eco balls (merged)

sweetangel63 · 22 March 2007 at 10:14AM

i went to shrewsbury few weeks back and came across the wash it balls and dryer balls. use these instead of detregents and softner.....I paid £6 for 2 wash it balls and the dryer balls and stain remover.....bargin i thought as each wash it is worth about 100 washes....anyone else used them i think they are good..expept they dont smell of anything.....

angela x

Justie · 22 March 2007 at 3:48PM

there are various types of them and I haven't been overly impressed... we're fairly light soilers and my machine doesn't always take the powder from the draw so I've accidentally washed several loads with no powder when I've not checked to see if it's all gone so I can compare washing with poweder, with washing balls and with nothing... the clothes came up pretty clean on all counts - but I saw no difference between washing with nothing and washing with the balls. I now use half amount of powder while I use up this box then I'm going to try soap nuts...

my friend tried the balls but they failed to get her son's clothes clean - she now uses soap nuts and both her son's and baby's clothes all come out lovely and clean...

You may have different wash balls to me but if I were you I'd compare a load with nothing and a load with the balls and see what you think.

sweetangel63 · 22 March 2007 at 5:44PM

soap nuts? what are they?

arkonite_babe · 22 March 2007 at 7:32PM

this might help to explain what soapnuts are.........

http://www.inasoapnutshell.com/

kitekat · 22 March 2007 at 10:46PM

Ive had the non refillable ones which are not worth the money they are usually in a white plastic container,sent them back and got the refillable ones, much better and leave clothes lovely and soft and clean.

SaverSarah_2 · 23 March 2007 at 12:41PM

I love mine, I've been using them for about six months and would never return to detergent, they're a great money saver. Got them from Natures Wisdom, they're like these they stock now (only these are a heck of a lot cheaper than when I bought mine – I paid £17.95 which was half price, these are £7.95 or something):

http://www.natureswisdom.co.uk/item--EcowashBall-Set-2--WashBall+Set+-Eco2+.html

No hesitation recommending them, but perhaps some work better than others? I've converted quite a few of my friends too.

rag_doll · 23 March 2007 at 8:25PM

sweetangel63 wrote: »

soap nuts? what are they?

They're brilliant, definitely recommend them. :T

Available from various places incl. naturalcollection.com.

From naturalcollection website:
Biodegradable Cleaning Grown From a Tree!
Renewable, biodegradable and completely chemical free, these amazing laundry soap nuts are good news for the planet, for allergy sufferers and for your clothes. Great value too, they can be used twice at lower temperatures giving you up to 50 washes per box....

500yearvision · 29 March 2007 at 5:42PM

Angela,

How are you finding the wash it balls you bought?

Just curious.

yell25 · 30 March 2007 at 8:43AM

I use Eco balls in the wash they are pretty good but they are a bit weird because the clothes don't smell clean its a psychological thing I think! I usually add some Ecover fabric softner to the wash if I'm doing towels or bed linen. I also have some dryer balls which I do use especially if I'm drying cotton shirts it takes less time and the clothes don't come out as creased. I splurged just after Christmas on an Eco Goddess Kit because I kept hearing about how great these new fangled products were, I have to say I've been impressed so far its probably saved me a few pennies on boxes of powder and bounce!

frenchconnection200 · 3 April 2007 at 12:06PM

Having read this thread I have now bought Eco-balls and soap nuts (the names of which send my DH into hysterical laughter when mentioned!!). At the moment Eco-balls are winning my trial, but I wondered how they compare to Ecover in terms of cleaning quality. Anyone tested all three??

monsieur_epargnant · 6 April 2007 at 10:18PM

I've also noticed when using mine that i need to put vinegar in the rinse cycle to help deodorise. Not eco-balls.. some other brand green an kinda knobbly!

One opens up sometimes and I end up with tiny balls of the cleaning stuff everywhere. Does this also happen with eco-balls or does the ring help lock it into place?

eco balls (merged)

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