I use Earth Breeze, switched from All Free and Clear, I have lots of allergies. No problems with the sheets. We don't have recycling near us, so no more big jugs of detergent to dispose of! I don't use dryer sheets or fabric softeners, arcy_gw

I ordered the scent free Earth Breeze and they accidentally sent the scented (yuck), but quickly sent the correct order when I contacted them. They told me to keep the scented and give it away if I didn't want to use it, so I donated it to the clothing bank where they do lots of laundry with the clothing they give away for free. I felt kind of bad for clients who are scent sensitive, but I'm sure the clothing bank buys the cheapest detergent they can and it's likely scented, too.

I use them also, Tru Earth I think (can't get up to check--cat on my lap). I'm happy with the way they clean and one less huge plastic bottle to add to the plastic pollution of the planet!

NEVER any scented product of any kind for me.

It really is such a great idea and hopefully the cleaning ability will improve. DH bought some during the summer and I found they were fine for sheets, shirts etc - things that weren't soiled. I ended up laundering DH's jeans a second time using my regular Tide liquid.

But I was curious and looked them up in Consumer Reports and discovered their test results mirrored my own.

https://www.consumerreports.org/appliances/laundry-detergents/laundry-detergent-sheets-review-a8916087070/

I am not sold on these laundry sheets. They did poorly on the CR tests. The top rated liquid detergent scored an 84 while the top rated sheet scored a 29 with True Earth scoring an 11. I will stick to my Tide powder.

I note the poor performance of these products as mentioned in the Consumer Reports testing (lower than the lowest performance conventional products) and wonder why people 1) use them at all, and 2) are so enthusiastic about them.

Elmer, for me the advantage over conventional liquid laundry detergents is that those come in plastic jugs and we are trying to eliminate as much plastic as possible in our house, not to mention that most of what you are getting is water. I think conventional powders in cardboard boxes would be better. I also like fragrance free for sensitive skin (used All Free before switching and no dryer sheets or anything). My tablets from Blueland clean very well, although when I use cold water they sometimes fail to completely dissolve. I have had no issues as far as sensitivity to them.

With their other products like hand soap and spray cleaners, they have tablet refills for the bottles that you drop into the water from your own tap.

So far, I like everything.

1. to eliminate plastic waste

2. they work fine for me, but my laundry is not heavily soiled.

1. eliminate plastic waste

2. less weight to transport on trucks = less fuel, if same weight on truck, then more product being delivered, less trips.

3. easier on the enviroment - so its stated

i have not tried yet, finishing up my liquid and will give it a whirl. might not be good on everything but if i can eliminate some plastic, then that's a plus.

I'm not interested into this devolving. However, if one is actually interested in learning something, here are a couple of answers.

Not doing "as well as liquid detergents" is not the same as performing poorly. From Consumer Reports.

"On the normal cycle, Earth Breeze Eco Sheets seemed to do a fair job of eliminating odors and sufficiently cleaning my colored shirts, removing olive oil, raspberry syrup, and soy sauce stains (hey, sushi and chopsticks can be tricky) without any pretreatment. If you’re faced with tougher stains, though, you might want to supplement with stain remover sprays...

The Earth Breeze sheets also purged odors and adequately cleaned my sweaty workout clothes and soiled towels..."

I already listed the benefits in the first post, so why ask it again?! Whaeves.

However, here is the answer as to benefits, another version, also from Consumer Reports

•Biodegradable: Earth Breeze Eco Sheets feature some tongue-twisting ingredients, like glycerol and primary alcohol ethoxylate, but their manufacturer says they’re still hypoallergenic, vegan, and free of parabens, phosphates, bleaches, and dyes. Strips come in a pamphlet-sized compostable paper pack, taking up little space in your laundry cabinet. Added to the drum with your laundry, these low-sudsing sheets dissolve during the wash in cold, warm, or hot water.

• No mess: There’s no measuring, dripping, or overdosing. Just load your clothes and toss the appropriate size sheet directly on top. (That’s a half-sheet per medium load, one sheet per large load, and two sheets per heavily soiled load.) For front-loaders, tear the sheets into smaller pieces and insert them into the detergent dispenser.

• Carbon neutral: According to the company, carbon emissions generated by producing and shipping Earth Breeze are offset by native tree plantings, energy upgrades for low-income families, urban agriculture, landfill diversion, and environmental education.

No sheet-detergent products. Also no laundry or dishwasher pods.

I like the premise of this. Like any product I want it to be perfected, but the fact that this is available is very desirable. I hate pods. I use them in our dishwasher and get very clean dishes, but the downside is such when I ran an express cycle recently I noticed our cereal bowls had a soapy taste. It dawned on me because I used that pod which I typically use on the Normal or light cycles in a less than 1 hour wash and rinse cycle, the dose was too much. Our local stores just do not stock much if any powders anymore. For laundry I can still find Tide and Gain powders pretty easily, but even they take up little space on the shelves now here..

I have used Earth Breeze for a few years and like them for all the reasons stated. I don't use them on heavily soiled items, usually just our daily clothing, and anything I wash on delicate like our bamboo sheets and some special clothing items. They are great for travel if you need to wash a few small items in the sink. I am still using powder detergent in a box for anything washed on hot like towels. I read the Consumer Reports material a while back and decided to continue using the laundry sheets. Every little thing we can do to cut down on plastic, even just the one or two odd jugs a year, helps. It all adds up.

No plastic in the cardboard box that carries my powder.

I could never see that plastic jugs carried any improvement in all of that water.

Call me an old fogey, I guess.

ole joyful

I am also an old fogey in that case. A cardboard box of powder suits me fine too.

But if you recycle the cardboard, you're still a part of the decreasing waste solution :)

Of course, rob333! That's the very reason I use powder in a cardboard box!

They need to lower the price, I would use them but they are so much more than my regualr brand.

So everyone who does use them ALSO buys soap--because IT works?! Pass. Sounds like when I wanted a rumba and then everyone said 'well I vacuum once a week too'.

I am not using any other kind but Earthbreeze, I still treat spots and add Oxyclean to some things, or chlorine bleach (to white sheets and towels). But I did all those same things when I was using liquid detergent. I absolutely love not having the mess of the liquid and the ease of the sheets.

Ditto what Oly said. Actually, even that's pretty rare for me.

No, I don't still buy the liquid.

rob333 (zone 7a): You pasted a number of quotes you claimed originated with Consumer Reports. CR did not write any of that stuff. It certainly would not have written, "On the normal cycle, Earth Breeze Eco Sheets seemed to do a fair job of eliminating odors and sufficiently cleaning my colored shirts" or discussed chopsticks. Earth Breeze earned a score of only 29 out of 100 though that was better than Tru Earth which performed little better than plain water and earned a score of 11.

Pods apparently are an environmental pollutant. Perhaps moreso than an empty liquid bottle? Is the sheet material PVA?

Reader's Digest

It is from consumer reports. https://www.consumerreports.org/appliances/laundry-detergents/earth-breeze-liquidless-laundry-detergent-sheets-review-a5174675228/

Every detergent has a downside. I have no idea about PVA. Feel free to research!

And if you pretreat before you use any detergent, that's double efforts/products. Added: And if you think your powdered detergent alone gets all things clean, while sheets don't, you're delusional. It cannot work alone when it's motor oil, ground in soil, red wine... just what do you think sheets cannot clean that powders clean? They don't lack anything. Open your narrow mind.

Is that everything?

One of my friends uses them and has a huge supply. She sent a pack of them for me to try, and when I took it out of the wrapping and smelled the fragrance, I had to toss them. I realize that I am just very sensitive to odors, but OMG. I know they make a non-perfumed version, but I will stick to my fragrance free Tide for now. There's only so much I can do.

I can see the practicality of detergent sheets for travelers who pack light (especially with a carry-on only) and often do hand laundry in the sink during their trip. Packing a powdered detergent in a carry-on suitcase will trigger TSA (ask me how I know this - LOL) and a liquid runs the risk of leaking out all over everything from cabin air pressure changes.

Interesting article in Reader's Digest dadoes. We use the pods in our dw-what the KitchenAid manual says is preferable. I believe I commented in another thread finding a box of powder is difficult locally. I went into our local H-E-B and I think they had one formula of Cascade in box. It looked like they had one or two organic or natural brands of what looked like powder in plastic pouches. To read that the pod material goes down the drain rather than completely dissolving makes me very unhappy. I will start searching for a powder.

@armjim: "I believe I commented in another thread finding a box of powder is difficult locally. I went into our local H-E-B and I think they had one formula of Cascade in box."

• Cascade Complete Powder Dishwasher Detergent, Fresh Scent, 75 oz
• Cascade Complete Powder All-in-1 Dishwasher Detergent - 75 oz - Fresh - 2 pk
• Finish Powder Dishwasher Detergent, Lemon Fresh Scent, 75 oz
• Seventh Generation Auto Dish Powder - Free & Clear - 75 oz - 2 pk

I have been buying the dish-washing tablets that are wrapped in plastic, but are a solid piece. I remove the plastic that I discard, and use the tablet. Those are also becoming scarce.

>>> Laundry detergent powder packaged in recyclable cardboard boxes can be found in most stores.

True, but the Free/Clear/Gentle types are much more difficult to find. Tide stopped making theirs. ALL can only be found at WalMart. Charlies Soap does okay but lacks enzymes and brighteners, so whites go dull after a while. Choices in powders are very limited for those of us with sensitive skin.

People like premeasured. Myself, I think I would tend to overdose on the powdered detergent, both for the DW and the washing machine, especially with the HE types that require so little. But that's why we have choices.

I can tell you in my area, it takes hunting skills to find powder in cardboard boxes. A Sam's Club or Costco is your best bet here, not a grocery store or Target.

HEB here has Gain, Arm & Hammer, CHEER!!!, and Tide powders. Also Roma, Foca, and Ariel in bags. I bought a small bag of Ariel, already have two extra Cheer. In-use are Cheer powder, one remaining bottle of Persil PowerPearls, Persil liquid. Stashed one and a half jugs of Wisk liquid, one and two-thirds jugs of Fresh Start powder.

@Cavimum: "Tide stopped making theirs."

@armjim: "it takes hunting skills to find powder in cardboard boxes"

• Tide powder detergent
• Powder laundry detergent

dadoes you are lucky. I remember going to our local HEB very recently which is one of the super stores and they had virtually no shelf space devoted to powder DW products. Laundry was limited to Tide and Gain and perhaps one of the brands imported in from Mexico. I'll check again, but may do as wdccruise pointed out above and search the products that can be ordered online. I like the convenience of that but will not pay inflated prices unless I am forced to for something I want.

wdcruise - you've got skills. However, I'm not going to overpay for the powder Tide Free & Gentle to the tune of $50 for one box that was included in your link. LOL I appreciate your efforts.

Lawrence, I did not say it takes hunting skills in general-I was quite specific in saying it takes hunting skills finding powder in boxes in my area when I am shopping in the stores.

@cavimum: "However, I'm not going to overpay for the powder Tide Free & Gentle to the tune of $50 for one box that was included in your link."

Didn't you write, "...the Free/Clear/Gentle types are much more difficult to find. Tide stopped making theirs."? Yup.

@armjim: "it takes hunting skills finding powder in boxes in my area when I am shopping in the stores"

There's a new-fangled way o' shoppin'. No huntin' required!

Unlike you young whipper snappers cruise I like to go out and shop....

Which I did at our local super H-E-B. Only one Gain Powder and tide Powder. No other major brands. For the DW, it was even more bleak-only one Cascade. No other major brand. And of the organic brand powders, they were in small quantities, in pouches, and at unreasonable high prices. I did go ahead and buy the Cascade because when I ran our DW last night I didn't like using the gel pod. Now I am trying to figure out what I am going to do with all the leftover pods as we bought the big container at Sam's Club a couple of months back.

@armjim: "I like to go out and shop...."

...and then run to houzz to complain that I can't find the products that I want.

I'm finding these testimonials very interesting and informative, but we'll be sticking with liquid for now - and we prefer unscented detergents too. I do consider cost+effectiveness, and powder doesn't dissolve completely most of the time in our very hard water, creating buildup in the machine and leaving residue on laundered items. I look for the liquid concentrates that use less product per load.

Fortunately, our city has curbside recycling, so it's not a hassle to put the empty jugs in the bin.

Actually, I looked into it. The sheets dissolve completely, and that is supposedly one of their better points.

Do any of you have a store called Buff City Soap? They carry powdered laundry soap in unscented and several other light scents as well. They are sold in a refillable container.

Their other bath soaps are quite nice too.

I've been using the Earth Breeze laundry detergent for over a year and found, while it was adequate for most washes, i didnt think the white washes came out as white as with the powdered Tide I had used previously. so so, I have continued to use the Tide for those white cotton washes, and use the Earth Breeze for all the other washes.

I bought a box of Gain today. I prefer Tide because I have found it cleans better than Gain, but we missed a nice scent. I had gone back to using a FS, but that did not last long; I was very careful with the dosing and once again I was getting a sour smell from our towels. Using Tide and a detergent booster gives me a scent that is like an industrial clean, but no sour smell and the laundry is clean. I am intrigued by the Earth Breeze discussions; I may splurge one day and try it. It is always fun mixing it up a bit.

I use the laundry sheets from Clean People they are awesome quick and easy no hauling big jugs of laundry soap and filling landfills with the empty ones i am going to get them for my granddaughter to take to college off to goes to the tlaundromat with a single little sheet of paper that washes great try them

CR tested Earth Breeze Liquidless Eco Sheets. Performance was terrible, as was the performance of all six detergent sheets tested.

Late to the discussion, but...this isn't a contest solely between sheets and liquids. Like many here, I use Tide powder. IDK how the soap makers sold people on lugging home watered down detergent in landfill jugs. Who doesn't have water at home? I'm guessing that the liquids in jugs are more to the manufacturer than powder.

The sheets look like a niche convenience for people without easy access to a washing machine -- at home or while on vacation -- and who evidently don't have heavily soiled wash loads, given the poor performance ratings. They are a slightly more green improvement on pods

Woolite is my only liquid soap. It's extremely concentrated, and the 'for darks' variety avoids the 'brighters' that fade clothes.

I bought several packs from Temu, I like them!! I got 2 packages of 60 for .95 cents each or a bit more for other packs. I keep buying them while they are priced low. Can't beat the price of them. They don't have a lot of scent which I like. Just right for just me. : ^D I will be using these a long time.