Dryer Balls by Gaiam

2 star rating January 9, 2008

Cris Bisch
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Great Balls in Dryer

I bought myself a couple of dryer balls a couple of years ago. The noise factor was 7 out of 10. My lint trap started trapping more lint, which makes sense when you toss in a couple of urchin-like balls to chaff and tumble about with a batch of clothes, sheets and towels. Eventually my teething grandson helped his wee self to one ball for his new chew toy, and I found a new vocation for the other ball as a foot massager...so that was the end of my "great balls in dryer".

Cris' keywords: laundry dryer dryer balls fabric softener

product review of Dryer Balls : 2 stars

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5 star rating January 8, 2008

Mary C.
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Dryer Balls save energy, too!

Not only do dryer balls help soften the clothes without chemical softeners, they also save money by using less time to dry your clothes. The clothes don't stay in a lump with the dryer balls mixing in with them and fluffing them up more. It takes 10 to 20 minutes less to dry a regular load!

Mary's keywords: dryer balls laundry fabric softener dryer sheets eco friendly alternative

product review of Dryer Balls : 5 stars

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5 star rating August 16, 2007

Valerie B.
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Odd looking dryer balls

When I saw these the first time, I thought no way they can work! Months later, I thought to myself if they do work, though, that means no more buying dryer sheets or fabric softener, which is more often than not toxic with nasty perfumes not to mention expensive.

When I finally ordered them, I was surprised to find that, though they make quite a racket in the dryer tumbling around, they really do work. My clothes were soft and didn't have noticeable static, the two things fabric softener is supposed to eliminate. I was bummed that they are made out of plastic, but they're totally reusable, and can't say that much for the plastic bottles my old fabric softener came in.

Now that I no longer have to buy fabric softener, I can buy non toxic/safe detergent more easily because of the money I'm not spending on softener. And less junk is getting into the water.

I say, give em a try. Just don't try to sleep near the dryer while they're going, it sounds like a 2 year old's drum circle.

Valerie's keywords: reusable non toxic fabric softener safe laundry

product review of Dryer Balls : 5 stars

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