’t found the best ratio of drops of oils to dryer balls yet as I don’t seem to be putting enough on them to catch a discernible scent when clothes come out of the dryer, but I’m working on it. =) I’m shooting for just a light whiff.
4- There seems to be a lot less static with these, if there’s even static at all. Usually when doing my husband’s white undershirts they’re always sticking together. I just folded a load of these and there was no sticking at all!
5- LESS WRINKLES! So I’ll (shamefully) admit, both my husband and I usually cram a ton of clothes into the washer, which then equals a ton of clothes in the dryer, and we always usually have some wrinkles. There are a LOT LESS WRINKLES per load than before. Side Note: Must learn to put less laundry in the wash at a time.
5- Drying time is greatly reduced. Again, because we (shamefully) cram a ton of clothes into the wash, we generally have to tumble a load 2-3 times to get completely dry. My clothes are getting dry in one tumble, and that’s not only less time doing laundry, but less electricity used running the dryer!
So far, I LOVE THESE DRYER BALLS. Supposedly they also knock pet hair off clothes really well, but I haven’t really put that to the test yet. They also supposedly last up to a year, so we’ll see if they continue to perform as well in the long run.
Next up (hopefully soon!):
Handmade Essential Oil Diffusing Jewelry!
Wish me luck!
Island Cowgirl 