[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Of the free products I received this was my favorite. I liked that I could put it right in the water. The smell was so powerful (in a good way) my whole bedroom smells like flowers. I hung some clothes dry on a drying rack and the scent is still lingering and it smells so good! The towels are soft and fluffy and even the linen closet smells like Downy. This is definitely a product i'm adding to my grocery list.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I liked the scent of these beads. Going into the dryer the smell was a little strong but had calmed down alot coming out. I washed my workout clothes and my kids play clothes with it and it really did keep down the smell. It can't block it all the way but if you sweat alot then this is something you should really think about buying.

I received a few test sample packages of the Downy Fresh Protect April Fresh in the mail (for free!) as a trial, and they are hands down my new favorite thing to use in the laundry room. I have used them to wash y sheets and blankets with and it keeps them smelling fresh and clean for DAYS! I plan to use them when I wash my workout clothes too. So excited that it works so well!

I got this product as a sample and at first I wasn't too excited about it. Once I tried it out, I was very satisfied with it. It had a great scent and my clothes keeps the smell even after putting it in the dryer! I tested Downy Fresh Protect Beads for free and the opinion is my own.

My husband and I are huge lovers of things that smell good, home, car, personal care products, everything. Let me just say we tried this for the first time yesterday with our wash, and we will ALWAYS use this from now on. It will be a new staple in our home, because it made our clothes smell so good all day!

These really boost the cleaning and clean scent even to stinky workout clothes, even for my boyfriend's clothes that he regularly gets dirty via fishing, working out, working on his car, working on outdoor projects, etc. I recommend these to boost your laundry, especially stinky laundry.! I got to try a free sample but this opinion is my own. It cleans kids clothes to a higher degree also, no matter what they get into!

First, let me just say, I tested Downy Fresh Protect Beads for free, but all opinions are my own. I was thrilled to get this product because I love the original Downy Beads but had not yet tried the Fresh Protect variety. I am really impressed! I love the scent better than the original and I really LOVE that there is febreeze in this product!! I'm a pet owner so keeping from smelling like animals is a huge thing for me so with the odor defense feature, I feel more confident when I'm out and about in public. I'm really please with this product and I will be purchasing this again.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I think the Downy® Fresh Protect Active Fresh In-Wash Odor Shield is a good product and I think it worked. My issue is that the beads are not good for front facing machines. The holes on the drum for the water to come in and out let the beads slip through. Because of this I am not sure how much product was used versus wasted/lost in the machine. I did put the beads in between the clothes, I put in half the load in, the beads, then the rest of the clothes. After the wash there was no residue on the clothes or in the machine that I could tell. There was no noticeable scent lingering in the clothes beside that generic "laundry detergent" smell. The reason I think it worked is because I wore an outfit from that load the next day and got really sweaty running around and my clothes stayed smelling fresh. Thumbs up for that.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This product really works. We had some old towels that the cat lays on that has a weird smell to it. I used this product on them and they came out smelling great. Wonderful product for those tough odors.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Yes, everyone loves the smell of Downy and yes everyone dislikes forgetting to add Downy to your laundry. I had high hopes for this product because it seems and easy process. No need to measure, no need to make a mess trying to put downy on that ball thing. So easy I can do this with my eyes closed. I added the beads at the beginning of the cycle before I put in the laundry. And well, I did not notice a difference. I don't think my clothes smelled any different than when only using regular detergent. I say skip it. This product is too expensive to not notice something drastic. Thanks for letting me try it - now I won't be curious.