Hancrafted with ❤ in Nepal by Women artisans
You may have seen cheap dryer balls on Temu or AliExpress or even Amazon. But have you ever wondered why they are dirt cheap on these market places. Find out why our wool dryer balls (or any handmade wool dryer balls) are different than machine-made wool dryer balls.
Be Aware: Most of the machine-made dryer balls are being sold as handmade in Amazon, be sure to question the seller and ask them where they are made. Because the last thing you want to do is pay a premium price for machine-made wool dryer balls thinking they are handmade.
| Handcrafted | Machine-made | |
|---|---|---|
| Origin | Nepal (Almost 90% of Handmade Wool Dryer Balls in the world come from Nepal) | China (100% of Machine-made wool dryer balls come from China) |
| Material | 100% Natural Sheep Wool Wool Source: Mostly NZ Wool - Others: AU Wool |
Mix of Fabrics & Wool Wool Source: Unknown |
| Fill % | 100% Wool | 50% Wool with Fillers of other fabrics in the middle covered by Wool outside. Some mix fabric include Cotton |
| Dryer Ball Size in Market | XL size - 7cm Customized sizes may be found as Buyers order according to the market trend and preferences |
XL size - 5cm may be customized |
| Production Process | Handmade using wool and eco-friendly soap water, Naturally dried using Sun heat | All processes are done using machines with heated dryers |
| Cost | Slightly higher, because of manual labor required at every process | Cheap - as no manual intervention or checking during production |
| Durability | Durable as material is Natural wool with high density. Average dryer balls last for upto 1000loads | Only usable for few months as balls start to disintegrate because of mix fabric |
| Safety | 100% Safe, Hypo-allergic, Family/Kids/Pet Friendly | Depends what fabrics/materials have been mixed with the wool |
