Nellie's Laundry Soda Pouch, 50 Loads

The 50-load pouch is the easiest on-ramp to Nellie's Laundry Soda. It's compact enough to tuck in a cupboard, big enough to carry a household through weeks of washing, and a low-commitment way to test the switch from liquid detergent to concentrated powder.

Nellie's makes this eco-friendly laundry soda in Canada from just four ingredients. It skips phosphates, chlorine, and added fragrance, and leaves out optical brighteners, gluten, and solid synthetic fillers as well. Because the powder is so concentrated, a small dose does a full load. It disperses quickly no matter the water temperature, and by the end of the rinse nothing remains: no film on the clothes, no residue against the skin. It's septic safe, too.

How to use it

One small scoop, roughly a tablespoon, handles a regular load; add a bit more for large or heavily soiled washes. Cold cycles are fine, since the soda dissolves fully at low temperatures. To brighten whites, pair a load with Nellie's Oxygen Brightener, available separately in this range.

Who it's for

First-time Nellie's buyers, small households, and anyone who wants a travel- and cottage-friendly detergent that doesn't slosh or leak. People with sensitive skin tend to appreciate that a fragrance-free, phosphate-free laundry detergent powder like this rinses out entirely rather than coating fabric.

Details

• SKU: NLS-50
• 50 loads per pouch
• Four-ingredient concentrated powder formula
• Free of phosphates, chlorine, fragrance, gluten, and optical brighteners
• Septic safe
• Made in Canada

If the pouch wins you over, the same formula comes in a 100-load tin and in 200-, 500-, and 1100-load buckets that bring the cost per load down as the size goes up. Nellie's Wool Dryerballs make a natural companion in the dryer, replacing single-use sheets.