Many Americans Are Ditching Their Fabric Softener – And Experts Warn You May Want To As Well

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Softeners do more than what their name tells us, though. They can also help garments to last longer by soothing any tension between threads. If this friction disappears, it lowers static cling, too – and most of us have first-hand experience of how annoying that can be.

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