[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I tried these new Downey beads in two loads on laundry. I am not much of a scent person and felt I needed to 1/2 the packet in two loads, which I did. I put the first 1/2 in towels and the second 1/2 in clothes. It was very easy to do, I just through the little beads into my front loading washer. After drying, my towels and clothes smelled wonderful. I will definitely be buying these again and can't wait to use these on smelly items, say my dogs bedding and sheets. Thank you.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Just folded a load of clothes using my regular detergent (Gain) and the Downy Fresh and Protect Beads Botanical Mist. I could smell a little bit of the scent of the Botanical Mist, but I had to search for the scent. I was a little disappointed. But I might try it again just to see if it was that load...

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I'm pretty sure you all know now that I get to try all sorts of products out for FREE from BzzAgent. So when they offered to let me try out laundry products, I jumped at the chance. With the hubs and 3 kids in the house, we go through a LOT of laundry and every free wash counts. And when I say a lot of laundry, I mean me and my husband work out everyday and work and go to ball games, so there's about six outfits a day. The eight year old has school and softball and jammies, so there's three more sets of clothes. The three year old has daycare and t-ball and jammies, so tack on another three outfits, and the two year old, well, what can I say? He's a two year old. My husband works in car sales, so he is outside all day, and, at least in Texas, say goodbye to spring showers and hello to hot humid summer day temps already. This equals stinky shirts, socks, and shoes at the end of a long day. I tried out the Downy Fresh Protect In-Wash Odor Shield first. You put your detergent in first, then sprinkle the Downy in the bottom of the washer before you put the clothes in and start the washer. I made sure I washed one of the hub's shirts in there since he is outside all day, and it's been nice and muggy and hot outside. The clothes came out of the washer smelling nice. They came out of the dryer with a very soft, very subtle clean scent. The smell was not quite as strong as I usually prefer (I personally like to use a lot of the Downy Unstoppables and dryer bars), but nice nonetheless. That's the only reason I give the product four stars instead of five. The hub's shirt still smelled nice too when I gave him his welcome home hug after a long day at work in the sun. I can't say so much about the actual hubs himself, but at least the shirt still smelled clean... :)

Wow, I'm so impressed with this product! After using it the first time, my son walked into the house and the first thing he said was, "Wow, what smells so good?!" The scent is perfect: fresh, but not overwhelming. It's left my clothes smeling fresh and wonderful days after washing with this product. I tested Downy Fresh Protect Beads for free, but my opinions are all my own!

I used to love this product, but after I took out my laundry today, I was shocked to find what looked like bleach stains on my clothes. I don't use bleach, nor does anyone in my household, so I know it was the fresh protect beads. These beads RUINED one of my favorite shirts. I will never use this product again, and neither should you unless you want to risk permanently staining your clothes.

I love these odor defense beads! My bedding still smells wonderful 1 week after using. Socks still smell fresh at the end of the day. Using them for my washable curtains. Now we just need an odor defense scented Fabreeze as strong as the beads for items we can't wash in a machine.

After a while of using the cheaper brands I had forgotten how fresh downy is. This lives up to that reputation and is so easy to use! Older machines that don't have a fabric softener dispenser would really benefit! I received this product for free in exchange for an honest review, but the opinion is all mine :)

I received these from from Influenster for my honest review. I was hesitant on using them thinking there's no way they work, but they do!! I accidentally left some wet blankets in my washing machine and when I found them the smell was horrible. I washed them again with these and they came out smelling amazing again. I've never smelled laundry this fresh. Definitely plan to purchase and use on my rough smelling clothes.

I've tried other washer beads before so I was skeptical that these were any different. They are! The smell amazing and lasts so much longer. I will definitely be buying, as this was a free sample I was able to try. I really recommend it, another Downy product I love.

I was able to try the Downy Fresh Protect Beads for free, but all opinions are my own. I was given samples of the April Fresh scent. They are a nice pink color but I was concerned that they look a bit like candy especially since the package was clear. As for the product itself, It smells good and does the job it says it will.