Did you hear about the wash balls? If not, first let me explain what they are. Wash balls are plastic balls that you put inside your washing machine together with your dirty clothes. By using them you almost do not need to use any washing detergent. So you save some money and save the environment. Do they work? The opinions are divided, lets take a look.
I have been using wash balls for a few months now. I think that they do work since I haven't noticed any big difference in how clean my clothes are now in comparison to before I was using them. But I must confess that I always add some washing detergent because I like the smell that it leaves on freshly washed clothes.
So what is the basic principle behind wash balls?
Wash balls are full of small ceramic pellets and these pellets must first be put in the sun so the UV rays charge them. You have to do this before you use the wash ball for the first time and then every now and then, like once a month.
These pellets inside the ball emit infra red rays that break water molecule's hydrogen combination into smaller water cluster and activate the small water cluster. This increases the molecular motion of the water, water easily penetrates the fibers and the washing power of the water itself is increased.
The wash ball also radiates negative ions that soften the fibers in your clothes so the dirt can come out faster and easier without the use of detergent.
Wash balls also reacts with the chlorine in the water and eliminates it. If you do not know - chlorine is the reason for your clothes getting pale and hard sooner. So by removing chlorine from the water wash balls will save your clothes and make water softer. Softer water has less surface tension and softer water is better for any kind of washing.
Balls also keep the water at the same pH spectrum that normal detergent has, so it can remove oils and dirt.
That is basically all that wash ball manufacturers tell us. I am not that good at physics to tell if this is true and possible. I did find other articles that are pretty skeptical about wash balls working for real. But as I said, they work for me.
I have been using wash balls for a few months now. I think that they do work since I haven't noticed any big difference in how clean my clothes are now in comparison to before I was using them. But I must confess that I always add some washing detergent because I like the smell that it leaves on freshly washed clothes.
So what is the basic principle behind wash balls?
Wash balls are full of small ceramic pellets and these pellets must first be put in the sun so the UV rays charge them. You have to do this before you use the wash ball for the first time and then every now and then, like once a month.
These pellets inside the ball emit infra red rays that break water molecule's hydrogen combination into smaller water cluster and activate the small water cluster. This increases the molecular motion of the water, water easily penetrates the fibers and the washing power of the water itself is increased.
The wash ball also radiates negative ions that soften the fibers in your clothes so the dirt can come out faster and easier without the use of detergent.
Wash balls also reacts with the chlorine in the water and eliminates it. If you do not know - chlorine is the reason for your clothes getting pale and hard sooner. So by removing chlorine from the water wash balls will save your clothes and make water softer. Softer water has less surface tension and softer water is better for any kind of washing.
Balls also keep the water at the same pH spectrum that normal detergent has, so it can remove oils and dirt.
That is basically all that wash ball manufacturers tell us. I am not that good at physics to tell if this is true and possible. I did find other articles that are pretty skeptical about wash balls working for real. But as I said, they work for me.
About the Author:
Jenny writes on a small blog about these wash balls where she posted some information about them - like how do you use wash balls and where you can share your review of the balls - do they work or not.
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