While fabric softener can be used in every load of laundry, it's not necessary or recommended for all loads. It's best at reducing wrinkles and softening cotton or other natural fibers and reducing ...

Fabric softeners are designed to reduce the amount of static in synthetic fibers. Liquid softeners are added to the final rinse cycle in the washer; softening sheets are thrown into the dryer with the ...

Fabric softeners — liquid added to the final rinse in the washing machine or softening sheets that go with the clothes into the dryer — are designed to reduce the amount of static in synthetic fibers.

Stretch your dollar in the laundry room by making your own detergent, softener and dryer sheets. Resident DIY guy David Mackey has a simple three-product recipe for fabric softener. It's even great ...

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Fabric softeners work in the rinse cycle to coat fibers with softening ingredients that make them feel soft and silky to the touch. The coating helps reduce static cling and most liquid fabric ...