My New Favorite Laundry Detergent

First of all, let me be clear - I have in no way been compensated for writing this blog post. I purchased this laundry detergent with my own money (and a coupon...it was either $2 off or $1 off, I can't remember).

I have four children.  Can I even begin to tell you how much laundry I do in a given week?  Trust me, you don't want to know.  So, I've read on blogs about method laundry detergent, and everyone raved about it.  I was in Target one night, needed some laundry detergent, had a coupon, decided to try it.  I bought the 25 load bottle of the Fresh Air fragrance.  As I recall, it was $7.99/bottle before the coupon.  Yes, that is expensive for just 25 loads - but like I said, I've read raves.

Now that I've used it, I see why I have read raves.  This stuff does a great job!  Four squirts from the pump are all I need to wash a full load (remember, I have the washer that can wash "16 pairs of jeans" in one load...well, different brand but same size washer).

Obviously we can have some stinky and dirty clothes in The Shoe.  The Fresh Air fragrance of this detergent is perfect. Very light. And it really does make our clothes smell like they're fresh off the clothes line (man...I miss the clothes line from my childhood days!).  Elizabeth and Nin are very particular about how things smell.  When they help move the laundry after I've used Method, they both swoon and get silly while saying, "Oh, Mommy! I love the way this laundry smells! I love it!!" 

As for dirt, I've not had any issue with stains.  Granted I do pretreat the stains around here because it's usually stuff like mud or KoolAid or marker.  But on the general dirty-because-we-played-outside dirt...it's been great. The clothes come out of the wash nice and clean.  And did I mention they smell good?  (yeah, E and Nin come by it honestly)  This is especially important for the girls' clothes since they get handed down from sister-to-sister-to-sister (and soon to Baby Cousin).

I also like that none of us are allergic to this detergent!  Yes, you read that correctly.  Me, woman who is allergic to almost every detergent under the sun, is not allergic to this one.  Finally, I can use something other than All Fresh Rain (and let me tell you, after the 100oz of that stuff that I had to clean off the laundry room floor...I'm ready to use a different fragrance!!)  or All Free & Clear.  Harrison has such horrible dry skin (it cracks and bleeds in the winter) that I have to be super careful what I use for his laundry as well.  He's not reacted one bit to this new detergent. If I should ever develop an allergy to the Fresh Air fragrance (oh please NO!) then they also have a free and clear that I can use. 

So, there ya have it.  Method Laundry Detergent. Approved by The Shoe.  Oh, and as I grabbed the link to their webpage, I noticed they're offering a $2 off coupon.  Be sure to print it!  And if you decide not to use it, you can give it to me.