Arm & Hammer Essentials Fabric Softener Sheets and $25 Visa Gift Card Giveaway!
Laundry is something I think a lot about. It’s hard not to when you have three kids and an active husband.
I want laundry products that are effective and healthy for my family and the environment. BUT, they also need to be affordable.
Little by little, I have been trying to wean myself away from using dryer sheets, since I worry about chemicals and their impact on my family and the environment. In the past, I’ve checked out a few of the “earth-friendly” brands at the store and gasped at the price. Totally not happening.
The trouble is, there are still times when I really like using dryer sheets… and hate to go without them totally.
A few weeks ago I received a package of Arm & Hammer Essential Fabric Softener Sheets in the mail as part of the Arm & Hammer Switch & Save Challenge. Before opening the box, I didn’t know one thing about Arm & Hammer’s dryer sheets.
So I was happy when the box read: “Naturally Derived Softeners” and “Biodegradable Softening Agents” Oooh, I like the sound of that.
The box was even made from 100% Recycled Paperboard and 35% Post Consumer Content… better still.
I opened the box to find that the sheets seemed to be made to lessen their environmental impact. They are less dense, thinner and smaller than the brand of sheets I buy. Would that mean it wouldn’t work as well? I aimed to find out.
On first impressions, the only downside was the smell. It boasted a Lavender (one of my favorite smells) and Linen Scent. But the perfume of the open box was a bit strong for my sensitive nose.
The real test would be the way a dried load of laundry smelled.
The warm laundry coming out of the dryer was a pleasant surprise. The previously strong sent had mellowed to a much lighter clean scent on the clothes.
I was also happy that there was no static cling. When you live in a dry environment like me, that’s a big deal. And the clothes felt nice and soft.
So far, Arm & Hammer Essentials Dryer Sheets was a more environmentally friendly option, that did a great job softening clothes and preventing static cling, but what about price?
I compared the price of Arm & Hammer Essential Fabric Softener Sheets with popular eco-friendly brands at my local supermarket. The price comparisons were stunning. Arm & Hammer sheets were a fraction of the cost per box and had a much higher sheet count. So, just for fun, I compared the Arm & Hammer Fabric Softener Sheets with a major competitor (not eco-friendly). Again Arm & Hammer was cheaper with a higher per box sheet count. That’s even before adding a coupon. Awesome.
My conclusion: Arm & Hammer Essential Fabric Softener Sheets are great value. They aren’t perfect in the eco-friendly department, but they are a great move in the right direction… especially when you compare costs. They do a great job on clothes. The box of sheets smells a bit perfumey for my taste, but the dried clothes smell nice, so that’s not much of an issue. All in all I’m very happy to switch and save.
And now for a giveaway!
The nice folks at Arm & Hammer have provided another $25 Visa Gift Card for one lucky person today.
To enter for a chance to win, leave a comment on this post answering, “What’s your favorite scent?”
Do you love the smell of lavender, or is it hot baking bread? How about your kids just out of the bath or the smell of a rain storm in summer? Those are some of my favorites.
The Rules:
- Contest closes on Thursday, August 25th, 2011 10:00 MDT
- Only one comment per person please.
- Random winner will be announced on Friday, August 26th
Be sure to head over to the Arm and Hammer Switch and Save website and enter for a chance to win $25,000!
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This is a sponsored post for Church & Dwight Co., Inc, the maker of ARM & HAMMER branded products, who is paying me to try different products. Save $1.00 on ARM & HAMMER Essentials Fabric Softener Sheets. Then head over to The Switch & Save Challenge to keep up with all of the bloggers and enter to win $25,000.
I love the smell of fresh baked bread!
I love the smell of apple cinnamon
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I love the smell of fresh clean laundry!
I love the smell of the ocean breeze!
I really like light floral scents like rose and tubar rose.
I think my favorite smell is Patchouli, because it takes me back to the 70s!
I love the smell of vanilla and lavender – it is so soothing and calming. Thanks for a chance to win.
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I am also very sensitive to scents and often get the unscented variety and stay away from very strong scented products. I do, however, have a weakness for lavender.
I love the smell of lavendar. I have it growing right out front in my little garden.
My favorite scent is freshly line-dried cotton sheets! Just what you need to beat insomnia!
I love the smell of olive oil hitting my hot stainless steel pans…
My favorite smell is freshly baked cookies!
I love lavender too, although the smell fresh baking in the kitchen always cheers me up! Thanks for the chance to win!
I love the smell of vanilla, apple pie or cinnamon rolls just out of the oven, and Johnson’s Baby Shampoo.
There are so many great smells, but my favorites are fresh-mown grass and a baby’s hair.
I love the smell of green apples – in shampoo, soap, everything!
I LOVE the smell of our Huggies baby soap…it is lavendar and something else. It is the same soap we’ve used for all 3 babies and the smell of it just makes me so relaxed and comfortable because it reminds me of snuggling a freshly washed child…
Fresh cut wood & a fresh cut Christmas tree : )
Lavendar everywhere but Eucalyptus in the kitchen!
I love the smell of rain (good thing, because I live in Southeast Alaska)!
I love the smell of baking chocolate chip cookies!
Wood smoke; outside in the fire pit or inside in the fire place. Love it.
Lavender is definiely a favorite scent! I also like the smell of home baked bread right out of the oven!
I love the smell of apples and cinnamin! It always makes me feel calm and warm!
I love smell of dew as it sets on a field of hay in the evening.
I love the smell of fall mornings! The cool fresh air is wonderful!
That would be a toss-up between lavender and lilac…
i love the smell of vanilla
I love the smell of fresh cut hay, and also the smell of lilacs blooming!
I love the smell of homemade buttermilk biscuits baking in the oven…and when they are done and the steam rolls out of a fresh biscuit that’s just had it’s butter bath.
Gotta be food – Banana bread, maybe.
Anything baking in the oven – cookies, pies, cakes, mmmm
My clean baby & coconut!
I love the smell of Jergens lotion (Almond Cherry).
The smell of freshly mowed grass in the spring.
I love the smell of Lilly of the Valley:)
The smell of rain right after a rain storm smells so fresh and clean
Fresh cookies baking in the oven!
I love the smell of freshly dried laundry on the clothesline. I put each load in the dryer for 10 – 15 min, then take it out and either hang on hangers or take outside on my clothesline. This method has saved me $15 – $20 per month.
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I love the smell of fresh baked goods!
Living in the high desert of northern Nevada, there is nothing like the smell of sagebrush after a good rain….ahhhhh!
My favorite smell is coming home to a roast in the oven (like my grandmother’s house in the fall when I was young) – now just at Christmas at my parents but still wonderful!
Cooked onions and celery
Lavender, it’s so calm and soothing
gardenia, the smell comes to you way before you find the flower
fresh baked chocolate chip cookies!
I love the smell of an ocean breeze on a cool day.
I like lavender scent.
I love the smell of chocolate chip cookies and the smell of a fall day after a rain!! Ahhhh….
My favorite smell is that of a freshly aired out home in the fall.
I love the mossy smell of walking through the forest.
Chocolate chip cookies!
Freshly laundered sheets!
Don’t know how you would describe this smell. But I love clothes that come off the line, and the smell that comes with them. First the clothes are crisp, but they have a nice sun/grass/outdoor smell. Takes me back to being little and getting in between the sheets.
Though I love the smell of sheets fresh from the clothesline, I do love the smell of lavender as well. Each spring I mix my favorite lavender essential oil with some baking soda and sprinkle it on all of the mattresses, including the mattresses in our camper. Love it!
I love lavender vanilla.
I also love fresh cut grass.
I love the smell of puppy paws.
I love the smell of bonfire.
I love the smell of the ocean and I have a vivid ‘smell memory’ of the wonderful scent of Sea & Ski sun lotion from my youth…how I wish it was still being made today!
I love the smell of fresh garden tomatoes. They never fail to remind me of my childhood and how I used to sneak into my mother’s garden and eat them off the vine! YUMMY!
I love the smell of freshly cut lemons and I also love bergamot.
I love the smell of lavendar/vanilla.
I have two: apple pie baking in the oven and fresh school supplies (like crayons, paper, etc.). I’m a teacher…. so I love that smell!
Oh…I was just about to say my favorite scent was lavendar until you mentioned rain…that has to be my all-time favorite…especially living here in the desert!
I love fancy candles burning.
I can’t choose just one–newborn babies, lavendar and vanilla, cinnamon rolls, Christmas trees, and a freshly mopped floor…mmm!
i love the smell of field burning in the summer
My favorite smell (this time of year) was new crayons and a big thick writing tablet or coloring book. I guess it was the wood pulp in the paper.
I love the smell of plumeria trees in Hawaii.
I love the smell of fresh baked chocolate chip cookies.
Wood Smoke and Mountain Laurel… reminds me of good times and some of my favorite memories are swirled in with that scent!
I love the smell of warm cinnamon, freshly cut grass, carnations in a vase and lilies in the garden! Thanks for getting me to think about simple joys :)
I love the smell of anything and everything baking in the oven!!!!
I love lavender. I also love the way my 7 month old granddaughter smells — baby sweet!
Green tea and cucumber.
I love the smell of vanilla.
I love the smell of honeysuckle.
Cookies baking in the oven!
I can’t even pick one! I think the best smell is my baby’s head just after her nighttime bath. Love it!!!!
Brownies fresh out of the oven. :)
I love the smell of flowers.
The smell of a freshly sliced cucumber! I don’t know why, but when I smell cucumber, I can’t help but feel happy…I think that the smell takes me back to happy memories and meals at my german grandmother’s table.
Johnson’s Baby Lotion – the pink bottle. Takes me back to freshly bathed baby girls rubbed down with the lotion, wrapped up in a blanket anticipating those few quiet moments when they snuggled deep down into the crook of your arm and the world was right!
I love the smell of a sycamore tree right after a rain. Heaven!
Wow, great question. I feel like I’ve spent my life trying to avoid scents because so many give me headaches, especially florals, but lavender has never bothered me. I really like it. (So does my cat) :) I think my favorite scents are ones that remind me of the beach where I grew up, or any baking scents. Especially pumpkin/cinnamon scents.
My favorite scents are vanilla and pine.
I’ve always loved lavender and vanilla..but I also like spicy scents, too.
I love the smell of rain, probably because I live in AZ where we don’t get to smell it all that often.
Do I have to pick one? I like the smell of cookies baking, coffee brewing, a fresh cut christmas tree, roses, lavendar and vanilla, rain, the ocean…
Thanks for the chance to win.
I really love the smell of snow in the air. That scent means so many different things – all good!
Lemon – the scent always brightens my day and clears my senses.
I enjoy the smell of vanilla.
Orange blossoms.
Vanilla.
Cinnamon.
Rain.
Puppy breath.
Lavender.
Honeysuckle.
My grandson after a swim (part sunblock, part chlorine, part toddler.)
It is impossible to choose 1 favorite smell!
I love the smell of my new baby.
Onions and celery sauteing in butter…….smells yummy and happy, like holidays and family.
I really love the smell of fresh rain. You know when its just fixing to pour down. Also, the smell of lavender if its not too strong. Thanks for the giveaway.
I love the smell of newborn babies! My second was just born 2 months ago, ans she STILL smells awesome!
I love the smell of pumpkin pie.
freshly cut Pineapple and fresh squeezed lemon!!
Oooooo..Honeysuckle!!!
I love the smell of the beach, nothin like it!
I love the smell of brownies baking in the oven.
My two favorite scents are a nice fresh citrus and warm comforting cinnamon/apple pie!
Clean kitchen. Definitely the smell of a clean kitchen (cleaned by someone else) with the dishwasher running.
I honestly think dryer sheets are quite perfumey too, although fresh garden lavender is definitely a favorite!