Scentsy Washer Whiffs & Dryer Disks: Your Laundry Fragrance Guide

I remember opening my first tub of Scentsy Washer Whiffs in Coconut Cotton and being genuinely excited to do the laundry – which tells you everything about how good these are. If “Washer Whiffs” and “Dryer Disks” are new words to you, here’s exactly what they do and how to use them.

What are Scentsy Washer Whiffs?

Washer Whiffs are heavily fragranced, water-soluble, biodegradable salt crystals that go straight into the drum of your washing machine with your laundry, before you start the cycle. They don’t clean anything – you still use your normal detergent – they’re purely there for fragrance, and they’re safe for septic systems and grey water.

Each tub comes with a scoop. I find around a tablespoon is plenty for a normal load, and I go up to a full scoop for towels and bed linen when I want a stronger fragrance.

What are Scentsy Dryer Disks?

Dryer Disks do the same job for the tumble dryer. Pop one disk on top of your washing at the start of the drying cycle and it releases fragrance as your clothes tumble – no naked flame, no chemicals sprayed on the fabric, just scent. One disk covers roughly 15 loads before it’s spent, and as a bonus they help cut down static, so they’re a genuine swap for disposable dryer sheets rather than an add-on.

If you don’t have a dryer, that’s fine – Washer Whiffs work perfectly well on their own with washing you hang straight on the line.

Washer Whiffs or Dryer Disks – do I need both?

They’re not competing products, they’re two halves of the same idea. Washer Whiffs fragrance the wash itself; Dryer Disks carry that fragrance through to the finished, dry load. Use Washer Whiffs on their own if you line-dry, add a Dryer Disk on top if you use a tumble dryer, and pick matching fragrances in both if you want the scent to build rather than clash.

A few uses beyond the laundry

My clients have found plenty of other uses too. A scoop of Washer Whiffs in the mop bucket leaves hardwood floors smelling amazing – Fiji Flower is my pick for this – and more than one client has tipped a scoop into their vacuum cleaner to freshen the house while they vacuum, with no more musty smell from the machine itself.

Where to browse the range

Washer Whiffs and Dryer Disks both come in a wide range of matching Scentsy fragrances, alongside the rest of the Scentsy Laundry range.

Browse Washer Whiffs, Dryer Disks, or the full Scentsy Laundry range to find your fragrance.