![]() The fresh blossom scent is light and pleasant, though it does not last for long on washed clothing. It showed an almost 8% reflectance improvement on pre-stained gray swatches of fabric and dissolved in just under 1 minute in cold water. We would have preferred a more specific ingredient list - it only lists a general description of the ingredient (like surfactant) and not what the ingredient actually is - but the packaging has clear instructions for how much to use for different-sized loads of laundry.Ī new offering from a 2022 Good Housekeeping Best Cleaning and Organizing Award-winning brand, Norwex's Laundry Detergent Strips earned the second-best overall score in our Lab tests. Even so, this detergent sheet is a great value at only 21 cents per medium load. We calculated the cost per load using 80 loads per box to better reflect real-world use. Though this detergent sheet's packaging says each box includes 160 loads worth of product, the brand defines them as very small loads of up to just 2 pounds of clothing. ![]() ![]() The brand also offers a 3-in-1 sheet, which we also tested, that does not dissolve and also works as a color catcher sheet. The stains that it performed best on were foods like chocolate, ketchup and cola. It struggled in the stain removal test, especially with crayon and lipstick stains, but made up for it with the second-best reflectance improvement score and for having the fastest dissolving time of the 24 brands we tested. Safety precautions are prominently featured on the packaging, as is a full list of ingredients.Ĭlearalif's Laundry Detergent Sheets earned the third-highest overall spot in our evaluations. Note that this is the most expensive brand we tested, clocking in at almost a dollar per medium load, though setting up a subscription on their site can save you up to 10 cents per load. EC30 simply calls for one swatch for small loads and two for bigger ones. While we didn't find any chunks of the detergent swatch in the washing machine after the cleaning cycle ended, this may be something to watch out for in your own laundry loads at home.įiguring out how much to use per load was a lot easier than other brands that had perforated lines on the sheets or confusing instructions on the label. In comparison, other brands' sheets dissolved in anywhere from 19 seconds to just under 2 minutes. We noted large chunks floating in a pitcher of water more than 6 minutes after agitation. These swatches are incredibly slow to dissolve, even in hot water. No other detergent sheet we tested came that close. When we compared EC30's reflectance improvement score (how well the detergent restored the whiteness to a gray-stained fabric) to that of a leading detergent pac, we found that it was almost identical with just a. It was the top overall scorer by a long shot and was the only one to earn a 'good' rating when it came to removing set-in spaghetti sauce stains. These EC30 laundry detergent swatches wowed us with their stellar performance in our Cleaning Lab tests. We also took a careful look at the detergent sheets’ labels, making sure that they included the necessary safety precautions and easy-to-follow instructions, plus made note of any sweeping claims on labels like “eco-friendly” and “green” that the FTC has issued numerous guides about. We washed 336 pounds of laundry, applied 480 stains and spent over 48 hours just running our Lab’s washing machines.Įach detergent sheet was tested for its ability to remove 20 common stains, return the whiteness to a standard pre-stained swatch of fabric and how thoroughly and quickly they dissolved in water. We tested 24 detergent sheets, strips and swatches from 20 different brands. ![]() We've even tested a few laundry detergent sheets before in consideration for our Cleaning and Organizing Awards, but this is our first full category test of this kind of laundry detergent. Our experts have tested hundreds of the best laundry detergents, stain removers and other laundry day tools on the market. Like many consumers, our experts wondered if these sheets worked as well as traditional laundry detergent liquids and pacs. But while they may not be as tempting as some brightly colored pods, it's still important to keep them away from children and pets. They're convenient to store and come in a variety of scent options, plus there are no plastic jugs to throw away when you finish using them. These pre-measured sheets are packed with concentrated detergent and either dissolve in the wash cycle or transform into dryer sheets without the hassle of pouring detergent into a cup. Laundry detergent sheets are the newest cleaning innovation taking over the laundry room. Since the introduction of laundry detergent pacs, there hasn’t been much innovation in the detergent space - until now. ![]()
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