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Housewarming Gift

Useful, good-looking and plastic-light: wool dryer balls, beeswax wraps, Swedish dishcloths and cedar for the closet.

  • Fewer chemicals
  • Less plastic
  • Safer for pets
  • Saves money

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  1. Dryer sheets, the old item this swap replaces

    Dryer sheets → Wool dryer balls

    Otylzto 6-pk

    Meets our bar

    100% wool. Fragrance-free, makers say they last 1,000+ loads, and they can cut drying time.

    • Fewer chemicals
    • Saves money
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  2. Plastic wrap, the old item this swap replaces

    Plastic wrap → Beeswax wraps

    Akeeko 9-pk

    Meets our bar

    Cotton coated in beeswax, resin and jojoba. Reusable for about a year, then compostable in a home compost bin.

    Never in the oven or on hot food.

    • Fewer chemicals
    • Less plastic
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  3. Paper towels for everyday wipes, the old item this swap replaces

    Paper towels for everyday wipes → Swedish dishcloths

    AIDEA Swedish Dishcloths, 7 × 6", 20-pack

    Meets our bar

    A Swedish dishcloth is a plant-based (cellulose) sponge cloth you rinse, wring and reuse instead of tossing after one wipe.

    • Saves money
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  4. Mothballs, the old item this swap replaces

    Mothballs → Natural cedar

    Homode Cedar Balls, 100% eastern red cedar, 100-pack

    Meets our bar

    Cedar is untreated wood with a scent long used to deter moths, and it gives off no naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene. Paired with clean clothes and sealed storage, it keeps closets fresh.

    • Fewer chemicals
    • Safer for pets
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Good to know before you buy

  • Wool dryer balls: Less static control on synthetics. Adding essential oils brings the VOCs back.
  • Beeswax wraps: Never in the oven or on hot food. Not for raw meat, hot food or the microwave. Not vegan.
  • Swedish dishcloths: Keep a roll of paper towels for raw meat and grease. Wring the cloth out to air-dry between uses and machine-wash it every few days to keep it fresh.
  • Natural cedar: Store clothes clean in sealed bins, and lightly sand the cedar every few months to refresh the scent.
Sources (12)
  1. Dartmouth Health Children's: eczema skin-care tips, avoid fragrance sources such as scented detergent and dryer sheets
  2. Steinemann et al. 2011: dryer-vent VOCs with a fragranced detergent and dryer sheets, including acetaldehyde
  3. Steinemann 2011: 133 VOCs from 25 products, 1 on a label
  4. EHP: Dryer vents, an overlooked source of pollution?
  5. Petersen 1997, Food Addit Contam: 77% of PVC films used for fatty foods exceeded the DEHA migration limit
  6. SC Johnson ingredient page: Saran Premium Wrap is low-density polyethylene, with polybutylene as a cling agent
  7. EPA: tissue paper and towels made up 3.8 million tons of US municipal waste in 2018, with no significant recycling
  8. AIDEA listing: Swedish dishcloths "endure several weeks of use; washable and reusable"
  9. EPA-registered naphthalene mothball label: 'May be fatal if inhaled'; use only in airtight containers
  10. NTP: naphthalene is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen (animal studies)
  11. 953 US adults: highest blood paradichlorobenzene (a mothball chemical) linked to lower lung function (Elliott 2006)
  12. NTP: 1,4-dichlorobenzene (paradichlorobenzene) is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen (animal studies)

General information, not medical or veterinary advice. Ask your doctor, or your vet if a pet could be exposed.

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