eco balls (merged)

moonrakerz

I am a total sceptic on these things; as I said on another thread - they are well named !

One method (that does work !) of reducing your useage of detergents is to put a rough towel in with every load of washing. The coarseness of the fabric rubs against the smoother fabrics that most things are made from nowadays and seems to shift the dirt more effectively.

WannaBeHome

jacky_horn wrote: »

Hi

I hope I am doing this right. I am interested in finding out if anyone else who uses eco balls to wash their clothes has noticed a musty smell on their garments. My daughter has noticed this too. I have been using them for about 3 months now.

I had the white plastic ones with green balls inside. They seemed to get most things clean, but I couldn't stand the smell of some things any longer, so went back to powder again. It seemed to be worse on fleecy materials for some reason?? I use less powder than recommended and haven't had any cleaning problems and more importantly, clothes smell clean too!

Seakay

jacky_horn wrote: »

Thanks Volcano and sorry if it has been covered. I put in "eco balls" at the top of the page and nothing came up. I'm new to this. Is there any way of getting rid of the smell?

Only just found this thread, so you have probably sorted your problem by now, but just in case:

Take a 1 litre plastic bottle (eg drinks bottle

quarter fill with vinegar

add 2 drops any essential oil or 3 drops any fragrance oil

fill with water.

Use this mixture in the fabric conditioner compartment of your washing machine. Your washing will not be perfumed when it is dry, but should be deodourised.

mirry

does anyone use them ? and if so do they save money ?

also where can i buy them cheap ?

thanks

Poppycat

We use them. We got some from Aldi couple of weeks back for a fiver. We still use deterrent though much less of it

Sage

I've used them for about 12 months, there great on everyday clothes that are not heavily soiled, they do not get my husbands white work shirt collar and cuffs clean without a quick spray with stain remover. Give them a go there well worth it.

mirry

thanks for the replys , can you tell me how much they cost and how long they last please . Also how many do you get in a box ?
:rolleyes:

Poppycat

I think we got about 8 in a packet, I think they probably last years tbh

zarazara

I've had some about 5 years and they are still going strong.

lightisfading

poundland are doing tumble dryer balls at the moment (but better for the environment just to not use a dryer...) ... i got my wash balls off ebay, 2 balls and refill for about £8 i think.