When I made my order on Thrive Market and bought this detergent I had only been using my Branch Basics for a few weeks, and truthfully felt a bit silly ordering more detergent when I had just found one that I liked. Yet, it was sooo cheap, has great ingredients (which are shown in the picture below), and fabulous reviews so I just had to try it.
ABSOLUTELY NO
Formaldehyde
Petrochemicals
Phosphates
1, 4 Dioxane
Optical Brighteners
Nonylphenol Ethoxylates
WHAT IS IN THE BAG
Sodium Carbonate
Sodium Sulfate
Sodium Chloride
Sodium Carbonate Peroxide
Sodium Citrate
Enzyme
Peppermint Essential Oil
I haven’t used powder laundry detergent in years, but I have truly had zero issues with it. I have never felt like we have any leftover powder on our clothes and everything has still felt clean and has not irritated our skin. The peppermint smell is very refreshing and makes me enjoy doing laundry. I don’t use this all the time, but especially where my other detergent is completely unscented I like being able to use this one if I know I have a load of stinky towels or dirtier laundry that needs a little more scent control.
The smell is quite strong when you open the container, but once the clothes have gone through the wash it is very rare I can still smell the peppermint as I am putting them in the dryer. By then they just smell clean and fresh but not like any particular scent. I love having this as an option, especially when I don’t know how often I will be able to buy Branch Basics because of overall cost. They also have an unscented version I plan on trying, and lavender that a lot of people seem to love.
My only complaint about this detergent is that it is only available on the Thrive Market Website (which I love), but don’t make orders on very often. I also slightly worry about finding something I love so much on a specific site that isn’t sold anywhere else, so I am glad to know that it is very similar to Molly’s Suds if I’m ever no longer able to get it (although Molly’s is not quite as cost effective).
Currently because of the virus, their shipping times are a lot longer than normal but once things calm down I plan on buying more of the peppermint scent and the unscented so I can stock up. Something I love is that I actually can stock up a bit on this detergent because it is seriously SO CHEAP. The peppermint scent is $7.99 for 70 loads and the Fragrance free bag is $5.99 for 70 loads. That is essentially only 8-11 cents per load which is a ridiculously good deal for store bought detergent. When I was buying my Gain pods I was paying 22 cents per pod, so double. I love this new detergent because it is so much better for my family to use because of the clean ingredients and costs half the price we were already spending. So many people fear the switch to more natural products because of cost, but I am determined to find and help others understand that there are great products available at affordable prices.
WELL BALANCED 