Wool Dryer Balls Alternative Softener Reviews Summary

Effectiveness

Pros:

• "No static, lent or wrinkles on clothes & they dry noticeably quicker."
• "All six wool balls live in my dryer now. Loads dry faster & without all the static."
• "They cut drying time in my HE machine."
• "I’m able to trim 7 to 10 minutes off of the drying time by using three, and sometimes all six of the wool dryer balls."
• "They cut the drying time by 20% for me."
• "Not only have they cut the drying time by half..."
• "They really do reduce the dry time."

Cons:

• "Ya - not so much. My blankets all take the same 2x in the dryer to dry completely - sometimes even needing a 3rd time."
• "It does make our laundry somewhat wrinkle-free but it does not help lessening the drying time."
• "Doesn't help dry time, at least from what I saw."
• "Towels, particularly, weren’t drying with one cycle."
• "I don't monitor my dryer time close enough to figure out if these really reduce drying time."
• "So far the only thing i have noticed is that the drying time is shorter, but not by much though."
• "I dont feel like these 'cut drying time in half' if anything they slow it down."

Static and Wrinkle Reduction

Pros:

• "Reusable so I don't have to buy fabric softener sheets and won't need to replace the balls for a long time which will save money in the long run."
• "I was completely surprised that there was no static in our clothes and our clothes still smelled fresh from the laundry detergent."
• "They do help a bit with static cling."
• "I'm not sure if it's decreased my dryer time, but it definitely has decreased static and pet hair on my clothing."
• "These totally kill any static."
• "Clothes come out of the dryer softer, wrinkle free and with significantly less static."
• "They keep out the static, keep things wrinkle-free and fresh."

Cons:

• "The second load, everything came out full of static."
• "I was very disappointed with this purchase... everything was very static-y."
• "These wool balls do not help with static."
• "I do not notice a reduction in drying time (I am using the full amount of balls) but I do have a crazy amount of static cling now."
• "Every single one of my black garments is full of wool strings, these also did not take away the static in my laundry."
• "They do nothing for static cling so that was a little disappointing to me because i was hoping to not use downey or dryer sheets but I still do."
• "Now I'm not sure if I am doing something wrong but every time I use them my laundry comes out with twice as much static."

Scent and Freshness

Pros:

• "They don't smell like anything unless you put oils on them."
• "I put essential oils on mine to give my laundry a great natural smell."
• "Place a few drops of your favorite scent of essential oil to add a fresh scent to the laundry."
• "Pairing with essential oils is a must if you want to choose what your clothes will smell like!"
• "I love adding a few drops of essential oil to scent them."
• "We do use essential oils on the wool balls to add some scent to our loads. Works very well with just a few drops on each ball."
• "Every now and again I even put some lavender essential oil on them to give the clothes and nice scent."

Cons:

• "Not sure if I just don’t like the strong smell of lanolin or if it was something other than that but it was awful and I had to return."
• "The smell that it originally came with once I got it made it very off-putting."
• "They smelled a little like wet sheep after first opening the plastic bag they came in, lol."
• "My dryer balls smell so weird."
• "I was trying to be environmentally friendly and stop using dryer sheets... the wool smell was so too much."
• "I could smell these balls upon opening my front door!!!! That’s how strong the odor was. The balls were completely molded and mildewed with evident stains from the growth."
• "I smelled mold the moment I opened the package. Sure enough, the bag and dryer balls were the problem."