I’d love to tell you the history of dryer balls. Where they originated. The person who invented them and all that jazz. However, when it comes to laundry I just can’t get to excited about anything about it.
I definitely used dryer sheets though. My biggest pet peeve with laundry is static. Hate it.
When I saw the Christmas Catalog from dōTERRA I saw them and thought:
1. It has PV so maybe I’ll get them. (That’s point value which means points for me ☺️)
2. They could be a good present for a couple of my family members.
I ordered 2 sets. I didn’t think at all about using them myself until they sold out in one day on the website. Well, there definitely is something about strength in numbers. Once they sold out I saw message boards all over the place with tons of people talking about where else to get them as well as even how to make them yourself.
Do they really work? Well, the only way to find out is to try it myself. So I popped all four of those puppies out of my would be family members Christmas present, added a couple drops of lavender oil, and tossed them in my dryer.
Not much to report really. They just bounced around and the dryer stopped when the timer went off and I pulled out my clothes. They did not have the typical pungent smell from dryer sheets. They just felt “normal”. There was no static except a fleece blanket that wasn’t quite magnetic, but that happens with fleece and dryer sheets too sometimes.
Overall, I feel better about using the wooly balls then a chemical enveloped sheet. So I will continue to use them.
Now I need to get crafty to make something for my family member without a gift! I hope this helps!
Granola Suburbian Mama 