The Laundress Wool & Cashmere Shampoo, Cedar, 16 - Ounce Bottle

by The Laundress

Product Features

• 100% Biodegradable. Made with organic materials. Plant base not a petroleum base like most grocery store brands.
• Dye, Sulfate, Phosphate and Chlorine Free
• 3X Concentrate

Product Description

The Laundress is a collection of specialty fabric care and accessories for clothing, home and travel. The Laundress was born out of necessity and practicality. Frustrated with dingy white t-shirts, tricky delicates and chemically treated cashmere, we researched and developed our own solutions to simplify and master the fine art of laundry.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• ASIN: B000OR5P5Y
• UPC: 859675001054
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,992 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)
  • #7 in Health & Personal Care > House Supplies > Household Cleaners > All-Purpose Cleaners

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soft, clean, fragrant cashmere, April 5, 2008

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S. Johnson (Valencia, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Laundress Wool & Cashmere Shampoo, Cedar, 16 - Ounce Bottle (Health and Beauty)

This is a truly great product. I have had a couple of wool sweaters come back from the dry cleaner rough and stiff, albeit clean. It is really true that the cleaning solution removes the natural oils that keep your wool soft. When I needed to clean a cashmere sweater, I purchased The Laundress Cashmere Shampoo. My sweater came out clean, soft and smelling wonderful (if you like the scent of cedar). You do have to have patience to swish your sweater in a tub, rinse and wrap in a towel, then lay flat. You will be rewarded a thousand times over, though. My sweaters actually seemed to be in better condition than when they went into the tub. If you have a sweater you love, or one that is expensive, use this!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The only thing I miss about getting my sweaters dry cleaned is the free hangers, January 28, 2011

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Ella Hill (Texas) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Laundress Wool & Cashmere Shampoo, Cedar, 16 - Ounce Bottle (Health and Beauty)

I switched after yet another problem with Woolite, so for those of you wondering what the difference is between this and Woolite (other than price): Sweaters haven't shrunk or faded with this, while they did sometimes with Woolite. This also smells better and makes your sweaters softer (something about Woolite being too alkeline and stripping away the lanolin if I'm remembering my chemistry correctly). And it's better for the environment and all that jazz.

Due to my history of sweater destruction, I was initially unwilling to take any chances washing a $200 cashmere sweater myself, despite all the good reviews. So I worked my way up to the cashmere. After a few wool sweaters and some socks, I finally washed my favorite sweater and it turned out great. Better than the cleaners, actually, because it was soft and not awkwardly stiff.

Since falling in love with Laundress products (I now have their delicates wash and stain remover, too), I've found myself gushing to friends only to get mocked for spending so much on detergent. So, for those of you on the fence, this is what I told my friends:
-Price: It's cheap if you think of it as a dry cleaning alternative (it's even cheaper than that Dry Cleaner's Secret stuff, which doesn't even work that well). Plus it lasts forever.
-Quality: For those worried that "green" laundry detergent = less effective + more expensive, don't. The people at the Laundress apparently really know fabrics and laundry, in addition to the environment.
-Scent: Nope - it doesn't smell like Downy or a cool ocean breeze on a sunny summer's day or whatever you'd think of as "laundry detergent smell." But I like that. The cedar scent is functional (moths), not overpowering, and once your item has dried, it's barely detectable. It's not cedary in a chemical or sawdust smell kind of way, more like warm wood notes. It smells like winter? Though, if you hand wash, your bathroom will smell like a cedar closet for an hour or two afterwards.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So much better than dry cleaning!, March 18, 2009

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McBean "BJMcBean" (Orange County, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Laundress Wool & Cashmere Shampoo, Cedar, 16 - Ounce Bottle (Health and Beauty)

I purchased this product after it was recommended on Ideal Bite. This stuff is fabulous. I've washed 15 cashmere and wool sweaters and have barely made a dent in the bottle. (I have a "he" washer and only need to use half the usual amount.) I also add Downy to the rinse cycle, so my sweaters smell ever so much better than they ever did after a trip to the dry cleaner. The soap itself has a very mild, pleasant smell. My sweaters are actually softer than they were before, too. Rather than dry flat, I use a "hanging garment drying rack" also purchased at Amazon. Really, this is so much cheaper than dry cleaning and the results are so much better. And it's better for the environment than all those nasty chemicals.