Organic Ecoigy Reusable Softener Alternative Reviews Summary

Effectiveness

Pros:

• "They help clothes dry faster and without static."
• "Cut my drying time on heavy things like towels from 40 minutes on HIGH heat to 20 minutes on HIGH heat OR 40 minutes on low heat."
• "These work great for helping to dry all of our clothes and other laundry much faster than before."
• "Love these wool balls! No more dryer sheets clogging up our landfills. Work just as well if not better than chemical-laden sheets. No static, no wrinkles, no perfume smell."
• "They really do a good job of keeping sheets and garments soft and they carry a certain freshness without even using any essential oils."
• "These are great at keeping clothes from getting tangled up and twisted in the dryer. Especially good with larger items such as sheets."
• "These wool dryer balls have definitely cut down on drying time, which will save money."

Cons:

• "A couple of the balls were cracked/split!"
• "Had high hopes but don't know why it takes my regular load to dry longer than it did with dryer sheets.. ended up having to run the dryer 2 or 3 times and then ended up hanging them."
• "I used them on 5 loads since purchasing and have not noticed using any less dryer time as others have experienced."
• "These dryer balls are a complete waste of money. They did not shorten my drying time whatsoever."
• "Dry's quicker? I can’t say that is true."
• "I didn’t find that my clothes dried any better after trying these through 5-6 loads."
• "I honestly cannot tell a difference in dry time. My clothes still seem a bit damp unless I chose the 'more dry' setting, which was the case before these drier balls anyways."

Eco-Friendliness

Pros:

• "So much fun, never considered what an impact dryer sheets have on the planet."
• "Dryer sheets are environmentally unfriendly."
• "Love that they are natural/safe product."
• "I am trying really hard to make more sustainable purchases and to do more to be eco conscious but I used these dryer balls for about a month and I had to retire them."
• "I switched to wool balls as part of my sustainable/eco-friendly home product swap."
• "No more dryer sheets to fill the landfills."
• "I love that they are ecologically friendly. We need to do anything we can for Mother Earth."

Cons:

• "I only have one complaint: six wool dryer balls come in a wonderful cloth sack but then for some unknown reason they feel compelled to shrink-warp it in plastic."
• "As soon as i opened the plastic bag it came in I could smell a horrible moldy mildew smell. Then when I opened the canvas bag i could see mold on the top."
• "I’m still getting static when I’m drying my towels."
• "That excitement soon turned to displeasure when the wool balls left yellow stains on nursing uniform underarms, still have wrinkles on almost everything in the dryer (even after getting them out right away after the dryer ended its cycle), and taking longer for clothing to dry."
• "With all the emphasis on New Zealand wool and how great it is, I would have thought that these might be made in, I don't know, New Zealand??? But they are made in China, bummer."
• "The balls also get tangled up in clothes easily, which is annoying."
• "I was excited to buy this due to the fact that it have many good reviews, but after using them, the WOOLS are everywhere, I have to buy an electric lint remover before using my clothes."

Static and Wrinkle Reduction

Pros:

• "I thought these dryer balls would prevent static clean but they do not and if I want any scent on them then I need to put essential oils on the balls otherwise there’s no scent, freshness yeah, wrinkles about the same."
• "I was surprised how well these worked. Very little static. I noticed the clothes came out less wrinkled."
• "My clothes came out so very soft, virtually wrinkle free and, best part, with almost no pet hair!"
• "But these dryer balls made my towels feel softer and even thicker and fluffier--there was a noted difference."
• "My clothes always come out soft, static free, and my clothes do dry faster!"
• "Laundry comes out of the dryer soft and static free."
• "No static, and my laundry comes out soft and fluffy."