SmartKlean Laundry Ball and Stain Stick Review and Giveaway

Healthy for your wardrobe
SmartKlean naturally maintains the softness, elasticity and color of fabrics. In comparison to laundry detergents, clothes and linens will last like new, much longer.

Easy to use
Simply toss it in the washer with your laundry! No more measuring, spills or accidental ingestion risks for children and pets. Compatible with all high efficiency (HE) and traditional front and top loaders. Safe for septic systems.





How the Laundry Ball Works
General Function
The laundry ball is filled with four types of mineral-derived ceramic beads and two magnets, each performing different cleaning functions. When these components come in contact with water, they form ‘oxygenated’ water with an increased pH level and an ability to eliminate germs and bacteria. The result is fresh, safe and clean laundry! See Components to learn more about each function.
Do you ever wonder how laundry detergent is capable of removing dirt from your clothes? The answer is simple. Detergent helps the water clean.

Through a chemical process, detergents make surfaces more susceptible to water, and increase the pH levels, making it easier for the water to remove the dirt from the fabrics. The downside is that most of the chemical ingredients used to achieve this are toxic to your health and the environment.*

The SmartKlean Laundry Ball uses an innovative technology designed to clean fabrics through a physical process instead. On a molecular level, the water is entirely affected by its special mineral ceramics, offering a natural and powerful wash.


*Laundry detergents and stain removers frequently contain alkyl phenol ethoxylates (APEs), which are common surfactants. APEs can damage the immune system, and they are suspected hormone disruptors, which means they can mimic hormones in the body that regulate reproduction and development.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has also warned that ethoxylated alcohol surfactants, such as APEs, may be contaminated with carcinogenic 1, 4-dioxane, which penetrates skin. Tests conducted in 1997 by the Washington Toxics Coalition found that supermarket or drugstore labels are more likely to contain APEs.

Nearly all brands, even so called ‘green’, ‘natural’, or ‘free and clear’ laundry products use petrochemicals.

So your question might be "Does this work"? I believe it does. Our clothes have been softer and smell better than normal. We jsut came from a 3 smoker home and now to a no smoking in the house house. We love te cleanliness that these provide.

How to Use Your Laundry Ball
1. Always follow fabric care instructions. Wash colors and whites separately.
2. Pre-treat any stains before wash.
3. Place the load together with the laundry ball inside the washing machine.
4. Set to wash with COLD water. Do NOT use hot water. Heat may damage or reduce the lifespan of the laundry ball.
5. Start Wash.

Maintenance
For best results, place the laundry ball in the sun for 1-2 hours every 30 washes (approx.) in order to fully dry and recharge the laundry ball’s mineral ceramics. Do not exceed 2 hours as too much heat may damage the enclosure.

We wash everything we have in cold water so this was a perfect match for our family. I did not know that soaps and detergents did that to laundry. EWE, so we are really running around with nasty old soaps stuck in the fabric. With my sons allergies to most soaps and detergents I am happy that this keeps those away from him.
We love to have our laundry smell great for days and you can still do that! All you have to do is follow these simple instructions:
Want Fragrance?
OPTION 1: Once the load is dry, before removing it from the dryer, drizzle about teaspoon of your favorite essential oil on a small cloth, throw it into the dryer and run the dryer on a NO HEAT setting for about 10 minutes. Your laundry will be heavenly scented for days!
OPTION 2: Those that line dry can add a 10-15 drops to a cup of water and pour it into the soap dispenser during wash.

We haven't gotten to use the stain stick on any massive stains yet. But come summer I can guarantee we will. Between grass, mud and koolaid we will be very busy trying to keep our good clothes clean. This does seem to work good on formula spots though!

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Five Lil Bass In Tow was not monetarily compensated for this review. I received a laundry ball and a stain stick to try our and post my honest review. This blog is also not responsible for prize delivery.