Have you ever wondered how soldiers do their laundry?

Imagine you’re walking through thick jungles or hot deserts the entire day, and then you have to wash your stained, sweaty and muddy clothes – and you have to do it efficiently and fast, because you're a soldier you have no time to waste!

Well, One of my good friends happens to be a soldier, and I never thought I’d be talking to him about doing laundry while on a military mission, but the subject came up – and before I knew it, it completely changed the way we do our laundry, he even convinced my wife to switch to this weird invention almost instantly...

It was just a few days after my friend arrived home from service. We wanted to have a small celebration with him, so I went to the supermarket and bought some champagne some food for a nice barbeque and a few other things, but when I came home I realized I had completely forgotten to buy the liquid laundry detergent that my wife told me to get.

Needless to say, when my wife asked me "Where's the laundry detergent?" I had that familiar look on my face, I really didn't feel like going all the way back to the supermarket just to get a jug of laundry detergent.

Well, luckily for me my friend was there and he said "Don't worry guys I have some laundry detergent left in my army bag, it's in my car I will be right back".

Now, this was great for me, because it meant I didn't have to go back to the store, but this also raised a question: "Why would you have laundry detergent in your army bag? Isn't that the worst use of space ever?"

My friend just said "Well, this isn't liquid laundry detergent, it doesn't come in big jugs it's super easy to carry around", and now my wife hopped into the conversation and asked: "Well then it must be pods?", to which he replied "No, it's not pods but it is premeasured", "Ahh, so it's some form of powder" I replied, "It's also not a powder, I don't think you guys have ever seen a laundry detergent like this so let me just go get it".

Now, I didn't think I'd get intrigued by laundry detergent, but this seemed interesting...

It's premeasured laundry detergent, but it's not a pod, not a liquid and not a powder.

I started to think he has some magic military detergent that us normal civilians can't get, but I would turn out to be wrong.

He came back with his army bag, pulled out something that looked like a tiny sheet of paper and said "Here, put this in your machine"

Wait… What?

My first reactions was: That tiny sheet is what you guys use in the military to get rid of all kinds of stains? Really?! There's no way.

My friend told me "This is not an official military detergent, but I think it's perfect for us soldiers because it's so lightweight and it saves a ton of space"

"But what about the efficiency?" My wife asked.

"It's very effective, just like any other laundry detergent that you're used to".

It seemed unrealistic to say the least, but we had no other laundry detergent around so my wife took the sheet, put it in the washing machine and turned it on, so now we were waiting for the results.

When the laundry was done, and me and my wife saw the clothes, we were completely speechless.

That little sheet got rid of the toughest stains! My kids play soccer so you can believe me these stains are tough – it completely washed off every single bit of dirt AND the scent is amazing.

The only person that was more impressed than me was my wife, she said:

"I’ve been using liquid detergent for a very long time, I get it in the nearest supermarket, I carry the heavy jugs to the car and then to my house, all that effort for clean laundry - and to think that something that simple and small could do the same job is mind boggling"

My friend also told us that the initial reason why he wanted to try these sheets was because they are small, save space and are easy to carry, but he kept using them at home because they are also eco-friendly. They come in plastic-free packaging and are biodegradable.

Hmm, so it’s not only effective and more convenient, but there’s also no plastic, interesting.

My wife went online later and did some more research on these sheets and the company that makes them, they are called Earth Breeze. She ended up ordering more and after the first pack she completely switched to the eco sheets.

She showed me some interesting facts about the company that makes them, and now it's safe to say: We are never switching back to regular laundry detergent! Here's why:

You Are Saving The Planet!

If you're like me, you're probably too busy with everyday struggles to even think about what kind of impact your detergent is having on the environment and on the world in general.

While doing my research I found out that the vast majority of our laundry detergent jugs end up in the ocean or get shipped out to developing countries - which is something I wish I've been told by the detergent brands themselves.

And it turns out, even though some of us try to recycle, less than 9% of plastic actually ends up getting recycled, and especially laundry detergent jugs because they get easily stained and end up being non-recyclable, all that effort for nothing!

However, these eco-friendly sheets come in plastic-free packaging and waste ZERO Plastic! Their entire packaging is biodegradable, you can even compost it in your own garden - how cool is that?

This might seem like a small thing but in reality, every single American household wastes roughly 290 pounds of plastic per year! So using something like the Earth Breeze eco sheets really impacts our plastic waste contribution.

You're Actually Helping Real People By Making The Switch

Needless to say, it's amazing that they are helping the environment but this is something that really made switching to Earth Breeze easy for me - they donate 10 loads (of their sheets) to people in need!

They work with various non-profits and charitable organizations, and for every time I receive my eco sheets They donate 10 loads for me!

So the bottom line is - I'm not only saving space, money and getting a powerful clean, I'm also helping the environment AND donating to people in need?

This is exactly why it's a no brainer.

I used to feel guilty when I go online and see sea turtles with plastic jugs in their mouths or similar anti-plastic commercials - but now, I get an email every month that shows me how I'm helping out people in need, I NEVER thought doing my laundry would give me a feeling like this!

I Subscribed To Earth Breeze And This Is What Happened

When I found the Earth Breeze Liquidless Sheets online I thought "Okay, where can I find this thing in stores?"

But after spending some time on the site I figured out why they're online - they offer a subscription.

I'm not really used to subscriptions, especially not laundry detergent subscription but I did some research on the site and I found that they offer a 100% money back guarantee and you can cancel your subscription any time with no hidden contracts - "Okay then" I thought, and placed my first order.

They shipped really fast from Oregon and I received a beautiful email about how my order is gonna impact the world and where they are gonna donate the 10 loads as promised - sweet!

The order arrived, I got 60 loads and they did their job perfectly!

Just like the first time I tried the sheets, I put one in the machine, I turn it on - and let Earth Breeze do it's magic.

So that in short, is the story of how my friend changed the way we do our laundry forever!

Final Thoughts

It all started with my friend showing me how he does his laundry while he's on service, and it ended with me falling in love with the amazing impact that I'm making in this world while also getting really clean laundry.

I never thought I'd be writing an article about laundry detergent, but it's something that all of us use - there are 7.8 Billion people in this world and all of us need clean laundry, so why not make it something that is not only more convenient but that is also helping our fellow humans and the environment?