Some people suggest putting essential oils in the dryer balls as a more natural way to scent the clothes. I didn't do this because I read some articles about the EO being causes of dryer fires. I'm not sure how true this is but I didn't want to find out!
I love my dryer balls! They have definitely reduced static in my laundry :) The best is trying to find them all after the clothes come out of the dryer...they love to hide!!
So now that the door had been opened about chemical properties in dryer sheets and harmful ingredients, that caused a sort of domino effect on just about everything. I can't write about it all in this post because it would take ages but a few things that I have recently started changing about my lifestyle are: making my own cleaners and laundry detergent, starting to learn about essential oils, becoming a no poo-er (not as gross as it sounds), trying the oil cleansing method and oil pulling, and other stuff that I can't think of right now.
There is a lot I still want to try (homemade deodorant!) and some things that I am not ready to give up yet (makeup!!). I spend soooo much time on other people's blogs trying to learn what they have and read about what their thoughts are on all the bad stuff that is in so many of our every day items. I hope to share what I've learned and my experiments (successes and failures) so here it goes, the start of my journey to a chemical free, greener, eventually healthier lifestyle.
xo
Em