laundry Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/laundry/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Sun, 04 Jul 2021 22:30:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Laundry and Unhealthy Families https://smthingscount.com/2018/07/21/laundry-and-unhealthy-families/ Sat, 21 Jul 2018 13:37:13 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7100 Love your babies? The keep them away from fabric softener.   Note VOCs are Volatile Organic Compounds. They pollute our indoor air and cause health problems.

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]]> Soft, Fresh, and Safe https://smthingscount.com/2015/10/17/soft-fresh-and-safe/ Sat, 17 Oct 2015 17:51:25 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4216 Fabric softeners are expensive, unhealthy (designed to leave chemical residue in your clothes), and not eco-friendly (one chemical ingredient going down the drain contaminates our water supply;

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]]> Water-Wise Wash https://smthingscount.com/2014/03/15/water-wise-wash/ Sat, 15 Mar 2014 17:34:42 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2611 Easily save 3400 gallons of water a year.  If you’re an average household, that’s how much you can save just by running only full loads of

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]]> Dryer Balls? https://smthingscount.com/2014/02/15/dryer-balls/ Sat, 15 Feb 2014 19:13:26 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2521 Laundry tip: try using dryer balls in your dryer.  Yes, there is such a thing.  There are homemade wool ones or (gulp!) commercial plastic ones

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]]> Time/Energy Laundry Tip https://smthingscount.com/2013/11/23/timeenergy-laundry-tip/ Sat, 23 Nov 2013 18:17:41 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2281 Shorten laundry drying time and save energy. Add two dry towels to the load. They’ll draw moisture out of the other items, and the redistributed moisture

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