The Best Scented Laundry Detergents That'll Keep Your Clothes Smelling Fresh

Gain Essential Oils Eucalyptus + Mindful Mint Laundry Detergent

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Even drugstore detergent brands have hopped on board the fragrance train, developing far different scents than classic “cotton clean” or “ocean fresh.” Take, for instance, Gain’s Essential Oils line: Each detergent is made with a blend of essential oils that are designed to boost your mental wellbeing. 

There’s a calming lavender and chamomile scent, as well as an energizing citrus option, but the best is the Eucalyptus + Mindful Mint scent, which is clarifying and enlightening. Use it when cleaning your bath towels so you can soak up that revitalizing fragrance after a steamy shower!

Tide Original High Efficiency Laundry Detergent

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If someone asked you to picture how “clean” smells, you’d probably be imagining the scent of Tide Original. While it’s rather difficult to describe the scent, it’s recognizable pretty much anywhere, and people absolutely love it.

Of course, change affects us all, even Tide. The scent has been adjusted ever so slightly over the past few years, but it’s enough to catch the ire of Tide loyalists who have been using the product their entire lives. At the end of the day, it's still a classic that'll always smell amazing.

Method Liquid Laundry Detergent Ginger Mango

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Dreaming of a tropical vacation? Try Method’s Ginger Mango laundry detergent, which combines the zing of ginger with the sweetness of mango for an invigorating fragrance that’s not overwhelming fruity. It doesn’t smell artificial either, but actually conjures up freshly peeled ginger and ripe, juicy mango.

The detergent itself is a plant-based, hypoallergenic formula that cleans deeply, brightens whites, and is tough on stains. It's concentrated, too, so a single bottle (which is recyclable, of course!) will last you a good long while.

Seventh Generation EasyDose Ultra Concentrated Lavender Laundry Detergent

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Lavender is the ultimate calming fragrance, which makes it the perfect scent for laundry detergent—especially for your bed linens and pajamas. Seventh Generation’s EasyDose detergent is a favorite for many reasons. There’s the lavender scent, of course—the detergent is made from all natural fragrance ingredients, from essential oils to actual botanicals, so it really smells like a fresh lavender field. But you'll also love the rest of the ingredients, which are made up of 99 percent natural biological materials. 

On the practical side of things, this detergent is ultra concentrated, meaning a little bit goes a long way. Simply squeeze the bottle once, and you’re good to go.

Schmidt’s Citrus + Minerals Concentrated Laundry Detergent

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The scent of citrus fruits—and, in particular, lemons—is known to be energizing and mood-boosting, even decreasing irritability. Beyond that, it simply smells clean, so it’s no wonder that it’s a popular fragrance for cleaning products, including detergents.

If you’re not a fan of the overpowering fake-lemon aroma, opt for Schmidt’s Citrus + Minerals Concentrated Laundry Detergent, which uses all-natural ingredients for its fragrance. The lemony citrus scent is calmed down with mineral and wood notes, keeping things perfectly balanced. In fact, nearly all the ingredients in the detergent are plant-based, and the detergent is also certified cruelty-free and vegan.

Mrs. Meyer's Honeysuckle Liquid Laundry Detergent

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As a household cleaning brand, Mrs. Meyers has a bit of a cult following. The products' scents are all based around the idea of a garden, so you’ll find herbal fragrances like Basil, atmospheric ones like Rain Water, and, naturally, plenty of floral scents. One of the best is Honeysuckle, a more subtle scent that won't bother those who are sensitive to florals. As for the detergent’s efficacy, it has top marks across the board, and its plant-based ingredients do a great job at cleaning all types of laundry.