Ecoegg – Washing And Drying Your Clothes On A Budget – AD
Note: This is a paid collaboration with SaveMoneyCutCarbon. I have received a box of items to review and paid to blog my experience
When I was younger, I thought that clothes were magically washed and put away for next time – how wrong I was. Washing clothes is now a daily part of life.
You don’t really think about it, but the amount of times things are washed in both the washing machine and tumble dryer – means a lot of water and electricity.
There are ways that you can wash and dry your clothes however with Ecoegg – as SaveMoneyCutCarbon have shown me this month:
Ecoegg Washing Machine
When washing your clothes in a washing machine – the brand of detergent you put in varies per household.
Some people choose it because of allergies, others because it’s good value – but there is another option if you wanted an eco way to wash clothes.
The Ecoegg laundry egg is a device to put in your washing machine in replacement of typical gels, powders and pods.
The egg shaped device is filled with little pellets that clean your clothes during a cycle. It contains no harsh chemicals and is good for your skin – and is supposed to stop you buying plastics that contain your detergents.
It costs about £8.55 for an egg that last 70 washes with the pellets. After those washes, you can refill the egg by buying more pellets.
Matched up against normal detergent, the eco eggs cost around 14p for each wash – whereas the biggest pack of Persil liquid laundry detergent (57 washes) costs around 12p per wash, so there isn’t much in it. But the refills are where the savings come in at £4.50 for 50 washes (10p per wash).
I tried using these, and didn’t have any problems. All the clothes were washed and cleaned, and come out smelling fresh.
Egoegg Tumble Dryer
As convenient as tumble dryers are, they are one of the most expensive domestic appliances in our house to run. Clothes tumbling around for hours at a time in a machine that has to create raw heat, obviously will consume a lot of electricity.
The Ecoegg dryer egg is supposed to combat this. It’s a plastic ball in the shape of an egg, with vents inside it, which separates the clothes, aiding their drying time by as much as 28%.
You can get a pack of 2 for around £9.99, and they should last, so over time they should save you money.
Saving 28% of time on drying your clothes in a tumble dryer is better for the environment, as you aren’t using as much electricity and the balls are supposed to decrease the amount of creases created in the clothes.
When I tested it out, I was able to shave around 10 minutes of drying time off – which wasn’t too bad, and the clothes were smelling fresh when done (though sometimes a little overpowering in smell).
My one criticism of them, is the fact that in my tumble dryer, they were incredibly loud. If you have an open plan space, the eggs bouncing around in them can be a racket. We even had the door shut, and could still hear it.
If you can live with that, or the tumble dryer is out of earshot – then it could be a great option.
Conclusion
Washing and drying clothes may not be the most glamorous thing in the world, but you can certainly make some small changes to help the environment and your wallet.
Ecoegg is something worth looking into and trying out. If you’ve used it before and have any thoughts, I’d love to know!
Have you tried Ecoegg, please do let me know in the comments below, on Twitter @Jordon_Cox or on Facebook.
