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Nellie’s All Natural Super Clean Laundry Nuggets
June 20th, 2009
Get Your Clothes Squeaky Clean Naturally!
Traditional laundry detergents use scent to mask odors rather than remove them. Many people associate the fresh smell of scented products with cleanliness. Traditional soaps will clean and scent the surface but may not actually penetrate the material. Once the fragrance from the detergent dissipates, the musty smell may return.
Nellie’s laundry soda is unscented and designed to penetrate the fabric as well as remove the odors, not mask them. Nellie’s rinses clear and leaves no residue.
If you would like your laundry to have a scent, consider a natural linen spray or a lavender pouch that can be placed in the dryer.
What’s In It?
SODA ASH - (SODIUM CARBONATE) also known as washing soda. In domestic use, it’s used as a water softener during laundry.
SODIUM METASILICATE - A major use is as a builder (a material that enhances or maintains the cleaning efficiency of a surfactant, principally by inactivating water hardness) in soaps and detergents
SODIUM CHLORIDE - Sodium chloride, also known as common salt, table salt, or halite. As well as the familiar uses of salt in cooking, salt is used in many applications, from manufacturing pulp and paper to setting dyes in textiles and fabric, to producing soaps and detergents.
CITRIC ACID - This is a weak organic acid. It serves as an environmentally benign cleaning agent and acts as an antioxidant.
The Detergent is Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulphate. It is a coconut based (LAURYL) Ethoxylated fatty alcohol. Coconut oil on its own will wash nothing. It is therefore chemically modified so that it becomes surface active and thus performs like a detergent. This commodity is widely used by many detergent manufacturers because it is readily biodegradable, non toxic and mild and efficient. It is also NOT Petroleum based.
Delighted Customers Have this to Say…
I’ve been using the Nellie Dryer Balls and they are really making a difference in how my clothes turn out. I’m looking forward to trying these especially since I’m trying to go green for all my household cleaning products. Cara
I love that these are pre-measured out for me. I have been known to over pour the detergent before and this is a big help. Kate
Why This Gets The Delight Seal of Approval:
We tested many to bring you one Delightful Must-Have today…
- Nellie’s Laundry Nuggets – All Natural Laundry Soda
- Available in a 50 Load Reusable (and adorable) Keepsake Tin or 60 Load Reusable Bin
- Nuggets are pre-wrapped in bio-degradeable, dissolving film
- 1 nugget = 1 load
- No perfumes, dyes, or harsh chemicals
- Pair with a set of Nellie’s Dryerballs for all-natural laundry fabulessness
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Discuss this item (20 comments)
“I've been transitioning my whole house to all natural cleaning products, and Nellie's Laundry Nuggets are the best!! They wash everything, super, squeaky, clean!”
June 11th, 2008 at 9:35 am
Love the idead, but wondering if it’s 1 nugget = 1 load whether you’ve got a front-loading vs. top loading machine. Usually you use less detergent for front-loading which is what we have. Thanks.
June 11th, 2008 at 10:48 am
is this color-safe?
June 11th, 2008 at 11:18 am
Good questions! Nellie’s Laundry Nuggets are safe for front loading, High Efficiency, and Standard washing machines. It is especially good for babies clothes and individuals with allergies and sensitive skin. It doesn’t list it as being “color-safe” but my guess is that it is given that it is safe for babies clothes and sensitive skin.
June 11th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
I’ve been using the Nellie Dryer Balls and they are really making a difference in how my clothes turn out. I’m looking forward to trying these especially since I’m trying to go green for all my household cleaning products.
June 24th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
I love that these are pre-measured out for me. I have been known to over pour the detergent before and this is a big help.
July 16th, 2008 at 10:14 am
when is the keepsake tin going to be back in stock?
July 18th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
I love Nellie’s and so do my clothes. My stuff looks great and being that’s it’s premessured all I have to do is grab and nugget and throw it in.. it’s perfect. Great stuff! Highly recommended
November 10th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
I love all the Nellie’s products. We’ve been using the dryer balls for a long time now and it’s been great! These laundry nuggets are a must-have. You don’t have to pre-measure and you don’t have to worry about any kind of chemicals. A great laundry product for everyone! =)
January 2nd, 2009 at 1:13 pm
How do these compare with dropps?
January 2nd, 2009 at 3:46 pm
Oxygen Brightener? Dryer balls? Not seeing either on the site. I’d buy the nuggets but would like to get all at the same time.
January 13th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Hi there, sorry if this was addressed and I missed it somewhere…I have a Front-Loading, High-Efficiency washing machine. Where exactly, do I put this? I have a drawer that opens for the liquid soap…but if this is solid, will it work in there? I have never put any kind of soap *in* the part where the clothes go…thanks!
January 14th, 2009 at 8:01 am
Does the detergent really dissolve completely, even in cold water? I have tried powdered “green” laundry detergents, and have found a white residue ends up all over my clothes. I have had better luck with liquids, and would like to confirm before I buy. Better yet, do you know if they will send you a sample?
March 14th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
What a great gift? idea for college students!! (as in my son and others who never learned how to do laundry before leaving home) BUT…… I also would like to know if you throw these in the wash itself or in the compartment on a front load, HE washing machine as I have one of those myself??
I absolutely love this website/store - just found it tonight and I’m hooked!!
June 19th, 2009 at 10:17 am
I am a newly diagnosised woman of celiac disease (no gluten) which this product is friendly for my restrictions. However, I was just told that I am going to be a mother and have now found out that my baby girl to be is going to have the restrictions as myself….
I was hoping and wondering if this product was safe to use on baby clothes????
June 22nd, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Hi Christina,
I just wanted to let you know that I called Nellie’s and they let me know that they laundry detergent is in fact Gluten free so it is safe for use on your daughters clothes.
Jenny
Community Manager @Delight.com
June 27th, 2009 at 8:40 am
This detergent is perfect for baby clothes and even cloth diapers because they leave no residue, whether washing in cold or warm water. Also, you don’t have to worry about harsh chemicals and fragrances irritating the baby’s skin. My husband and I use Nellie’s because we both have very sensitive skin, so when baby came, we used it too and it was great! You should also try the lavender sticks for infused towels and blankets!
August 10th, 2009 at 10:05 am
Great that it can be used with front loaders, but do i put it in with the clothes or in the dispenser drawer?
August 10th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Hello Margo,
You would just toss the Nellies Nuggets in with the clothing!
Have a great day
October 16th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
Somewhere else on the web in another forum, someone said the nuggets didn’t dissolve automatically but that you needed to give them a little time to dissolve in the water before adding your clothes? Wish there was more information on this. I very new with HE washers - just got one delivered today and I’m thinking I shouldn’t be opening the door to throw in the clothes after the water has started and after the nugget is dissolved?
October 24th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
I found that my clothes did not get completely clean with this detergent.