If you haven't read my blog "What is so bad about fabric softener", you may want to. Fabric softeners are some of the most toxic products made for daily household use.
Aside from avoiding the harmful ingredients in fabric softeners, you will save money using Norwex Dryer Balls as well. There is an obvious savings when you stop buying fabric softener sheets. However, you may save more money than you realize.
The dryer balls in your dryer work their way between the fabric to lift, separate, soften and more effectively dry your laundry. For each load you dry, you can cut 15 minutes off of the total drying time (from 45 to 30 minutes). If you forget and set the dryer to the full time, you will find that static builds up again – the dryer balls will force you to be more energy efficient!
Let’s compute –
Cost of Dryer Balls = $18.99
6 dryer loads per week * 52 = 312 loads/year
Fabric Softener Sheets – 4 boxes of 80 sheets @ $3.97 = $15.88
Electricity Cost Savings – 312 loads * $0.25 minus 25% = $58.50
Total Savings - $74.38 - $18.99 = $55.39 in the 1st year
$74.38 each year after!
Save time, save money, and protect the environment!
Average dryer load cost for your area may vary.
Energy savings calculated at http://www.csgnetwork.com/elecenergycalcs.html,
currently $0.10120 per KWH
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Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
What is so bad about fabric softener?
Fabric softeners are designed to reduce static in synthetic fabrics. They serve no purpose with natural fabrics. Fabric softeners may contain quarternary ammonium compounds (quats) and imidazolidinyl, both of which are known formaldehyde releasers. For about 5% of people, quats are an extreme sensitizer.
They may cause a variety of asthma-like symptoms, including respiratory arrest. Exposure to formaldehyde can cause joint pain, depression, headaches, chronic fatigue and a variety of other symptoms. In lab tests, formaldehyde has caused cancer and damaged DNA. Both quaternium and imidazolidinyl can cause contact dermatitis.
Fabric softeners work by leaving a residue on the fabric that will never completely wash out. It can cause allergic reactions through skin contact and inhalation.
Fabric softeners may also contain carcinogenic coal-tar dyes, ammonia and very strong scents. When fabric softeners are exposed to hot water, heat from dryers or ironing, vapors may be emitted which can be deeply inhaled, increasing their impact.
Replace your fabric softener with the Norwex Dryer Balls. The unique design of the Dryer Balls lifts and separates landry while softening fabrics. This reduces drying time, static cling and wrinkles naturally, without chemicals. No need for fabric softener or dryer sheets!
They may cause a variety of asthma-like symptoms, including respiratory arrest. Exposure to formaldehyde can cause joint pain, depression, headaches, chronic fatigue and a variety of other symptoms. In lab tests, formaldehyde has caused cancer and damaged DNA. Both quaternium and imidazolidinyl can cause contact dermatitis.
Fabric softeners work by leaving a residue on the fabric that will never completely wash out. It can cause allergic reactions through skin contact and inhalation.
Fabric softeners may also contain carcinogenic coal-tar dyes, ammonia and very strong scents. When fabric softeners are exposed to hot water, heat from dryers or ironing, vapors may be emitted which can be deeply inhaled, increasing their impact.
Replace your fabric softener with the Norwex Dryer Balls. The unique design of the Dryer Balls lifts and separates landry while softening fabrics. This reduces drying time, static cling and wrinkles naturally, without chemicals. No need for fabric softener or dryer sheets!
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