Making the switch from dryer sheets to wool dryer balls can benefit your budget, eliminate the number of chemicals in your laundry, and minimize the waste you produce from doing your weekly load of laundry. After all, the best wool dryer balls out there will separate clothes and absorb static without all the chemicals and waste of dryer sheets.

Just add a few drops of lavender essential to each wool ball before you pop them into the dryer and your clothes will smell heavenly without all the chemicals. And if you aren't into lavender, you can use other essential oils to get the scent you prefer.

Further, swapping dryer sheets out for dryer balls can reduce excess residue on your clothes and the inside of your dryer that traditional dryer sheets can leave behind. This in and of itself can lower your energy bill. So there are a lot of reasons to make the jump.