An appliance expert has spoken out against a popular TikTok cleaning hack, claiming it will leave your clothes even worse than they went in. The hack sees avid cleaners use sponges soaked in fabric ...

As a cleaning and laundry care expert, one common question I hear is, 'Do I really need fabric softener?' The answer might surprise you. While fabric softeners have long been marketed as essential for ...

Most people know dryer sheets offer several benefits, such as softening clothes, reducing static cling, and providing a fresh scent. Here's a fact that might make you pause: Some dryer sheets are made ...

Add 1/2 to 1 cup (depending on load size) white vinegar to the last rinse in the washer. Vinegar is cheap, nontoxic, ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

FEW of us would dream of omitting fabric softener from our laundry with it adding both softness and a fresh scent to our clothes. However, one cleaning whizz has revealed why you should be ditching ...

A woman said on TikTok that a dryer-sheet-replacement hack led to her machine catching on fire. The hack involves replacing dryer sheets with sponges soaked in fabric-softener solution. Experts have ...

WE’RE all guilty of using fabric softener and tumble dryer sheets to get our clothes looking and smelling their best – but, as it turns out, there is another way. Some cleaning fanatics are using tin ...