Review of MamaSuds NEW powder laundry detergent!

24 Sep 2025 1 Comment

by ecofriendlymamausa in Eco-friendly living, Resources

I LOVE trying new products with safe ingredients, and I LOOOOOVE even more when they work for me and I can recommend them. Also extra loveable is when they’re made by a small, woman/mama-owned business in my neighboring state of MI (I live in WI). I have worked with Michelle Smith, the fabulous mama behind MamaSuds for over a decade now. I did my initial review of her brand and shared my thoughts way back in 2013, the year I had my daughter who is now 12 (for those mathematically challenged 🙂 Since then we have worked together to offer her products to the buying club that I organized for 10ish years, and she was always fabulous to work with (which isn’t something I can say for each & every vendor unfortunately).

So I’m thrilled to do this review for the newest addition to her line. I’m sure we can all agree that the search for the best possible laundry detergent is never-ending. To me, these are the criteria I’m looking to find: safe ingredients (natural and organic as much as possible), effective formula (it actually works), eco-friendly packaging (no huge plastic jug), and affordable (definition varies individually).


Let’s dig into those criteria one-by-one:


1– Safe ingredients: sodium carbonate (soda ash/washing soda), sodium percarbonate (oxygen powder which is a combo of sodium carbonate and hydrogen peroxide), and sodium olivate (saponified olive oil). 3 ingredients, yes THREE, ingredients! And you’ll see in point 3 below that it actually worked well for me! The main concerns with the above ingredients and the fact that this is a powder is: you don’t want to inhale them. Same with any/all powders. Don’t inhale them. I appreciate that she offers unscented or peppermint (scented with EO). You can do a deeper dive into her ingredients and the ethos behind what she chooses here: https://www.mamasuds.com/pages/ingredients.

2– Effective: Safe ingredients are great, but if they don’t work, they’ll not be a viable option. Michelle kindly sent me 2 bags to try and from the time I started using it until my last scoop I was happy with it! No complaints, it did what it’s supposed to do– how awesome is that?! I only know one other person who has tried it, also named Jessica, here’s what she shared with me: “I’ve tried several other ‘natural’ and ‘safe’ brands that have good ingredients, but I always felt like my laundry wasn’t actually getting clean or came out of the washer/dryer with a smell. Since I’ve been using MamaSuds, my laundry doesn’t smell at all, which is a big win for me, and I feel like the items come out cleaner. I have been really happy with it!”
Also, how cool is this: it won the Silver Award from the Mom’s Choice Awards®!

3–Eco-friendly packaging: NO plastic jug, how I loathe those things! It comes in a paper bag. It has a very small footprint. Enough said on that one.

4–Affordability: For a 32 oz bag the cost is $25 or $21.25 if you enroll in subscribe & save (pretty big savings there). Directions state 128 loads for HE (1/2 TBSP) vs 1-2 TBSP for regular. One ounce of powder is equal to 2 TBSP, so that’s 64 scoops (TBSP) per bag. I used 1 scoop per load which so got 64 loads per bag= $.33/load (at subscribe & save price). If you were able to use 1/2 a scoop, the cost would be just $.16/load. If you use 2 scoops, the cost is $.66/load. Shipping is FREE on orders over $75.

Conclusion: I think this is a great option that everyone should try! I have quite a stash of what I had been using previously left. But when that is gone, I do think I’ll switch over to MamaSuds! I hope you’ll give it a try, and check out my review below of other great, safe products Michelle is offering. It sure has been great to watch her line grow at a slow, but steady pace. Keep up the great work Michelle!

**TO PURCHASE: please use my Affiliate link. MamaSuds is in a very small handful of companies I’ve chosen to work with as an Affiliate. That speaks to the trust I have in Michelle and her products: www.mamasuds.com/ecofriendlymama


**My review of a bunch of her other products: https://ecofriendlymamausa.com/2025/01/28/mamasuds-review-updated/

**And I will be adding this product to my entry for MamaSuds liquid laundry soap which is on my Best-of-the Best list for laundry solutions: https://ecofriendlymamausa.com/2025/04/25/my-safe-laundry-list-looking-for-safe-effective-and-affordable-solutions/

Poofy Organics end of summer SALE!!!

12 Sep 2025 Leave a comment

by ecofriendlymamausa in Poofy Organics News

This summer’s seasonal selections (how’s that for alliteration?!) have been the most popular of the past 3 years offerings. The crew at Poofy has restocked them several times. Many of them sold out during the Labor Day sale, and they considered letting that be the last of them. They decided to restock one last time but when these are sold out, they’re sold out for the season.

The SUPER COOL thing is they’re also offering them at 15% off, until sold out. So you can enjoy them at the same discount as the Labor Day sale!!

☀️ Back by demand ☀️

Your summer favorites are here again and now they’re 15% off. These select items only.

✨Summertime Lip Balm Set

✨ Hand Sanitizers (trios + singles) Mango Strawberry, Watermelon Lime, Pineapple Coconut

✨ Bath Bombs in Mango Strawberry, Watermelon Lime, Pineapple Coconut

✨ Peaches & Cream Hand Cream and Mini Body Spray

✨ Peaches & Cream Air Freshener

✨ Back to School Kits

✨ New Pineapple Coconut Body Spray with Clip On

They sold out fast last time… don’t wait this round. Share with your friends!

Code: SUMMER15

SHIPPING always free over $70.

While supplies last OR ends 9/30/2025 11:59pm PST.

ON TOP OF THE 15% OFF: I have opened a Mystery Host event. Use this link, and as long as the event gets 3+ orders totaling $250+, I will be able to give away a $30 Poofy gift card. The higher the total, the higher the reward. And instead of splitting it, I’m going to give it away to one lucky winner in 1 lump sum this time! LINK: https://poofyorganics.com/?ref=ecofriendlyusa&sub_id=EndofSummerEvent

The Mystery Host event will close on 9/17 and I’ll use random. org to select the winner!

So whether you ordered during the sale but focused on your current favorites and essentials, or didn’t order but wish you had…. NOW IS THE TIME TO ORDER!

Here is a video where I unbox and share my thoughts about several of the products that are on sale!

The products can be found with this link. Note that the Pumpkin Spice products are not included, nor is everything in this category: https://poofyorganics.com/collections/new-products?ref=ecofriendlyusa&sub_id=EndofSummerEvent

ANY questions, let me know!

Gifts money can’t buy…

12 Sep 2025 Leave a comment

by ecofriendlymamausa in Uncategorized

I went to my bank lock box today to put in my annual letter to my daughter who turned 12 in July and decided it was time to bring everything in there home and organize it. It holds our passports, birth certificates, etc. But it also holds cards, letters and notes to both my kids. I’m not sure when I will give them to them, but I’ve been accumulating them since they were born. My original idea was when they turn 18, but I’m not set on that either.

I journaled extensively throughout my childhood and enjoyed it a lot. However, at the age of 20 the farmhouse I was renting burned to the ground while I was away on a camping trip. I came home to a pile of ashes, and literally the clothes on my back and my camping gear. I learned then what was important, and it’s the stuff that’s irreplaceable. This was before the age of cell phones and a huge digital foot print. These were the days of actual photographs, and hand-written journaling. All that was gone. But I was young, and all the material goods were replaceable. I couldn’t bring myself to start over with journaling though. I’m sure it would be super cringey to read about my life as a middle-schooler now, but oh how fun too!

When I was pregnant with my 1st child, a decade later, I thought it was a great time to start putting words on paper again. So I started writing to my unborn son. And when he was born, I kept writing for a couple more years. I also asked my family to write a birthday card/letter to him for his 1st birthday; with the intention he open it on his 18th birthday possibly? I wasn’t sure my final plan, but I went with it. And we did the same with my daughter. Cards, letters, little notes.

Over the years, the enthusiasm has waned on this project, from everyone but me. I still write to them annually. Generally my goal is to do so on or very near their birthday, but a few years the months got away from me and it was an end of year letter. Kinda’ a year in review journal. I put them in our lock box at the bank, since I know how quickly they could all be gone forever should something happen to our home. My oldest is now 14, and my baby girl just turned 12. All these letters/cards stacked together make quite the impressive stack. And each is a personal note from me or their dad, a grandparent or auntie. I long to know what they say, but it’s none of my business. These are for their eyes only.

To me, these are the greatest types of gifts I can leave my children. They will likely forget every toy, every book, every game I bought them. But these are priceless. Memories. Details of their growth & development. Highlights from our year. Some are hand-written, but not all. I’ve started typing them over the years but always add hand-written notes to each one too. I think about them reading these someday, possibly when I’m gone. And I hope they’re grateful that I took the time to do this. I know I do not regret leaving them these gifts.

No matter how old your kiddos are, I hope you’ll consider doing this. It’s not too late to start! And remember. It’s the little things that really do matter.

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