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How often you should wash your bedding — and the right way to do it

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We spend a third of our lives on our bedding, leaving behind 56 hours a week of sweat, body oil and dead skin cells. So how often should we be washing away that funk? And what's the best way to do so? Shutterstock We asked Mary Zeitler of Whirlpool's Institute of Home Science for professional tips on tackling this chore. From water temperature to drying time, there's definitely a right way and wrong way to do the job. Follow these tips and not only will your sheets be cleaner, they'll last longer, too. How often to wash ? To keep dust mites and other allergens at bay, Zeitler suggests washing sheets once a week. Loading the washer Sheets need lots of room to get clean, so don't jam too many sheets into each load. Never wrap sheets around the agitator — they'll tear and wrinkle. Wash sheets separately to prevent other items from getting tangled or balled up in them. If you do choose to wash other items with sheets, make sure they are lightweight ...

What Laundry Soaps to Use While Traveling?

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Doing laundry while traveling is one of the fabulous part of traveling but it is part of everyday life on the road. It does not matter if you’re staying at a five star resort on a two-week vacation or a budget option accommodation during a long-term trip, dealing with laundry while traveling is something you will have to address. laundry pods What Laundry Soaps to Use While Traveling? Make sure you buy laundry soap that does not require hot water. Hot water can be hard to get. You can buy laundry soap all around the world and it vary in price and quality. This may sound strange, but we like to carry our own soap from the states when we travel. When we run out, we replace with whtaever we can find locally, but we’ve found that having good laundry soap goes a long way towards clean clothing. Powder laundry soap:  Carrying a bag of laundry powder has worked the best for us. Yes, it looks funny flying with a bag filled with white power  but we’ve never had issues o...

Are Dryer Sheets and Liquid Fabric Softener the Same Thing?

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Do dryer sheets and liquid fabric softeners do the same thing? Essentially dryer sheets and liquid fabric softeners do the same thing, they both make fabrics feel soft and bring a fresh scent to your clothes. The obvious difference between the two is that one is used in the washing machine and the other in the dryer. Another difference between dryer sheets and liquid fabric softeners is the way that they work. Liquid fabric softeners penetrate the fabric fibers when added to the rinse cycle of the washing machine. The softening agents in dryer sheets are heat activated and coat the surface of clothing from the heat of the dryer. What are the advantages of using dryer sheets instead of liquid fabric softener? The biggest advantage is convenience. Liquid fabric softener needs to be added during the rinse cycle of the wash to reduce the risk of staining clothes from the dyes in the fabric softener. It is easy to forget to add the liquid softener, but dryer sheets can be put into...