Why are dryer sheets bad for towels? Like fabric softener, dryer sheets contain oils thatcan coat towel fibers and destroy their absorbency. So, don't use them when drying your towels. ... They'll reduce static electricity and help soften your towels—and they're more effective than dryer...
Wool dryer ballsare an excellent alternative to fabric softeners and dryer sheets. These little wool balls absorb moisture from clothing in the dryer, maintaining a more humid environment and, therefore, cutting down on static. In addition to reducing static, they also reduce drying time and fluf...
For many people, the first thing that comes to mind when they think of dryer sheets is static electricity. Dryer sheets are supposed to keep clothes from creating static electricity; if you don't use one, you might have to peel your clothes apart as if they were glued together. What's ...
Dryer sheets can easily seem like an extraneous, unnecessary expense — on your wallet and the environment — if your cost-benefit analysis is limited to their use as they've been marketed. Sure, they help reduce static, soften fabric, and make your laundry smell good, but enough to justify...
Gas stoves can be bad for your health and the environment. It's a great time to swap your gas stove for an electric or induction range. We've found a wide variety of induction ranges and electric ranges on sale now. Samsung smart slide-in induction range Samsung This Samsung induction...
A selection knob toggles among the dryer’s presets. The GTDS820EDWS has 13 in all, including the presets you’d expect with a few specialty settings for good measure. A setting for Towels/Sheets is nice. Jeans? It makes sense, but do people really dry them separately? Settings like Bul...
Drying of fish at the Sagar Island (21.7269° N, 88.1096° E) is generally carried out in open sun on the seashore on plastic sheets or mat of palm leaves. This is not an environment-friendly and healthy practice. To alleviate the limitations of open sun drying, 600 kg (300 kg ×...
In this super-fast connected incredibly high-tech day and age, we all know that dryer sheets are bad, right? I mean, really bad. For you, for your kids, and for the environment. But they make for soft, cuddly-teddy smelling, mushy clothes. Except they have dozens of cancer-causing ch...
More than ever before, people are looking for ways to conserve energy and water with their washing machines. Not only is it better for the environment, it’s also better for you each month when you pay the bills. Today all the major appliance brands are offering high efficiency (HE) washe...