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 laundry expert, his number one tip was ditching fabric ...

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Detergent and fabric softener are essential for every load of laundry, right? Not so fast. While detergent or laundry soap serves as a cleaning agent, fabric softener has a slightly more ...

You may be oblivious to the potent chemicals in the fragrance wafting out of your dryer vent, but one study out of the University of Washington found more than 25 volatile organic compounds, two of ...

Laundry day usually involves hampers full of clothes, a heavy container of detergent, and a fabric softener like Downy or Snuggle. While some people consider the latter indispensable, others think ...

13:47, Mon, Jan 20, 2025 Updated: 13:47, Mon, Jan 20, 2025 It’s part and parcel of every laundry cycle along with washing powder, but households are being urged to consider ditching their fabric ...

Firefighters were called to the house on Fieldhouse Road, Yardley, at lunchtime on Saturday Fire crews were called to a bathroom fire after a woman emptied a fabric softener ball into an oil burner.