Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Woolzies Dryer Balls Review and Giveaway!

If you have kids, you are aware of the amazing fact that laundry increases exponentially the second you arrive home with a newborn. My little guy is only four months old, but he creates more laundry than my husband and I combined! Add to that our decision to cloth diaper, and we have a LOT of laundry on our hands.

When reading about using cloth diapers, I saw many recommendations for wool dryer balls. According to seasoned CDers, using wool dryer balls significantly lowers their diaper drying time. We use prefolds and Flip inserts, and I like to wash them nightly. They take about two hours to dry in our not-so-new dryer, and that is with two plastic laundry balls in there. We stopped using dryer sheets a while back when I heard about the chemicals in them, but the plastic balls don't seem to help with static or drying time.

Needless to say, I was excited to try Woolzies dryer balls! I had to see if these six white balls lived up to their claims. I was not disappointed!

Here are the dryer balls I was sent. I was so happy to find them in the mail - my husband thought I was a little crazy, I'm sure!


I was actually disappointed that I had already dried that day's diapers, but I had a load of clothes to dry so I used the dryer balls right away. I honestly don't pay much attention to how long it takes clothes to dry because I use the auto-dry setting. However, I can definitely say that the clothes were soft and static-free!

The real test was the load of diapers that usually takes two hours to dry. How much could these six balls cut off my time? The answer? 40 minutes! That is a third of their regular drying time. Just think of the time and energy savings, not to mention less wear and tear on the diapers. Woolzies dryer balls are the real deal!

Here are their claims and how they truly stacked up:
-Reduce drying time by up to 25% - check!
-Reduce wrinkles - check!
-Reduce static - check!
-Hypoallergenic - check! (I can't wear wool sweaters, but these balls do not bother my skin at all.)

Last but not least, Woolzies balls are made by women in Nepal, and the Woolzies website states that this gives them a steady source of income. This makes me feel even better about using them.

I highly recommend these dryer balls and will continue to use them with every load of laundry. You can buy your own set at www.woolzies.com - or, you can try to win them in this giveaway!



*I was not paid to review Woolzies Dryer balls. I was given a set to try and provide my honest opinion.*

19 comments:

  1. They would help a TON with my cloth diaper drying. We live in an apartment with a strict no line drying allowed rule. I saw your post in the cloth diaper support group, btw :)
    Renea P.
    (My SO and I share a google account for email, I'm not sure why his name shows up and not mine!)

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  2. Help with cloth diapering and decrease drying time!

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  3. Help keep my clothes soft and reduce drying time which will save energy!

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  4. Struggling with my cloth diapers not drying fast enough and having to use disposables during those intervals because i can't afford more cloth diapers. Help my daughter out please!

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  5. I've heard these really help in your dryer and that by using them you can cut back or stop using fabric softener. I'd be excited to try them out. We are a family of 6 so we do a LOT of laundry!

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  6. I LOVE dryer balls--I've been making my own, but they keep coming apart! Argghhhh! I would love these because they stay together and help get clothes drier, faster. Would love to win these!

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  7. I would use them to dry my cloth diapers

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  8. I wouldn't have to use dryer sheets that leave residue anymore!

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  9. My old dryer balls are all worn out an need to be replaced!

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  10. These would definitely cut down on dry time!

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  11. I have 3 and it's not quite enough to get the full benefit, so i would love to have more and have my clothes and diapers dry faster!

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  12. My husband goes through clothes like crazy, so these would help our electric bills!

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  13. I wouldn't have to buy those sheets at the store, and would just keep the balls in the dryer!

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  14. They would help cut back on drying time!!

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  15. I'd love to cut drying time! Especially with jeans...they seem to take forever!

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  16. Cutting dryer time would be awesome as an environmentalist!

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  17. I would like to reduce my drying time by 25%.

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  18. Woolzies would help me because I could dry my cloth diapers in the dryer during the rainy weather!

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