I think many of us feel the same way in this current day and age. We want to be eco-conscious while keeping our budget from busting. We’re also skeptical of anything that seems too easy or that we’ll require more time than we have. This is how I received the GreenWashBall, with much skepticism but hope. I wanted it to work but I was pretty sure that it wouldn’t.
We’ll start off with the claims. The GreenWashBall is a green, rubber, spiky, hollow ball that holds little ceramic pieces inside. When placed in the washer, the ceramic changes the ph balance of the water and…‘ta da’…cleans your clothes, towels, or bedding.
Throwing our GreenWashBall in the laundry machine, I was ready to see exactly how clean my towels could get without liquid detergent. I should preface this by telling you that our water stinks so I knew that if this didn’t work, I was going to know when the towels smelled rotten egg-like. My towels come out….fresh smelling, clean, and better than I could have expected. Next up was bedding. We sleep with our very loving, loyal, and stinky bulldog. It means that weekly washes are absolutely necessary and cannot be missed. Again I wasn’t sure if the GreenWashBall could be mightier than the smell of a gassy bulldog and I was sure that I would know immediately if it failed to work. Pulling them out of the wash, I discovered that they were just as fresh as my towels.
With my towels and bedding a success, I was ready for our clothing. I felt confident using them on my husband’s and sons’ play clothes and was delighted to have good results. However, I would not choose to use the GreenWashBall on my more delicate clothing as the ball does seem to get caught up in articles of clothing during the wash. In cases of really stained clothes, it’s great that you can add a small amount of detergent with the GreenWashBall to work together.
While I am admittedly not sure exactly how it works, I have been pleased with the GreenWashBall and it’s performance on cleaning our weekly loads of laundry. I love that it’s saving me money with each use and that it’s keeping chemicals from releasing into the environment. While I may not use it for every load, it’s helping me make a difference with each time I do. I also love that the GreenWashBall offers an alternative for people with sensitive skin. Without those chemicals or fragrances, clothes won’t irritate or annoy.
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You didn’t run a true experiment. You’ll need three loads of dirty clothes. Wash one with the washball, one with regular detergent, and one with *nothing* but water. My guess is that you’ll find that the water and the washball are equivalent in effectiveness. Water is an excellent cleaner all on it own after all.
Well, I have run clothes through without detergent accidentally and, as I said, my water is quite smelly. The greenwashball took care of that sulfur/egg smell, when I used it alone. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Dear Greewashball users,
I wash my clothes at 30-40 degrees of Celsium. What is the minimum temperature needed to make the wash-ball to work?
Do I need to rinse the clothes without the wash-ball?