These are the only products that received a b from the ewg and had at least 4 stars from amazon.
Organic fabric softener sheets.
These are the best fabric softeners dryer sheets dryer balls.
The bounce fabric softener sheets also scored great marks and is the best value for money product on this list.
The only one i have personally used is the seventh generation fabric softener sheets.
Biokleen laundry dryer sheets fabric softener eco friendly non toxic plant based no artificial fragrance colors or preservatives citrus essence 80 sheets 3 8 out of 5 stars 59 7 99 7.
A ecover fabric softener b method dryer sheets in beach sage c kintor wool dryer balls d attitude fabric softener e the honest company dryer cloths f attitude reusable static eliminator and softener g seventh generation natural fabric softener sheets.
Using a liquid fabric softener.
The safest dryer sheets and fabric softeners.
Of those two chemicals acetaldehyde and benzene are classified by the environmental protection agency as carcinogens.
Fabric softener keeps your clothes soft makes them smell great and reduces static.
You are pouring these toxic chemicals into the ocean every time you use it.
Analysis of the captured gases found more than 25 volatile organic compounds including seven hazardous air pollutants coming out of the dryer vents.
I use dryer balls and diy options.
What homemade fabric softeners will do is make your clothes feel softer than they would if you dried them without some sort of softener and that s enough for me.
Researchers used the top selling scented fabric softener and dryer sheets and then analyzed the air from the dryer vents and found 7 hazardous air pollutants.
Follow up research published in the journal air quality atmosphere and health found that emissions from dryer vents are toxic when fabric softeners or dryer sheets were used.
The softener lost some points on hypoallergenic and extras but is still a solid choice if you are only interested in a fabric softener that does its job without all the bells and whistles.
There really were not very many commercial products that could be recommended.
Even worse than liquid fabric softeners are dryer sheets whose chemicals are heated and then shot into the air for you to breathe into your lungs.