We've posted before about how the greenest laundry habits skip the dryer altogether. But when that isn't practical, we turn our attention to the chemicals and waste produced by conventional dryer sheets. The Static Eliminator reusable dryer sheets take on both problems with two pretty, striped cloths to reduce the static in your laundry.
The cloths work using of the weave of the fabric, which the company claims will conduct static away from clothing physically. The little post-script in the description intrigued us: apparently, the cloths won't function fully until the chemical buildup left by conventional dryer sheets gets worked out of the dryer; usually four loads. Geez, how long until the chemicals get worked out of our clothes?
$13, here.
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If your washables are made of natural fibers, there isn't any static cling...
...and if there is, who cares?
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Mist with water when you remove your clothes from the dryer. End of static.
view vjm's profile
I'm with the posters above: though I don't have a dryer now, when I used to use one I never used dryer sheets and never had a problem. They are simply not necessary and it's bizarre that anyone would think they are.
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i make dryer sheets by soaking a tea towel in fabric softener (usually ecover but sometimes method) and then letting it airdry. each towel is good for a minimum of 20 loads, but often more. not sure where i first heard about this...maybe even on AT.
view muro.lamere's profile
I saw a show on PBS, "Haley's Hints", that suggested using a ball of aluminum foil to get rid of static cling instead of using dryer sheets. I tried it and it works really well! I've been using the same ball of aluminum foil for about a year now.
For the ball, I tore off about two feet of aluminum foil and crushed it into a ball. Simple as that.
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The best is really not to use the dryer. There are many reasons and one is that your linens and clothes will last so much longer.
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