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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...