GUPPYFRIEND Washing Bag - Sustainable Laundry Bag, Microfiber Catcher, Microplastic Reducer

I purchased the bag in Dec 2021 and used it according to instructions. It was completely ripped and useless in Aug 2022. I received a replacement in September which is now starting to rip in Dec 2022. This is a very badly made product. While the concept is good, don't waste your money.

So this bag causes my front loader to display an error for unbalanced load. It may be fine if you have a small amount of synthetic clothes to wash. If you can split your load somehow and mix some natural fiber clothing outside the bag with some synthetics inside the fabric, it works okay. However, that is really time consuming and for the amount of laundry a household with children goes through, it is just not worth the effort. I wish I had just gotten a Cora ball or something like that. I know it’s less effective but at least I could get some use out of it with my baby’s diapers. Also as others said, my clothes don’t feel as clean when washed inside the bag. I have soft water and detergent is difficult to wash out and it’s easy for detergent residue to build up on my clothes. So yah, I wish I hadn’t wasted my money. Expensive product that just takes up space in my already small laundry room.

Although I have gradually switched to GOTS certified organic cotton clothing, I still have a few dresses that are made from Viscose / Tencel / Lyocell. At first, I was hesitant to try the GuppyFriend bags because I was afraid that items confined to the bags would not get as clean… I am so glad I finally gave these a try! Everything came out of the wash looking and smelling pristine :) I feel so good knowing I am no longer letting any synthetic micro fibers out into the world via my wash water. GuppyFriend bags are now a celebrated part of my laundry routine!! <3

This is perfect for all my sportswear I feel good about not adding micro plastic to the environment by using this bag.

This bag is about half the size of my washer, and I filled it about half full with synthetics so the clothes could agitate in the wash - 5 or so items. I put in a normal amount of soap, with additional natural fiber clothes outside the bag. My synthetic workout clothes smelled clean when the load was done. I have no way to tell if it's actually preventing fibers from escaping but I'll keep using it with hope that it makes a difference.