Comments on: IS IT GREEN?: The Laundry Ball

By: laundry_man

laundry_man — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:07:02 +0000

We find that none of the sellers ever want to do real testing to prove they work. As we are in the laundry business many companies want to sell them to us, but the second we ask for tests, they just give us a bunch of testimonials. As tests would be pretty inexpensive, this probably means they know they don’t work. There is a company in the UK working on what appears to be a more scientifically based water saving solution at http://www.xerosltd.com

We find that the best ways to save money on laundry and protect the environment are front loaders with lower water use and faster RPM’s or using a spin dryer such as at http://www.laundry-alternative.com/drying.htm and of course the clothesline.
Clothes dryers use enormous amounts of electricity (nearly 6-10% of total home energy usage).

By: Tracy Grover

Tracy Grover — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:04:31 +0000

i’d like to think of 3 points here ;
1> not all laundry balls are equal. there are good, non-chemical ones out there like wellos brand … http://www.wellos-ball.com.
2> tv ads for detergents have done a great job of brainwashing people to believe all that cleaness is to be expected. well it’s not so – think about the damages caused to people’s skin and to the environment by all the chemical ingredients in detergents. drinking water with detergent in it would be almost suicidal – why put the same thing on your skin (by wearing clothes with chemicals embedded). and once these chemicals get out into water supplies (river, pond, ocean,,,) it’ll will take decades to go away.
3> detergent companies are not exactly thrilled to see their market share and/or profits taken away – think about what they would or could do to keep people from converting to non-chemical washing.

By: Tracy Grover

Tracy Grover — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:38:18 +0000

for what i’s worth, there are 3 things you may want to consider … 1) not all laundry balls are the same. there are very decent ones. check out http://www.wellos-ball.com 2) many of us have been brainwashed by detegent advertisement to expect snowy white, extra clean washing is the norm. well it’s not. think about the chemicals in detergents. think about the harm they cause to our skin and to the environment. 3) detergent companies may do whatever that’s necessary to keep their business growing. they won’t idly stand by & see products like laundry balls eat into their profit.

By: jenb13

jenb13 — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:13:38 +0000

I disagree. I love my green wash ball! I have super sensitive skin and ever since I\’ve been using the green wash ball, not one break out. I bought mine from the website and customer service was great but I recently found a website that sales them and offers free shipping! http://www.evosales.com Its such a great investment. I have save probably $40 in just 3 months!

jen

By: Bulgarianlily

Bulgarianlily — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:41:34 +0000

All the washballs I have tried out say ‘no detergent’ but if you read the small print they have sodium lauryl sulfate in them, which is a detergent! Sometimes you have to google all the ingredients to find out how they are disguising this. This is the blurb from one I used “Scientifically formulated pellets inside the Wash-It Ball ‘activate’ water molecules producing electrolytic oxygen and hydrogen ions, which unleash their natural power to lift dirt from clothing fibres.” But the ingredients include
higher alkyl sulfate
non-ionic surfacant
sodium metasilicate
calcium carbonate
sodium carbonate
All are commonly found in much cheaper cleaning products! It is a mild detergent with added washing soda. They are a con!

By: stotion

stotion — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:42:06 +0000

Thanks for your review. I don’t want to get caught up in the greenwash brainwash.

By: rozzius

rozzius — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:47:57 +0000

Hello,

Nature will provide

http://ethicstrading.com/soapnuts.html

Cheers

Jos

By: krisw

krisw — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:51:07 +0000

I have to disagree with the reviewer. I have been using the Green Wash Ball for the last couple of months and I don’t know what I did with out it. My clothes are clean and very fresh! I am a college student and this is a great “green” alternative to detergent. And a huge plus—no lugging detergent around anymore!

By: postal

postal — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:01:41 +0000

i think we need to add an inhabitat take on the mythbusters “busted” “plausible” and “confirmed” signs….

perhaps earth with happy, confused, and frowny faces? maybe a squirrel with thumbs up or thumbs down?

By: ms sashimi

ms sashimi — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:03:35 +0000

i would have to agree w you w everything you just said about this thing.