Scent boosters. And, of course, fabric softeners. Softeners come in liquids and dissolving sheets for washing machines, or heat-activated sheets for the dryer. But do they work? And do you really ...

This research led to some interesting discoveries, including the ideal way to wash my bed sheets from now on! Let's get into it. Whether or not you use fabric softener when washing your bed sheets ...

Of the 212 fabric softeners and dryer sheets that the environmental advocacy group has analyzed for "hazards to health or the environment," 72.1% are ranked as high to highest concern—with just ...

Instead of a dryer sheet or fabric softener, you can try a piece of aluminum foil compressed into a ball. Take a 3- to 4-foot piece of aluminum foil, tightly scrunch it into a smooth ball with no ...

Made with high-quality New Zealand wool, these large felted balls replace both fabric softener and dryer sheets, making them a fabulous cost-saving alternative. They’ve even been known to speed ...

My bottle of Downy fabric softener boasts that it’s “better together” with dryer sheets (Downy brand, of course). I know a lot of people that use one or the other, or neither, but not a ...

Like most products pushed onto consumers by big companies and their marketers, many people believe that fabric softeners and dryer sheets are essential for laundry. They're not. They are an added ...

I take the fabric-softener sheets and stuff them into all of our shoes. It absorbs the moisture and also the odors. Recycle and no cost. For knitters who have all those little balls of wool left ...