If Fabric Fusion 2-in-1 Eco Laundry Wash does what it says it does, it could turn the Tide on skin care, start a whole new Era of anti-aging products and edge out All its competitors. Catch our Dreft?

It’s a natural next step. After all, if washing dishes can soften our hands (“You’re soaking in it!”), it only makes sense that our clothes could someday soften whatever they’re covering. That day is now. Or 5-7 business days after you order Fabric Fusion, the latest product from Scott-Vincent Borba. You know Borba: He was one of the first guys to develop drinkable skin care with products like Skin Balance Water to create healther skin “from the inside out.”  Those ingestible beauty products are starting to show up in your stores now.  But Borba has moved on.

This time, the stuff he wants you to put in your water is a laundry detergent, so you can soften skin from the outside in. Fabric Fusion claims to not only soften your clothes, but to soften your skin as well by infusing your colors, whites and delicates with a blend of antioxidants that are soaked up into your system – as you wear them.

The key ingredients in Borba’s detergent (36 fl. Oz. $25) are glycerin for moisture retention, and the antioxidants wild pansy and seamoss, which his website says “work as anti-aging scavengers to provide defense against free radical damage.”  In plain English, that just means they help skin feel softer.

The detergent part of the product includes sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), potassium hydroxide, sodium ethylhexyl sulfate and sodium lauryl sulfate, all low-hazard ingredients, according to the Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep Database, backing up the claims to be 99 percent natural and eco-friendly. It even comes in a jug made from recycled materials.  Directions say to use 1 oz. to wash clothes, and half an ounce as a softener during the final rinse cycle, so one bottle will last about 24 loads.

It seems to us that the amounts of the anti-aging and softening ingredients left on the washed clothes would be too insignificant to make a noticeable difference, but at the same time, we’ve seen laundry detergent irritate sensitive skin frequently. And when it comes to infusing moisture, every little bit helps.

The decision about whether the product is silly or smart is a  “clothes call.”