Nellie's Naturals: Oxy Brightener and Dryer Ball Review & Giveaway

There are a lot of chores I hate, vacuuming, dusting and cleaning in general all make the list.  Laundry, however, I don't particularly mind, especially since we bought high efficiency, front-loading washers.  Our machine can do huge loads and the dryer can keep up, which any Mom will surely tell you is uber important.  Who has time to wait around for an extra cycle, or even an extra ten minutes, when there's another load waiting to dry?

As I told you back in July, when it comes to detergent, I'm all about Nellie's All Natural Washing Soda, it keeps our clothes clean and fresh without any unnecessary fillers, fragrance or other skin irritants.

It was with great confidence that I tried out Nellie's All Natural Oxy Brightener, Dryer Balls & fragrance sticks, which were provided to me, by the fine people at Nellie's, for the purposes of this review.  Nellie's Oxy Brightener is a chlorine-free, colour-safe, septic-safe and environmentally friendly product that releases a boost of oxygen to bleach stains, boost cleaning power and brighten both colours and whites.

I must admit, I didn't perform a side-by-side washing with/without Nellie's Oxy Brightener, but the food, snot and other toddler deliciousness stuck to the boys clothes disappeared easily with the addition of half a scoop of oxy brightner in the machine.  It worked wonderfully as a pre-soak for a stinky dirty wet bag and did an amazing job on cat barf on the carpet when diluted with water in a spray bottle.

As a stain remover, the Oxy Brightener did require a little bit of extra effort, in that I needed to dry up the solution, then dab the area with some water before drying up the carpet a second time.  But, it worked and I knew I wasn't leaving a little wet chemical spot on my floor for the boy to find, so its a winner in my books.

I also had a chance to test out Nellie's Dryer Balls.  I have been using dryer balls for a long time and to date the first set I had has by far lasted the longest.  That first set were Nellie's original dryer balls; Nellie's is now on to their second generation of dryer balls.  The new green dryer ball now allow for the insertion of an optional fragrance stick infused with essential oils to make your laundry smell pretty (something that has never been an option for me before).

The use of Dryer Balls means there is absolutley no need for those stinky, chemical-filled dryer sheets that I see in the drugstore.  I've never been able to use them, they have made my skin crawl since a very young age.  Nellie's Dryer Balls will fluff up your laundry naturally, help reduce static and reduce drying time by 15-25%.  Nellie's is so sure you'll love them that they offer a money back guarantee and a two-year warranty on their Dryer Balls, that's standing behind a product if you ask me.

As for the fragrance stick, I had a chance to try out the Citrus scent; I'm not a huge fan of citrus and wasn't sure how the boy and I would react to the additional fragrance so I started out by only adding a stick to one dryer ball.  I was amazed when I opened my dryer door and was greeted with a mild, enjoyable scent.  I didn't find my clothes 'smelled' when I wore them, but rather just smelled fresh when they came out of the wash (is that what you all love about dryer sheets?).  We had no skin reactions and have now moved up to two fragrance sticks (one per Dryer Ball) in our dryer.

If you want to find out more details about Nellie's products, check out their FAQ page.

I think that I've found some great additions to our laundry routine in Nellie's Oxy Brightener, Dryer Ball and Fragrance Sticks, all great Canadian products that I rate a 5/5!  Want to try Nellie's out for yourself?  We are giving away TWO 50 load bags of Laundry Soda to Momma Stuff Blog Readers.

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Contest now closed - Congratulations to our winner, comment #21 Lindsey & #3 Sarah