Fabric softener is notoriously divisive. In fact, when we interviewed Rich Handel, a test project leader at Consumer Reports who specializes in laundry, about the things he would never do as a laundry ...

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Fabric softener is bad for fabric, machines, and the environment. For soft laundry without fabric softener, use baking soda or vinegar in the washer, and wool dryer balls. As a scent alternative, ...

The number of products lining the laundry aisles in big box and grocery stores can be a bit mind-numbing. Countless detergents. Scent boosters. And, of course, fabric softeners. Softeners come in ...

Using inexpensive distilled white vinegar in the laundry is smart because it will whiten, brighten, reduce odor and soften clothes without harsh chemicals. IT'S CHEAP Plain distilled white 5% vinegar ...

Mintel's Chayapat Ratchatawipasanan, Associate Director, Beauty and Personal Care, for Thailand, explains that Thai consumers "associate smelling good with cleanliness, favouring subtle fragrances ...

Who knew that tropical-scented fabric softener could be giving you an uncomfortable night's sleep? The current heatwave *situation* in Britain is really something else and with temperatures rising ...

THOUGHT fabric softener could just be used to make clothes soft and smell fresh? Think again. Savvy cleaning fanatics have been raving that it is a must-have item, and can be used to spruce up all ...

Fabric softener is a product that is added to laundry to make clothes and other fabrics softer, reduce static cling, and add a fresh scent. It is typically added to the rinse cycle of a washing ...

Attracted by the smell of freshly laundered clothes, more Japanese are using fabric softeners with ultra-powerful fragrances. Softeners that continuously release scent for up to a month are a godsend ...

Find out how to use everyday pantry items to make all-natural, non-toxic pantry softener. Considering the harm commercial fabric softener can do to our bodies and the environment, making your own is a ...

When we interviewed Rich Handel, a test project leader at Consumer Reports who specializes in laundry, about the things he would never do as a laundry expert, his number one tip was ditching fabric ...