Organic Dryer Balls
The Best Organic Dryer Balls
Here you will find the best organic dryer sheets on the market made by responsible brands.
Avoid Conventional Dryer Sheets
❌ Many of us do not realize how toxic and dangerous CONVENTIONAL DRYER SHEETS can be!
They contain unhealthy fragrances, toxic chemicals, irritants, and heavy pollutants that affect not only sensitive individuals, pregnant women, the elderly, pets, children, and wildlife, but all of us, too!
Yet, they are sold in regular grocery stores as harmless products.
Chemicals-sensitive people can spot immediately when someone is wearing a garment that has been treated with conventional products, its typical toxic smell is recognizable.
Conventional dryer sheets contain toxic ingredients and chemicals that are cheap to produce, and harsh on us, the planet, and the environment. They are linked with asthma and respiratory damage, skin allergies and irritations, development, and reproductive toxicity, posing cancer, and environmental hazards. You can check your current detergent’s toxicity rating here at EWG.org
Those toxic fumes coming from dryer vents are an environmental hazard!
Conventional sheet pollutants contaminate the air around us, provoking respiratory effects with developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, general systemic/organ effects cause acute, create aquatic toxicity, pollute the environment, and reach long distances through the vent of the dryer. Read here.
What is even worse is this toxic mix of chemicals we smell coming from laundry rooms when walking on a sidewalk in a residential area, in the alley, in your garden, or even inside your home if you have open windows! Preventing us from leaving the windows open or spending time outdoors in our backyard!
I don’t recommend any dryer sheet brand on the market! They don’t meet any safety criteria, they are highly toxic and they are a waste of resources! Here are some ingredients found in them:
❌ Conventional dryer sheets
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Benzyl Acetate: Linked to pancreatic cancer
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Benzyl Alcohol: Upper respiratory tract irritant
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Ethanol: On the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Hazardous Waste list and can cause central nervous system disorders
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A-Terpineol: Can cause respiratory problems, including fatal edema, and central nervous system damage
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Ethyl Acetate: A narcotic on the EPA’s Hazardous Waste list
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Chloroform: Neurotoxic, anesthetic, and carcinogenic
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Pentane: A chemical known to be harmful if inhaled
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Brands: Tide, All, Gain, Cheer, Kirkland, and more
Greenwashing dryer sheets
Avoid Greenwashing dryer sheets. Greenwashing is when a brand pretends to be eco-friendly and green when it is not.
Even if they want you to believe they are safe and natural, they are not!
❌ Greenwashing: they may try to convince you that their product is eco-friendly, with their green packaging and false claims, such as “natural” but they still contain toxic and unhealthy ingredients such as fragrances or ingredients that hurt the environment, such as palm oil, responsible for deforestation, human rights abuse, and animal orangutan extinction.
Brands: Method, Mrs. Meyer’s Ecos, and more:
❌ Seventh Generation Dryer Sheets since it has the ingredient Di-(palm carboxyethyl) hydroxyethyl methylammonium methyl sulfates, known to be an asthmagen (sensitizing) and it causes reproductive toxicity in animals.
❌Beyond Natural Dryer Sheets since it has the same ingredients plus fragrance
❌ Grab Green Natural Wet Dryer Sheets since it has the ingredient benzisothiazolinone, a preservative substance that has very high acute toxicity to aquatic life and skin sensitizer.
❌ Better Life Natural Dryer Sheets since it has Dihydrogenated palmoylethyl hydroxyethylmonium methosulfate, known to be an asthmagen (sensitizing), causes reproductive toxicity in animals.
Avoid toxic dryer sheets and fabric softeners — you don’t need them!
I noticed that after using Organic Laundry Detergents, there was no need for a fabric softener.
In fact, I recommend skipping it. If you can’t do without it, here are the most natural alternatives on the market!
Organic Dryer Balls
Finally a safer alternative to the toxic dryer sheets!
✅ Organic Wool Dryer Balls naturally soften fabrics while reducing your drying time by up to 30%!
Safer for us and the environment🐠 Safe for everyone — people, sheep, and the planet.
🍃Ethical Wool suppliers: Here you will find only brands committed to humane and eco-responsible farming and shearing techniques.
🍃Organic Wool dryer balls: Wool, even though it is a natural material, could be still treated with chemicals during the process. That’s why we need to look for certified organic wool. The best dryer balls are the ones GOTS Certified Organic.
All the dryer balls listed here are:
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100% Organic or Natural Wool
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Unscented: so can be customized with Organic Essential Oils
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Safe for Standard and HE Machines
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Reduces Drying Time by Up to 30-50%!
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Saves Energy & Money!
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Lasts Up to 1,000 Loads
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Quiet when in Use
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Super Duper Cute!
🍃Directions:
1. Toss your Natural Wool Dryer Balls into your dryer.
2. Add your wet laundry and start your dryer.
3. Remove your laundry — just leave those Natural Wool Dryer Balls in the dryer for your next load!
3-6 Wool Dryer Balls for a regular load of laundry
6-9 Wool Dryer Balls for larger loads, towels, or sheets
🍃How to wash them
Place the dirty wool balls into a mesh Laundry Bag or pillowcase and launder on a warm, delicate cycle. Then, put the balls in a sunny window until completely dried before returning to the dryer.
🍃How to Avoid Static Cling in Your Laundry
SEPARATE YOUR FABRICS BEFORE DRYING: Natural fibers (like cotton) take longer to dry than synthetic fibers (like workout clothes). So while your cotton is drying your workout clothes are overdrying causing static in your laundry. Other tips:
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Hang Dry Clothing
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Use Vinegar
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Use Wool Dryer Balls
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Use a safety pin on your dryer balls
Now you have all you need to know for a safer, organic laundry experience. Wash your garments at home in your organic laundry detergent whenever possible and when you need professional laundering choose only eco-friendly dry cleaners that use the CO2 method.
💚Here are listed the safest dryer ball brands on the market.
Shop with my links to support my research!💖
Molly's Suds Wool Dryer Balls
Molly's Suds Wool Dryer Balls They are not GOTS-certified organic, but they are still a safer an approved alternative to the dryer sheets.
🍃Significantly reduces drying time by keeping laundry tumbling freely in the dryer
- 100% pure New Zealand wool balls help to naturally soften fabrics
- Perfect for use on all laundry, including towels, linens, clothing, baby laundry, and more
- Long-lasting and naturally anti-microbial
- Leaves no lint or fibers behind
- Safe for use in all dryers
🌿Replace after 3 years… or after your dog has hauled it off and played with it for hours!
Certified Cruelty-Free by Leaping Bunny!
INGREDIENTS: 100% mulesing-free New Zealand wool from sheep raised on registered family farms
Natural/White dryer balls are undyed. Black colored dryer balls are colored using a black azo-free dye
🌱 New Zealand wool: New Zealand Becomes First Wool Producing Country to Ban Sheep Mulesing
Rustic Strength Jumbo Wool Dryer Balls
Rustic Strength Oxy Boost Stain Remover fights the toughest stains with approved ingredients.
Oxy Boost Stain Fighter formula will help you get the best results even if you have hard water. It will boost your laundry detergent performance by softening your water!
Babies have sensitive skin that can easily become irritated by the residue left in their environment from many stain removers. 🌿 Unscented is recommended for pregnant, and breastfeeding mamas, babies, and pets!
🌿It won't break down into harmful microplastics that pollute our water and enter the food chain.
✅ 100% Biodegradable and Unscented
✅ Safe for People + Planet
✅ Softens Hard Water
✅ Color-Safe
It is produced daily at a family-run factory in The Ozarks, USA. Arriving to you made the same week.
INGREDIENTS: Sodium Percarbonate • non-chlorine bleach, whitener, Sodium Bicarbonate • odor remover
Fontana Natural Wool Dryer Balls
🧺Set of 3 Dryer Balls made from 100% New Zealand Wool!
Great smelling, but non-toxic laundry is made possible with Fonatna Essentials sprinkled onto this set of wool dryer balls! Each ball is all-natural and hypoallergenic.
Use this set to soften clothes and linens and to cut down on wrinkles and static!
Each ball is reusable and lasts for 1,000+ loads of laundry
🌿 Pair these with their amazing essential oils, made by my favorite Organic candle brand.
The first MADE SAFE® certified candle! The MADE SAFE® seal confirms that a household product is free of any and all toxins known or suspected to harm human health, animals, or ecosystems.
INGREDIENTS: 100% New Zealand Wool
Hello Bello Natural Dryer Balls
🍃100% New Zealand Wool Dryer Balls. A hypoallergenic, reusable alternative to dryer sheets that’ll reduce wrinkles and drying time.
They’re colorful, cute, and effective!
🍃Made without artificial fragrances or synthetic materials, our dryer balls are safe for sensitive skin and noses.
Use them in place of dryer sheets and fabric softener to help eliminate single-use plastics!
When it’s time to dry your clothes, toss three or more dryer balls (the more the merrier!) into the dryer and run it as usual.
🍃As they bounce around the drum of your dryer, they help eliminate static and wrinkles. Plus, they reduce drying time!
They separate clothes better than dryer sheets, allowing hot air to circulate more evenly and efficiently.
Also, unlike plastic dryer balls, wool absorbs up to 30% of its weight in water, wicking moisture from the laundry.
When the cycle ends, remove your clothes and delight in your warm, soft, fresh laundry. Store your balls in the dryer to be used load after load after load!
MATERIALS: 6 dryer balls made with 100% New Zealand Wool
MamaSuds Wool Dryer Balls
They are not GOTS-certified organic, so they are not my first choice. They are still a safer alternative to the dryer sheets.
🌿 MamaSuds Dryer balls are handmade, felted, unscented, and 100% raw wool. MamaSuds Dryer Balls can dry your clothes faster (15-25% faster!) and soften your clothing.
👗 MamaSuds Dryer Balls work by circulating the air in the dryer which allows the air to reach more of the laundry more quickly, causing the clothes to dry sooner. Using more balls increases their effectiveness, in my opinion, 3 is the least you should have in a regular-sized dryer, 4-6 dryer balls are optimal.
🧺Colors (white to beige) and sizes may vary, but each MamaSuds Dryer ball weighs at LEAST 2 ounces!
🍃100% raw wool from local sheep!
INGREDIENTS: Made from 100% raw wool from Michigan Sheep. This product is processed in Frankenmuth, Michigan.
Poofy Organics Mountain Breeze Dryer Oil
Poofy Organics Mountain Breeze Dryer Oil
Give your laundry a breath of fresh air with Mountain Breeze Dryer Oil! A captivating blend of essential oils and natural fragrances, that evokes the crisp, clean scent of a mountain breeze. This luxurious oil infuses fabrics with a captivating scent, leaving them smelling clean and naturally fresh, long after the dryer cycle.
- Love the scent of fresh mountain air.
- Want a natural alternative to chemical-laden fabric softeners.
- Desire soft, static-free clothes
- Appreciate luxurious, eco-friendly laundry care products.
- Fresh, Long-Lasting Mountain Breeze Scent: Escape to the outdoors with every sniff of your freshly dried laundry.
- Natural Fabric Softener: Jojoba oil conditions and softens fibers, reducing static cling and leaving clothes feeling luxuriously soft.
- Safe for All Fabrics: Gentle enough for use on delicate wool, and athletic wear.
- Chemical-Free Fragrance: Breathe easy with a fragrance free from harsh chemicals and artificial ingredients.
INGREDIENTS: Organic Jojoba Oil, Organic Mountain Breeze Fragrance Oil (Organic Sunflower Oil, Organic and Natural Flavors)
Rustic Strength USDA Certified Organic Fabric Softener
🌿 Rustic Strength Organic Fabric Softener is the only of very few USDA Certified Organic Fabric Softeners on the market. Made from renewable organic plant-derived ingredients.
- Loosens soap buildup the same way it does dirt
- Softens fabrics without harsh chemicals like those found in most fabric softeners.
- Reduces static, making lint and pet hair less likely to cling to your clothing.
- Loosens aluminum chloride, as well as minerals like zinc and salt - which helps keep dirt from sticking to clothing.
- Antibacterial properties make it ideal for laundry and act as a deodorizer for your clothes.
- Works in regular and (high efficiency) washing machines
Babies have sensitive skin that can easily become irritated by the residue left in their environment from many stain removers. 🌿 Unscented is recommended for pregnant, and breastfeeding mamas, babies, and pets!
✅ 100% Biodegradable and Unscented
✅ Safe for People + Planet
✅ Color-Safe
It is produced daily at a family-run factory in The Ozarks, USA. Arriving to you made the same week.
INGREDIENTS: Acetic Acid (vinegar, derived from sugar cane), Charcoal Filtered Deionized Water (water)
Meliora Plastic-free & Zero Waste
🌎NEW Plastic-free tip:
👉Laundry pods made of biodegradable PVA are still made of plastic and should be labeled as plastic.⚠️
⚠️Laundry Pods and Laundry Sheets that list Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA or PVOH) as an ingredient contain plastic
According to the Meliora Cleaning blog:
👉“Many people using laundry pods and strips think that these products contain zero plastic. Several brands state loudly, and incorrectly, that they contain ‘zero plastic’ while also listing PVA as an ingredient. We aim to clear things up: if there is PVA or PVOH in the ingredients, there is plastic.
👉Plenty of people know that the outer coating of a laundry pod does in fact contain PVA, but some may not realize that it can also be found in laundry sheets. Both products often contain Polyvinyl Alcohol, which is a water-soluble plastic.
👉PVA, also called PVOH, is a dissolvable plastic that is used in many applications including laundry and dishwasher pods. A recent study, Polyvinyl Alcohol in US Wastewater Treatment Plants and Subsequent Nationwide Emission Estimate [1], has concluded that the PVA used for these products does not readily biodegrade during wastewater treatment.”
👉About 75% of PVA used does NOT degrade in wastewater treatment plants in the USA[1].
👉PVA-based products (laundry pods, dishwashing pacs, laundry strips) release plastic into the environment
🐠💚For this reason I switched to non-pods laundry products.
My current favorite brand is the MELIORA
🌿Not only their products are 100% plastic-free but also their packaging!! I am committed to reducing plastic waste and using Meliora products is so rewarding!👏
Not Recommended
❌ Not recommended
I don't recommend Molly's Suds dryer sheets.
INGREDIENTS:
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C16-18 Glycerides
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Di-(Palm Carboxyethyl) Hydroxyethyl Methylammonium
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Methyl Sulfates
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C16-18 Fatty Acids
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Natural Fragrances*