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  • Eco-Friendly: Our dryer wool balls last for a thousand plus loads. Replaces dryer sheets & liquid fabric softeners, Reduces garbage waste. A healthy, petroleum-free alternative to plastic dryer steamer balls.
  • Shortens Dry Time: Use of a wool dryer ball saves time, money, and energy! Use 3 laundry dryer balls for small/med load, 5-6 for large.
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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.8 x 7 x 2.8 inches; 10.88 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 6
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ October 29, 2013
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Smart Sheep
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00GA9P5P0
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ Nepal
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4.6 out of 5 stars
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Customers like the performance, softness, and drying time of the dryer balls. For example, they say they work well overall, soften clothes without using dryer sheets, and cut the drying time in half. Customers are also satisfied with the quality, smell, and value. That said, opinions are mixed on static.

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7,516 customers mention7,074 positive442 negative

Customers are satisfied with the performance of the dryer balls. They mention that they work well overall, are good at doing what they promised, and are a great product. Some say that the dryer ball is amazing and a wonderful invention.

"...These are nice ones they are larger so easier to find in clothes and work well." Read more

"...These things work great and leave no fluffy stuff on the clothes without have that sort of artificial feel that fabric softeners have." Read more

"...Boy, do they work well! There is a significantly less lint collecting in the dryer screen too. I am a convert!" Read more

"Work very well. This is our second set. The balls eventually loosen up and develop cracks. They do not come apart but just open up...." Read more

7,012 customers mention6,536 positive476 negative

Customers like the drying time of the dryer balls. They mention that it dries clothes more quickly, facilitates the drying process, and cuts the drying times in half. Some say that the balls help fluff clothes so they dry thoroughly and soften clothes without chemicals.

"...Not only do they help reduce drying time by creating space between your clothes, allowing hot air to circulate more efficiently, but they also help..." Read more

"...They are not smelly but keep clothes sweet smelling by facilitating the drying process so things are not clumping together." Read more

"...Overall, I'm pretty happy with these. They truly do cut down on drying time and I'm not having any static cling issues...." Read more

"...On our first dryer load with the balls, the close were dry and softer than I’m used to. 3 balls for a small load and six balls for a full load...." Read more

4,256 customers mention4,050 positive206 negative

Customers are satisfied with the softness of the product. They mention that it leaves their clothes soft, static-free, and residue-free. Some say that the balls get very smooth and pretty from being tumbled. Overall, most are happy with the quality and performance of the wool balls.

"...but they also help prevent static cling and wrinkles, leaving your laundry feeling softer and fluffier than ever before...." Read more

"...These things work great and leave no fluffy stuff on the clothes without have that sort of artificial feel that fabric softeners have." Read more

"...On our first dryer load with the balls, the close were dry and softer than I’m used to. 3 balls for a small load and six balls for a full load...." Read more

"Good quality and does soften clothes only con is my dryer is a little louder with thd balls rolling around in the dryer" Read more

3,575 customers mention3,340 positive235 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the dryer balls. For example, they mention they're made from high-quality wool, they'll last through hundreds of loads of laundry, and they've improved the overall quality of their laundry. Some say that the dryer ball are solidly made and have some heft. Overall, most are happy with the product's quality and recommend it to others.

"...Made from high-quality wool, they're built to last through hundreds of loads of laundry, making them a cost-effective investment in the long run...." Read more

"...It's wonderful for towels and down filled winter vests and coats, too. I keep the balls in a little basket in my laundry room...." Read more

"...The balls eventually loosen up and develop cracks. They do not come apart but just open up. We probably got 2-3 years from this set." Read more

"Good quality and does soften clothes only con is my dryer is a little louder with thd balls rolling around in the dryer" Read more

3,063 customers mention2,568 positive495 negative

Customers like the smell of the dryer balls. They say it comes out smelling great and is a healthier alternative to the artificial scents found in traditional dryer sheets.

"...I keep the balls in a little basket in my laundry room. They are not smelly but keep clothes sweet smelling by facilitating the drying process so..." Read more

"...I'm on my fifth load and my laundry still smells amazing. I haven't even removed the wool balls from the dryer...." Read more

"...Also, the clothes seem fresher smelling. Only time will tell" Read more

"...There is no fragrance to them...." Read more

2,200 customers mention1,786 positive414 negative

Customers like the value of the laundry pods. They say they are a cost-effective investment that saves on the cost of dryer sheets. They also say it is a sound investment that not only enhances the efficiency of your laundry but is also a budget-conscious approach to laundry drying. Customers also mention that the pods are able to eliminate the purchase of dryer sheet.

"...to last through hundreds of loads of laundry, making them a cost-effective investment in the long run...." Read more

"...of these hasn't changed much at all in a while so they're still affordable. They're don't have a scent, but that isn't really a problem for me...." Read more

"...Definitely more cost efficient and more environmentally friendly than dryer sheets. Even after multiple uses they still look good as new!..." Read more

"...Great value and great results" Read more

2,178 customers mention1,974 positive204 negative

Customers find the product helps with wrinkles and drying time. They say it's a standout laundry aid that delivers impressively wrinkle-free clothes. Customers also mention that it'll prevent static cling and wrinkles, so the fabric isn't weakened during drying.

"...hot air to circulate more efficiently, but they also help prevent static cling and wrinkles, leaving your laundry feeling softer and fluffier than..." Read more

"...the balls that fluff up my laundry and keep it drying quickly and without wrinkles...." Read more

"The product seems to decrease dramatically the wrinkles in my clothes. Also, the clothes seem fresher smelling. Only time will tell" Read more

"...that it eliminates the use of dryer sheets and does leave the dried laundry with fewer wrinkles and no static." Read more

4,679 customers mention2,690 positive1,989 negative

Customers are mixed about the static. Some mention that it eliminates static and softens clothes, while others say that there's still a little more static than they were hoping.

"...They truly do cut down on drying time and I'm not having any static cling issues...." Read more

"...I liked them but was still getting static. I found the key to eliminate static is to use medium heat on dryer and just add more dryer balls...." Read more

"...sheets and does leave the dried laundry with fewer wrinkles and no static." Read more

"...Cons:Static Issues: Unfortunately, static was a significant concern when using Wool Dryer Balls, particularly when drying heavier items..." Read more

Washing beforehand eliminates sheep odor and lint.
4 Stars
Washing beforehand eliminates sheep odor and lint.
Absolutely Wash These! You won't regret it.I couldn't wait for these to arrive. I'd been coveting them for months. I had a few bottles of essential oils knocking around in my dresser drawer that were about to pass their prime. It was the perfect time to order my very own wool dryer balls and finish off my almost expired bottles of essential oils.First impressions:No amount of essential oil was going to mask the distinct odor of sheep; I was heartbroken. I did a little research (ok... maybe more than a little) and learned that the odor was typical and would fade in time. In time? I wasn't about to dry load after load waiting for the scent of fleur de fleece to subside. I took a chance and threw them in the washing machine - best idea ever (wish it was mine)! After three washes with hot water and detergent they were significantly better. I was afraid washing them may ruin them, but it didn't. I made a blend of lemon oil, lavender oil, and a little distilled water in a spray bottle and generously sprayed them before tossing them in the dryer with some towels. Hallelujah! The sheep-stink was gone, but I could barely detect my lavender-lemon blend. I put away the spray bottle and drop by drop I added the oils directly to the wool balls. To be exact, 9 drops lavender and 10 drops lemon per wool ball. I placed them in a large glass jar and let them marinate for a few hours. I'm on my fifth load and my laundry still smells amazing. I haven't even removed the wool balls from the dryer. I just let all six of them hang out waiting for the next load of wet laundry.My other concern was whether or not my darks would be covered in wool lint; a couple of reviews had me worried. I just dried my first load of darks and I'm thrilled to say there is no wool lint on any of my very-emo-daughter's clothing. I never would have heard the end of that. I think washing the wool balls first prevented them from shedding lint.Overall, I'm pretty happy with these. They truly do cut down on drying time and I'm not having any static cling issues. If you do have static cling you could attach a safety pin to one of the wool balls or throw in a waded up ball of foil. Just don't over dry your laundry and the static should ease up. I'm anxious to try another blend. Don't you just love fresh scented laundry? Breathe it in... *eyes roll back and lids flutter* ...aahhhhhBest wishes to anyone who does their family's laundry! You're a Superwoman! Or a Superman! Or a Superperson!(Update)It has been two weeks and I'm still happy with my sheep wool balls. I've added a couple photos so you can see how they're holding up. The wool balls are discolored from essential oils, but I expected that.Additionally, in my sincerest attempt to sound humble... what's with the tennis balls?I thought the main idea of wool balls was to cut down drying time and ditch the dryer sheets containing chemicals. Tennis balls are made from rubber and a thin layer of wool (sometimes nylon). That doesn't seem like enough wool to aid in drying. Besides, I wouldn't want hot rubber in my dryer with my laundry. Maybe I'm wrong; perhaps I'm missing something? I'd much rather shell out a few more bucks for 100% wool (solely wool). I just may eat ALL my words before long. It looks like some folks wool balls are unraveling? Drat.(Update #2 - I know, I'm a nerd)It's been nearly six months and they're still going strong! Occasionally, I toss them in the washing machine to keep our darks lint free. They're keeping their shape and doing their job.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2024
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Great product easy to use and work says advertised. Close come out mostly static free. I would say in most cases 99% static free there are materials that generate tremendous static, but these balls reduce it very nicely. Clothes are dried somewhat quicker and if you take them out of the dryer, reasonably quick after the drying is finished, they come with less wrinkles. They replace dryer liquids and sheets. Great product, Good price and long lasting.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2024
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We wanted to wait a little bit before writing a review. We’ve been using these dryer balls for the last month now, and they work wonderfully so far! They dry our clothes a lot faster and much more effectively now than before. No more stopping the dryer to rotate clothes constantly or running the machine on longer cycles to completely dry them. Definitely more cost efficient and more environmentally friendly than dryer sheets. Even after multiple uses they still look good as new! No wear and tear, damage, or discoloration so far. Would highly recommend this product to everyone! I plan on getting more of them to rotate between so they last forever
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Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2024
We wanted to wait a little bit before writing a review. We’ve been using these dryer balls for the last month now, and they work wonderfully so far! They dry our clothes a lot faster and much more effectively now than before. No more stopping the dryer to rotate clothes constantly or running the machine on longer cycles to completely dry them. Definitely more cost efficient and more environmentally friendly than dryer sheets. Even after multiple uses they still look good as new! No wear and tear, damage, or discoloration so far. Would highly recommend this product to everyone! I plan on getting more of them to rotate between so they last forever
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Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2024
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Love these wool dryer balls. No wasting money on dryer sheriendlyets. Clothes don't tangle and they smell fresh. Most dryer sheets have an irritating odor and sometimes tail clothes. This product is great and eco friendly.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2016
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I bought a package of these wool dryer balls. They are well made. The company seems customer friendly. I feel a bit bad for saying it, but there's no sense in people spending their money when they don't have to.

I ordered these balls because I wash a lot of sheets and was mainly looking for a way to soften them without using expensive, toxic laundry softener. I also heard that they would speed up drying time, which is a great bonus, especially if you wash your clothes at a laundromat. When they arrived, I took them out of the package, looked them over, held them in my hands, and had a sudden thought: "These are a lot like tennis balls. Hmm…" So I googled it, and discovered that you can in fact use tennis balls to soften clothes. The only question remaining was: "How well do they work?" I was pretty motivated to find out, because I use a laundromat, and often have three to four loads running at a time, so I was going to have to order three more sets of wool dryer balls to cover each load, which would have added up to eighty dollars! Needless to say, I was crossing my fingers.

So, I bought the cheapest tennis balls I could find. I could have used them the way they were, but I stumbled across a blog post (www.imalazymom.com/lazy-mom-tips/diy-dryer-balls-a-lazy-mom-tip/) that recommended covering the balls up with foil in order to reduce static electricity. This is a problem I have, so I took the time to follow the instructions. Basically, you just cut four foot-long pieces of foil, wrap up a tennis ball in all four of them, one layer at a time, then tape the seam down with scotch tape, and repeat for each ball that you have. Easy-peasy. (I do recommend using a stronger tape, like duct tape.) You don't have to spend a lot of time shaping the foil: the balls get very smooth and pretty from being tumbled around in the dryer (picture below). When they're ready, you just throw them in the dryer with your laundry. I did this, and when the laundry was done, I opened up the machine, and was very happy to discover the softest pile of sheets ever to spill forth from the mouth of that cheap old laundromat dryer. Not only that, but for the first time, they were actually completely dry from running only one cycle, which had never happened before.

I sent the wool balls back tout de suite and wrapped up eighteen more tennis balls in foil, six for each load, which I've been using happily ever since. Some people might say that it's a lot of trouble to go to, but for someone like me who does a lot of laundry at once it was a big deal. I ended up spending twenty as opposed to eighty dollars on dryer balls, plus whatever foil I used. I think a lot of people would consider that worthwhile. Anyway, though I haven't tried it, it sounds like unwrapped tennis balls work just fine. However, if you're of a particular consumer mindset, and you think that something costing more suggests higher efficiency, go ahead and buy these. There's nothing wrong with them.

Quick tip: instead of just tossing the balls in, I tuck mine here and there into the wet pile to make sure they really move through the laundry as it's drying. This makes a difference, whether you're using the wool or ghetto version.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Replace these with $1 tennis balls.
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2016
I bought a package of these wool dryer balls. They are well made. The company seems customer friendly. I feel a bit bad for saying it, but there's no sense in people spending their money when they don't have to.

I ordered these balls because I wash a lot of sheets and was mainly looking for a way to soften them without using expensive, toxic laundry softener. I also heard that they would speed up drying time, which is a great bonus, especially if you wash your clothes at a laundromat. When they arrived, I took them out of the package, looked them over, held them in my hands, and had a sudden thought: "These are a lot like tennis balls. Hmm…" So I googled it, and discovered that you can in fact use tennis balls to soften clothes. The only question remaining was: "How well do they work?" I was pretty motivated to find out, because I use a laundromat, and often have three to four loads running at a time, so I was going to have to order three more sets of wool dryer balls to cover each load, which would have added up to eighty dollars! Needless to say, I was crossing my fingers.

So, I bought the cheapest tennis balls I could find. I could have used them the way they were, but I stumbled across a blog post (www.imalazymom.com/lazy-mom-tips/diy-dryer-balls-a-lazy-mom-tip/) that recommended covering the balls up with foil in order to reduce static electricity. This is a problem I have, so I took the time to follow the instructions. Basically, you just cut four foot-long pieces of foil, wrap up a tennis ball in all four of them, one layer at a time, then tape the seam down with scotch tape, and repeat for each ball that you have. Easy-peasy. (I do recommend using a stronger tape, like duct tape.) You don't have to spend a lot of time shaping the foil: the balls get very smooth and pretty from being tumbled around in the dryer (picture below). When they're ready, you just throw them in the dryer with your laundry. I did this, and when the laundry was done, I opened up the machine, and was very happy to discover the softest pile of sheets ever to spill forth from the mouth of that cheap old laundromat dryer. Not only that, but for the first time, they were actually completely dry from running only one cycle, which had never happened before.

I sent the wool balls back tout de suite and wrapped up eighteen more tennis balls in foil, six for each load, which I've been using happily ever since. Some people might say that it's a lot of trouble to go to, but for someone like me who does a lot of laundry at once it was a big deal. I ended up spending twenty as opposed to eighty dollars on dryer balls, plus whatever foil I used. I think a lot of people would consider that worthwhile. Anyway, though I haven't tried it, it sounds like unwrapped tennis balls work just fine. However, if you're of a particular consumer mindset, and you think that something costing more suggests higher efficiency, go ahead and buy these. There's nothing wrong with them.

Quick tip: instead of just tossing the balls in, I tuck mine here and there into the wet pile to make sure they really move through the laundry as it's drying. This makes a difference, whether you're using the wool or ghetto version.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2024
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I was getting spots on my clothes from dryer sheets so switched to dryer balls. I liked them but was still getting static. I found the key to eliminate static is to use medium heat on dryer and just add more dryer balls. I was using 6 dryer balls per load and added 6 more (I use 10-12 per load) and the static is totally gone. These are nice ones they are larger so easier to find in clothes and work well.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2024
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No dislikes. Toss in the dryer with your load and use the dryer as usual. The clothes seem softer and the dryer balls seem to reduce static somewhat.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2024
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I love the balls that fluff up my laundry and keep it drying quickly and without wrinkles. It's wonderful for towels and down filled winter vests and coats, too. I keep the balls in a little basket in my laundry room. They are not smelly but keep clothes sweet smelling by facilitating the drying process so things are not clumping together.
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2024
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Where have these been all my life?! They’re just so good at doing what they promised. Cut the drying time in half, and no chemicals! I’ll be recommending them to everyone I know!
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5.0 out of 5 stars 2 anni di utilizzo
Reviewed in Italy on December 17, 2022
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Dopo 2 anni di utilizzo sono ancora perfettamente integre. Con oli essenziali ad ogni asciugata rendono il bucato morbido non usando ammorbidente!!!! Risparmio assicurato
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Funktioniert gut.
Brooke Hewer
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 15, 2020
Color: WhiteVerified Purchase
I brought jar, echo friendly wool tumble dryer balls after being highly recommended them by one of my friends. I have tried tumble dryer balls in the past but love the fact these ones are organic and cruelty free and come with a free lavender oil that makes the washing smell great, so much so I have cut out the fabric conditioner in my wash but the ultimate change was not having to iron as many clothes as the balls knock out the creases while drying,not having to iron mine and my children’s duvet covers has been a dream ! would make a great gift for any fellow hinchers ! and they are Available on uk prime
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しょまじろう
5.0 out of 5 stars 衣類乾燥機には必須
Reviewed in Japan on May 12, 2022
Color: WhiteVerified Purchase
Panasonicの電気衣類乾燥機(6kg)で使用。
まず臭いについては全く感じません。
洗濯物もふんわり、静電気も抑えてる気がします。
ひとつひとつに重みがありしっかりしている為、乾燥中はゴロゴロと音が響きます。
ドラム式洗濯乾燥機には、脱水終了時から投入すべきですね。
ひと手間かかるので、専用乾燥機にしか向いていないかと思われます。
全自動乾燥機+衣類乾燥機の組み合わせの方にお勧めです。
概ね満足です。
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Marguerite
1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
Reviewed in Canada on May 18, 2016
Color: WhiteVerified Purchase
one of the balls exploded and burned in my dryer
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