Wool Dryer Balls - 6 Pcs - XL Size - Baby Safe & Unscented Natural Fabric Softener - 100% Organic, No-Fillers New Zealand Wool Dry Balls

I ordered these wool dryer balls for myself as well as a different brand that came in a cute printed bag to give as a gift to my mom. I was worried that these wool balls, being cheaper than the cute pack, wouldn't be as nice. I shouldn't have feared - I ended up with the nicer set! When I compared these balls (which arrive without fanfare in a clear cellophane bag) to the ones in the pretty pouch, I saw that they were nearly identical to each other even though these had cost less. However, these balls were just a smidgen bigger. There was nothing cheap about this set at all. They are quite large, have a good heft to them and have done great in my dryer. I also appreciated that the example image showed the exact accurate creamy-white color of the wool, which was the color of both sets of balls.I will warn you though, as I opened the package and examined the balls, my yellow lab mix (who most loves to chew fabric toys, not bones) got HUGE eyes and stared at these as if he already knew how incredibly awesome they would be to chew on. I'm not sure how these get "worn out" but when they do, he can finally have a go at one. Until then, all six of them are in constant danger of losing their lives if they stowaway in an article of clothing and escape the dryer. He now stalks all my laundry activity in the hopes I'm less than vigilant about my little flock of dryer balls. When the sly wolf eventually succeeds, I'll be back for another one of these sets!

I wanted to wait until I had used these for a while before writing a review. First off, they have cut my drying time by 25-30%. The first few times I used them, I thought something was wrong with my dryer because the cycle ended so soon. We have a front loader dryer which is already very energy efficient, but wow, the difference is noticeable. The balls are a nice size and I don't find them any noisier than the old plastic dryer balls we had (that might be because we have a separate laundry room so we can close the door and shut out all noise). They did smell like goats out of the package but after using them in the first load, the smell was almost completely gone and it never transferred to my laundry. You have to actually hold them up against your nose now to smell the goat smell. The only reason I am not giving them 5 stars is because they didn't have any effect on softening my clothes, which I think wool dryer balls are supposed to be good for. I saw no effect. The balls also did not hold the scent of the essential oils that I added to them (but they oils may not have been strong enough). Overall, I am really pleased by how my drying time has been shortened, which the plastic balls never did.

My husband has skin allergies to perfumes and chemicals added to any products including dryer sheets and clothes softeners, so we had to stop using them. I was looking for an healthy alternative to use to remove static from my sheets and blankets. I was extremely happy with these! I no longer get shocked when I take out the sheets and blankets from the dryer. Plus they are a great money saver since they can be reused.2/8/16Now that I have used them for over 10 times, I have found they do nothing to eliminate static. I tried washing them as it indicates and it did nothing to help it out.

These are wonderful, anti-static treatment, in addition to being dryer balls that can't damage even a delicate fabric. I highly recommend these, and was delighted to "discover" this product. I've used dryer balls before dryer balls were manufactured. We called them "tennis balls" and the solid core "practice balls" were the best. UNTIL THIS delightful WOOL product was available. I use the plastic balls too, but worry on delicate garments about them being to harsh for the fabrics. I like them a lot too. With these wool ones, no worries at all. Only good effects!

Absolutely love them!! No funny smell to me at all, except maybe a brief day of the "new packaging" smell, but once you use them it's long gone! THEY WORK GREAT AT REDUCING DRYER TIME!!! They did not do much for static at all. But it's WELL WORTH IT for the reduced dryer time!

Great value. I'm only upset I didn't order these sooner! Reduced drying time on organic cotton diaper laundry by half! Typically I have to run two dryer cycles but with all 6 wool dryer balls, the diapers were dry with one cycle. Love that I can add essential oils to the wool dryer balls to give my laundry a nice scent without the chemicals. Perfect for baby laundry!

I've used the plastic ones for many years now and thought they were great except for the awful noise some of the harder ones make. Saw these, read reviews, and decided to try them. Wow! They are fantastic! No noise, clothes do dry faster, and no static! Well worth it.

Did the trick dryer balls, play toys for the dogs/cats/kids.