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〰️What do you use to wash your clothes and how did you pick it? Was it the brand your parents use? Or perhaps, just the cheapest option you found? I didn’t know how to choose from the huge amount of brands on the shopping centres shelves because I didn’t know how to compare them.

Once I started thinking about sustainability, it wasn’t just what the product was made from (although keep in mind it goes into our waterways and ocean) but also what it was packaged in. I finally decided to do some serious research and comparison to find the best options easily available to me.

Below are my 3 steps to finding your perfect laundry detergent match, so you can live happily ever after.

STEP 1) Read the ingredient list and looking up the ingredients listed using the ChemicalMaze App to understand what they are. This pretty quickly eliminated the majority for me, leaving me instead with a small and less overwhelming list of options.

STEP 2) Compare the brands you are happy to trial with any other factors that are important to you, such as cost or environmental impact, to create your top three options.

STEP 3) Try out each of your chosen three options to see which you are happiest with, this is where personal preference comes in. You might simply choose your favourite based on the way it makes your clothes feel or perhaps how they smell. Or you may find you don’t have a preference and therefore simply select the option that’s easiest to pick up locally.