Tazx
Member
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- Europe via Canada.
No dryers here either. Hang dry.
Do You Use Laundry Fabric Softeners?
- Thread starter debodun
- Start date
2 dryer sheets
OldFeller
Well-known Member
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- Pennsylvania, USA
I thought about using a liquid but I read that they make your clothes flammable.
One time I was at a family gathering and a sister-in-law's sleeve caught fire when she reached across a centerpiece that had a couple votive candles lit.
Dont know for sure but I suspect it would've been due to fabric softener.
So I opted out of buying it.
One time I was at a family gathering and a sister-in-law's sleeve caught fire when she reached across a centerpiece that had a couple votive candles lit.
Dont know for sure but I suspect it would've been due to fabric softener.
So I opted out of buying it.
IrisSenior
Senior Member
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- Ontario, Canada
Dryer sheets in winter for the dark heavy load. Hang to dry on the line in the summer. I use the washing soap formulated for my washing machine.
I have read in many places that fabric softener on towels makes them less absorbent.
In the past, I used liquid, occasionally the sheets. I now use the wool dryer balls.
hollydolly
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- London England
I agree, especially so in hard water areas like this....
George1959
Well-known Member
Some decades before yes, later no. Couldn't stand the artificial smell anymore.
Teacher Terry
Well-known Member
None
asp3
Senior Member
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- Silicon Valley, CA
3 or 2 depending on the load. My wife likes her clothing washed with the liquid so if my stuff is in there and/or I do her laundry I add the liquid. I almost always use dryer sheets. I do most of the laundry in our home but occasionally she'll do her own loads. I don't like her to wash my clothing as we have different methodology.
Naturally
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- Corner of Walk 'n Don't Walk
I used dryer sheets decades ago when static was a problem.
That doesn't seem to be a problem with my current dryer I've had for 20yrs.
So 4 ... none
That doesn't seem to be a problem with my current dryer I've had for 20yrs.
So 4 ... none
hearlady
Homebody
- Location
- N Carolina
This is what is I do. 1/2 to 1/4 sheet.
Once I ran out of unscented liquid softener I didn't replace it. Now I'm using up the scented sheets and then I won't replace them. I may continue the unscented sheets only on clothes. I've never used any on towels and sheets, only wool dryer balls. It takes the absorbency out of towels, so I'm told.
HazyDavey
Western Exposure
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- Northern California
None
OneEyedDiva
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- New Jersey
I mostly use Kirkland (Costco brand) liquid softener to help eliminate static cling in the colder months as well as make clothing easier to manage. After taking laundry out of the dryer, there are less wrinkles in clothes when softener is used and no wrinkles at all with some garments. I also have Kirkland softener sheets that I rarely use, but come in handy if I forget to use the liquid softener. They also smell really good and can be used to keep clothing fresh when stored.
LoveTulips
Senior Member
- Location
- British Columbia, Canada
None.
MountainRa
Senior Member
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- Upstate SC, USA
Neither
I, too, have read that they cause towels to be less absorbent over time. Some type of special wash you’re supposed to do occasionally to strip the buildup from towels - vinegar, I think. Not sure.
I, too, have read that they cause towels to be less absorbent over time. Some type of special wash you’re supposed to do occasionally to strip the buildup from towels - vinegar, I think. Not sure.
Messy
Senior Member
That's why I use loads of it. I hate ironing.
Messy
Senior Member
1 liquid plus vinegar. I read that you can also only use vinegar.
Never heard of dryer sheets.
Gardenlover
Well-known Member
None - because the fibers don't change, but dryer sheets slightly coat the fibers with chemicals.
Pappy
Living the Dream
Laundry sheets that you throw in the dryer. You know, the ones that fall out my pants after they have been dried.
MACKTEXAS
Well-known Member
Well, if you'd prefer not ironing, that's fine, but I've always ironed every shirt I wear in public and I don't mind at all. It takes me about 3 minutes and is just part of what I do when getting ready to go somewhere. I do not iron shirts I just wear around the house.