Learn how to wash sheets effectively and maintain their quality. This guide provides step-by-step instructions for washing different types of sheets, including cotton, microfiber, and more.

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Learn how fabric softener actually works, and when you should—and shouldn't—use it. Getty Images / Vladdeep Fabric softener, also called fabric conditioner, is a laundry product containing lubricating ...

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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 ...

Fabric softener coats fabric fibers with compounds that leave them feeling silkier to the touch and reduces static cling. Overuse of fabric softener makes fabrics less absorbent and breathable, while ...

Dear Heloise: I read your column suggesting that people stop using FABRIC SOFTENER on their bath towels. HELOISE HERE: The hint was not to stop altogether, but to use fabric softener only when needed, ...

'While it may be tempting to use fabric softener on your towels, this should really be avoided. Softener leaves a waxy coating on your towel’s fibres, which reduces its absorbency over time and ruins ...

Learning the right way to launder bedding is an art in itself. Too much detergent and suds will go everywhere. If you use the ...