A shift away from liquid detergent

Liquid laundry detergent has long been packaged in plastic, contributing to household waste and resource consumption. The company says the sheet format removes the plastic bottle and reduces the product’s carbon footprint while maintaining cleaning performance.

The company says the sheets avoid 1,4-dioxane, optical brighteners, artificial dyes and fragrances, ingredients or byproducts that have drawn scrutiny in some conventional detergent formulas.

Product specifications

Molly’s Suds describes the sheets as using plant-based surfactants and two stain-fighting enzymes. The company says the format is compatible with standard, commercial and high-efficiency machines and is designed to perform in hard water.

The company describes the product as lightweight and portable, citing travel and dormitory use as examples. The table below summarizes the stated specifications.

How the sheets are used

Use requires no measuring cup or liquid handling, reducing the risk of spills, according to the product instructions. The company recommends adjusting the number of sheets to the load size.

1. Place: Use half a sheet for a regular load, one sheet for a large load and two sheets for an extra-large or heavily soiled load.
2. Position: For top-loading machines, place the sheet over the clothes in the drum. For front-loading machines, place it in the detergent dispenser; the sheet can be folded to ensure the drawer closes.
3. Wash: Run the normal wash cycle.

The instructions call for the sheet to be used in a standard wash cycle, with no separate measuring step.

Ingredient disclosure

Molly’s Suds lists the ingredients as PVOH, octyl/decyl glucoside, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, cocamidopropylamine oxide, sodium citrate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium lauroyl glutamate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, glycerin, starch, protease, amylase, citric acid, sodium alkenesulfonate and natural fragrance.

The company provides a full ingredient list and says it maintains a policy of ingredient transparency.