Description
Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day Basil fabric softener brings an herbal, garden-fresh scent to the wash while softening fabric and reducing static. Each 32 fl oz (946 ml) bottle covers around 32 loads, made by a brand that's been creating aromatherapeutic home care products since 2001.
What's in the bottle
This liquid fabric softener is made with plant-derived ingredients and a blend of essential oils for the Basil scent. In short, it's:
- Made without parabens, phthalates or animal-derived ingredients
- A USDA Certified Biobased Product with 77% biobased content
- Leaping Bunny certified cruelty-free
How to use it
Add the fabric softener during the rinse cycle, either through your machine's built-in softener dispenser or a dispenser ball, following the dosing line on the bottle for your load size. Because it's concentrated to cover around 32 loads, a small amount goes a long way for everyday softening.
Choosing your scent
Basil offers a herbal, slightly green fragrance that's noticeably different from a typical floral fabric softener, making it a good option if you'd like something fresher and less sweet on towels and everyday clothing. If Basil isn't quite right for your household, Mrs. Meyer's also makes this fabric softener in Rain Water, which has a cleaner, more neutral scent.
Why choose a liquid softener
A liquid fabric softener gives you more control over dosing than a dryer sheet and works through the wash cycle rather than the dry cycle. It's a good option if you'd rather soften fabric earlier in the process, or if you use a different brand of dryer sheet and want the Basil scent to come through from the wash instead.
A scent with a different character
Mrs. Meyer's describes its range as aromatherapeutic, and Basil is one of the more distinctive options in the lineup, sitting apart from the sweeter, more floral scents common in mainstream fabric softeners. It's worth testing on a small batch of laundry first if you're used to a heavily floral or fruity fragrance, simply to get a feel for how the herbal notes come through once fabric is dry.
Good to know
Store the bottle upright somewhere cool and out of direct sunlight to help preserve the scent over time. Because Basil is a scented product, it's worth checking with anyone in the household who's sensitive to fragrance before adding it to a shared laundry routine. If a fragrance-free option is a better fit, Seventh Generation's Free & Clear fabric softener is worth considering instead.
