Bed Sheets and Fabric Softener
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Comments (9)How about when it's a beautiful day out and your neighbor down the way decides it's a great day to burn that ginormous pile of green wood he's got in his backyard! And the wind is blowing right your way.... I have one of those guys that does this at least once a week - drives me up the wall. One time I noticed that (for once) it was blowing straight in HIS house and I was sooo happy I did a little happy dance right there in my yard! Sorry to be hijacking the thread about Bounce! I would probably hang dryer sheets from my roses if I thought it would keep certain bugs away (but it would probably keep ALL of them away, I imagine). Lynn...See MoreFabric Softener or Dryer Sheets?
Comments (28)We use white vinegar instead of liquid fabric softener. Your clothes will NOT smell like vinegar after they are dried. Your towels and jeans will feel lots softer with all the soap cut and rinsed out in the rinse load! I throw in a fabric dryer sheet in loads that I want to keep from being 'staticky" or feel real soft (mostly just knit shirts). I do also wash my dryer screen every month or so just in case the softener has built up on it....See MoreDryer Fabric Softener Sheets
Comments (23)Haven't used any type of commercial fabric softener in decades. Occasionally I use vinegar to help remove smells. No need to worry about your clothes smelling like vinegar. They don't. I occasionally use vinegar to wipe down the cutting board, counter or wipe out the microwave. It's actually a disinfectant. And once dry, there's no smell. My sister uses vinegar to wash her floors. The cats won't walk on it while damp (they don't like the vinegar smell) but she knows when the floors are dry. The cats are in the kitchen. o vinegar smell. I fill the fabric softener dispenser in my current machine with white vinegar. The old one I used a Downey Ball and some would dilute the vinegar in the ball but I wouldn't. I'd fill the ball with white vinegar and toss it in. Worked great. And as I said, no vinegar smell. Think about it for a minute, it's diluted down so much there really isn't anything left to smell. And of course you're rinsing after too, most likely. I don't like smelly clothes which is why I hated commercial softeners and most detergents. Why do people think clothes have to stink before they can be clean? Amazes me. When clothes smell, it's time to wash them IMO. And for those who have static problems, you're issue is not caused by not using softener or not using enough, the problem is that you're over-drying your clothes. Cut back the drying time, save yourself money in two ways, less electricity (and possibly gas) and no softener. I use dryer balls to assist in drying (which they do). Supposedly they help with static which they might, but I can't prove it one way or the other. Grainlady bought some of the anti-static version and she says they help a lot. Since I don't have static issues since I quit over-drying the clothes, I really don't have need to try them. And FWIW my towels and jeans are as soft as anyone's. The occasional time they're a little stiff, I know I didn't rinse them well enough as already mentioned. So when I wash them again, I use less or no detergent depending on the amount in them. And some say dryer sheets are good for cleaning shower doors. I can't confirm....See MoreHow to (quickly) soften new sheets
Comments (20)LOL Bea, thing with percale is you can't fluff it in the dryer to get wrinkles out, just impossiable. Of course no one would banish you because you don't iron your sheets lol, I'd bet most of the world does not iron anything least of all sheets. I don't iron the boys or hubs sheets so maybe I'll be half banished..haha. I love the feel of freshly washed and ironed sheets so I take the time to iron them. Its whatever someone likes there's not a right or wrong in this. I do think though there's no way out of not ironing percale and since thats what I've used the most I got used to ironing them so when I bought these Target sheets I just continued ironing them, it gives them a more finished feel and look, on the other hand i enjoy ironing. Your not in the wrong if you dont iron, its all just a matter of how you like your sheets to feel....See Morerpsinfoman
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