CLEVELAND, Ohio -- When it comes to the old wives' tale of folding a dryer sheet in your pocket as an alternative to bug repellent, there may be some science backing this claim -- sort of. Scientists ...

TRENTON >> A city urban legend that dryer sheets combat bedbugs has been debunked. The company that makes Bounce dryer sheets, Procter & Gamble (P&G), confirmed in a statement Thursday that its ...

Few household products are as underrated as the dryer sheet: They're cheap, portable, and much more versatile around the home than anyone expects a laundry product to be. From repelling insects to ...

In April 2021, many internet users encountered a seemingly clever trick to deter wasps and yellow jackets from entering their mailboxes: Simply place a few dryer sheets inside. This piece of advice ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey officials say dryer sheets have been placed in the bathrooms of Trenton’s city welfare office in an effort to prevent bedbugs from ...

MOLINE, Illinois– It’s no secret the bug population, specifically gnats and mosquitoes have been a huge problem so far this summer. Besides Bug Soother and Absorbine Jr. there are a few other natural ...

Apparently, I'm a slow learner. I can't think of another reason it took so many years to associate my sons' and husband's itchy skin problems with the dryer sheets I used. All the skin problems ...

Apparently, I’m a slow learner. I can’t think of another reason it took years to associate my sons’ and husband’s itchy skin problems with the dryer sheets I used. While we didn’t experience ...

Apparently, I’m a slow learner. I can’t think of another reason why it took me years to associate my sons’ and husband’s itchy skin problems with the dryer sheets I used. While we didn’t experience ...

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