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Attn: Giveaway at the end of the post!
I have not been a fan of conventional laundry detergents for a long time. My general fondness of natural detergents and laundering methods was cemented when I did the research for a cloth diaper detergent chart on one of my other sites. You should check out the chart…it was meant for cloth diapers in particular but it is a good resource for detergents for ANY kind of laundry. I have basically taken a ton of different detergents and rated them based upon their use of enzymes, optical brighteners, dyes, fragrance, and fabric softeners….which are pretty much all bad news and I explain why at the bottom of the page.
Something always bothered me about even the most natural detergents though…..the packaging. It is very wasteful…especially the big plastic bottles of liquid detergent.
So I was jazzed recently to get to try Dropps Liquid Laundry Pacs finally. They are tiny little packs of natural liquid detergent with no enzymes, optical brighteners, or fabric softeners. The scented version has dyes and fragrance but the unscented has neither. So the detergent is healthier for humans and for the planet right off the bat but the packaging is also very cool.
A regular plastic jug of liquid detergent is only 2 times concentrated. That means it is 75% water. What a waste! The Dropps on the other hand are 6 times concentrated…so you aren’t paying for a teeny bit of detergent and a bunch of water. Also only 75% of that plastic jug is made from recycled plastic and the cap is not recyclable so 100% of those end up in the landfill.
The Dropps are tiny little baggies of detergent and you throw the whole thing in the wash. The plasticy film completely dissolves like those Listereen breath strips so there is no waste. The Dropps do come in a larger plastic bag but I hear they are changing that aspect of the packaging so I am excited to see what they come up with. Overall this detergent means far less waste and after a few weeks I find that they clean just as effectively as my other detergents and without residue build-up, so Dropps are a big winner in my book. They are good for people with sensitive skin in my opinion too, because that is me for sure…I get hives when things irritate my skin.
I have a bag of unscented and dye free Dropps to give away! Just leave a comment and you are entered to win.
[tags]Dropps, liquid detergent, eco friendly, recycle, natural[/tags]
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As someone already, Norwex Ultra Plus Laundry Detergent is a great choice for baby clothing and diapers. I have had customers tell me that they can use Norwex even if they’ve reacted to Melaleuca, which is another choice for sensitive skin. Norwex detergent contains no fillers or perfumes, and is safe for newborns and people with sensitive skin or eczema.
AN INTERESTING NOTE: Norwex detergent contains 3% phosphates. I asked Norwex’s technical advisor why that is, when there are phosphate-free detergents for alse all over the place. She told me that in phosphate-free laundry detergent, the phosphates have been replaced by a synthetic chemical that is too new to have been tested for long-term environmental effects. She said that Norwex will not switch to a phosphate-free formula until the effects of the alternative chemical are known. I thought that was really interesting!
We lived in Switzerland for two years and all of the detergent there was like dropp and we loved it. when we moved back we could not find them here.
I’m looking forward to trying them.
Ron
I personally love Norwex Ultra Power Plus Laundry Detergent. It’s perfect for my family. My husband is a mechanic and I have a 2 year old and an 8 month old. I no longer have to make sure there’s 2 different kinds of detergent in my cupboard, and I don’t have to worry about my kids reactions to the detergent. Both of my children have excema really bad, so trying to find things they don’t get a rash from is usually an interesting task.