Earth Breeze is a home goods brand that sells a popular laundry detergent product called “Eco Sheets.” The brand claims that their products are more eco-friendly than commercial laundry detergent, and many consumers consider them to be a healthier and safer option.
But are the ingredients used actually healthier than traditional detergent? Is the brand really more eco-friendly or is this another case of “greenwashing”?
In this article we’ll seek to answer these questions and more as we review Earth Breeze Laundry Sheets to give our take on whether this product is worth your money.
Ingredient Review
Earth Sheets Laundry Sheets does have a much cleaner, non-toxic formulation relative to commercial detergents. The above ingredients list is of the fragrance-free version, and we always recommend that consumers use fragrance-free versions of home products for health reasons.
Sodium dodecyl sulfate is an effective natural detergent ingredient that is “of no concern with respect to human health” according to PubChem. It’s also an antimicrobial which makes it a sensible laundry detergent ingredient choice.
Primary alcohol ethoxylate is another safe and effective natural surfactant (cleaning ingredient) that was found in a medical review published in the Toxicology journal to cause no skin irritation and have no toxicity concern.
Another medical review found corn starch to be an effective and biodegradable ingredient for laundry detergent.
We consider all of the ingredients used in Earth Breeze Laundry Sheets to be safe and effective.
To illustrate why we consider Earth Breeze to be a healthier and more eco-friendly choice than commercial laundry sheets, let’s analyze the ingredients list of Tide Fresh Coral Blast laundry detergent, shown below:
This detergent contains fragrances. As we referenced in our review of Dr. Squatch Soap, there are medical studies suggesting that fragrance compounds pose risks to human health. We recommend avoiding fragrance entirely.
Ethanolamine is described by the New Jersey Department of Health’s Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet as a “corrosive” chemical that can pass through the skin and damage organ systems. Surely there’s a very small amount in Tide’s detergent, but it seems logical to avoid this ingredient in our opinion.
An extensive medical review published in the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health reviewed the ingredients in over 100 commercial cleaning products including detergents and concluded that “hazardous substances” existed in many of them.
Based on our ingredient review, we would recommend Earth Breeze Laundry Sheets from a health perspective over any commercial detergent.
Our only complaint is that the ingredients are somewhat hard to find. They’re on a help page rather than on the product page.
Is Earth Breeze Eco-Friendly?
Earth Breeze Laundry Sheets are shipped in a recyclable cardboard box that’s biodegradable. The sheets themselves dissolve into water so there’s no plastic waste.
We consider this to be a significant upgrade from the standard laundry detergent that is sold in a plastic container. We know from medical research that plastics are a significant environmental hazard to both human health and animal health, so any time a consumer switches from a plastic product to a plastic-free alternative we would consider it an eco-friendly choice.
Earth Breeze is also a carbon neutral company, and donates 1% of revenue to non-profit organizations with an environmental focus.
According to the brand’s website, over 700 million single-use plastic laundry jugs are disposed of every year, which is a shocking figure. We would recommend Earth Breeze Laundry Sheets from an environmental perspective.
Earth Breeze Laundry Sheets Real User Review
One of the most popular YouTube reviews of Earth Breeze Laundry Sheets is published by a channel called “Strolling Through Life.” The video has achieved over 50,000 views at the time of writing this article, and the creator claims it’s unsponsored. She actually uses the laundry sheets and shares her experience:
Earth Breeze Customer Reviews
Earth Breeze has been reviewed over 700 times on the Better Business Bureau (BBB) website, and has an impressive customer review rating of 4.88 out of 5 stars. This is the highest BBB rating we’ve ever documented in an Illuminate Health review.
A customer named “Stacie K.” claims that both the products and the customer service are high-quality:
“I've been using Earth Breeze for a few years now and I love their products and their customer service. It's like they strive for very happy customers, which is so refreshing. I don't often have an opportunity to require customer service, but when I do, it is also timely and exactly what I requested.”
