Plus, When to Use It Fabric softener has a handful of ingredients that enable it to keep things fresh and clean. Most brands include fragrances that leave a scent on everything it touches—not ...

“Fabric softener does work ... And if environmental impact is a concern, Ek suggests looking for brands that carry the Environmental Protection Agency’s Safer Choice label.

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 ...

Depending on the brand, fabric softener is costing you between 3 cents per wash for an own-brand budget retailer version, to 15 cents a wash for a bottle of the “luxury” branded stuff.

“Fabric softener does work ... And if environmental impact is a concern, Ek suggests looking for brands that carry the EPA Safer Choice label. Forte cautions that those who have hard water ...