Downy Unstopables Reviews And Information

Find out information and read reviews about Downy Unstopables (often mispelled as "Downy Unstoppables"), a new product designed as an in-wash scent boosting product. In addition, you can share your reviews and ratings of this laundry supply.

This is where you can share your "Mom reviews" of this laundry supply, telling whether you would recommend it or not. In addition, if you are considering buying this product, in any of the various scents, find out what other "Mom reviewers" and other people have said about it here.

Here are the reviews submitted so far, or skip down to read more information about it that I've found below.

Share Your Product Review Here	Fresh Scent Review	Lush Scent Makes Me Feel Like I'm In A Luxury Hotel	Caused My Son To Have A Severe Allergic Reaction	Loved Lush Scent But Caused Daughter To Get Rash

Lush Scent Didn't Last And Way Too Expensive	The Scent Boost Is Wonderful & Addicting	Strong Allergy Reaction To This In Wash Scent Booster	This Product Should Be Illegal - Causes Lots Of Allergies	Be Careful: Caused Itchy Rash

I Really Loved It But Caused My Husband To Develop Rash	My Granddaughter Had An Allergic Reaction As Well	Stay Away From This Product: I Wish I Had

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Companies come out with new products all the time, and Procter & Gamble is no exception. Their latest new type of product is Downy Unstopables, a crystal in-wash scent booster for washable fabric.

My first thought, when I saw this product, was "someone is finally trying to compete with Purex softener crystals." The similarities between these two products are striking -- they are both designed to be added to your washing machine wash water, are in crystal form, and provide a big boost of scent to your laundry.

Further, because it is made by Downy, the same people who make Downy Fabric Softener, at first I assumed it was a crystal form of fabric softener, just like the Purex crystals. However, upon further investigation it turns out I was wrong! It is not a fabric softener at all.

The packaging doesn't make this really obvious, like they are kind of trying to hide this fact, which actually irked me a little. They obviously don't lie and say it does soften your clothes, but the materials and information don't just come out and say it isn't a softener either.

Basically, this product is an expensive way to add some fragrance to your wash. You can use it in conjunction with liquid fabric softener, and comes in only two scents, "Fresh," which appears may coordinate with Downy's "Clean Breeze" scent (although they don't make this really clear, so I could be wrong about this), and "Lush," which is a lavender scented product.

***Update: There is another product which competes with these Downy Unstopables now though -- Gain Fireworks. Both of these products exist only to add scent, and serve no other function in the laundering process.***

How To Use This Product

These crystals are designed to dissolve in water, either hot or cold. Therefore, to use them is quite simple. All you do is add the crystals (the more you add, the more scented your clothes will become) to the wash water while the washer drum is filling up.

You do not add the crystals to the detergent dispenser, but instead directly into the water, before adding the clothes. The Downy Unstopables are designed to be used safely in either HE or regular washing machines in the exact same way, which is nice.

Basically, even though the product is easy to use I personally think the cons of this product outweigh its pros. However, I may be biased since we don't use scented products in our house because of allergy issues, and therefore don't ever foresee me using this product anyway. Here is my list of the pros and cons of this product:

Pros For Downy Unstopables

• Can be used for sports clothing, like active wear that you should not use liquid fabric softeners on. (If you don't know why oil-based softeners shouldn't be used on active wear, check out my article on oil-based fabric softener.)
• Designed to provide a powerful scent, which can be good if you like that sort of thing.

Cons For Downy Unstopables

• Limited number of scents, not obviously designed to coordinate with the scents of the fabric softener, dryer sheets, or even P&G brand laundry detergents you already may use. This means you can have clashing scents, which I know I wouldn't like.
• They seem pretty expensive to me for just adding scent, without any other obvious function.

Of course, my opinion is not the only one which counts. I know several people have liked the product. For example, Jennifer recently shared this on the Stain Removal 101's Facebook wall:

I received mine and used them in my front load washer. Used them on son's active wear clothes. They came out smelling great. I live upstate NY and humdity has been bad so towels that kids use for pool and shower have that musty smell so definitely going to buy more for the towels.

I guess that is why they make lots of different products, huh? Although I don't foresee myself using these, perhaps you do. If so, skip down to share your review with me.

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Further, helpful information would include how it made your clothes feel, how it smelled immediately afterward and whether the scent lingered or not, whether you had any problems with it staining or spotting clothing, what types of fabrics you use it with, and/or any allergies or skin reactions you or a family member experienced while using it, if applicable.

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