x24,Top3,TopLeft,x25,x12
solar backpack
a discovery company

Ditch the Dryer Sheets

Jasmin Malik Chua, Jersey City, USA

Jasmin Malik Chua

By Jasmin Malik Chua
Jersey City, NJ, USA | Sun Mar 23 17:21:00 GMT 2008

driedlavender.jpg


Unknown.

Skip the toxic dryer sheets the next time you do a load of laundry. Instead of infusing your wash with synthetic fragrances, opt for a naturally scented solution.

Fill an undyed cotton or linen drawstring sachet with dried organic lavender, give the bag a few squeezes to release the fragrance, and then toss it into the dryer with your laundry. Alternatively, you can add a few drops of your favorite essential oil on a hankie or dishtowel.

If static cling is a problem, remove your clothing before it's completely dry and air-dry it on a rack or line. Adding half a cup of vinegar in the wash cycle of your load will also do the trick. (Vinegar will also put the kibosh on any bacteria that may be present in your wash.) Barring that, wear your static-zapped clothing, mist some water in front of you, and walk through it to unelectrify your togs.

Difficulty level: Easy

 
  • email
  • digg
  • share
  • print
helpful article? vote for it
{ }
close window

CLOSE X

 

comments on this article

view all post a comment

 
 
 
 
 
facebook twitter rss
 
Planet Green on Facebook
 
Reel Impact
 
Green Materials Guide
 
eco-nomics
 
Take a Quiz. Enter Our Sweepstakes!
 

tv schedule

view all

On Now

On Tonight

 
 

today on planet green

view all

Votes

recent
discussed

10 Unfairly Oft-Maligned Big Apple Inhabitants
POSTED  17 HOURS AGO.  COMMENTS

{ }

Is Your Zen Lifestyle Green? 12 Ways to Live Low Stress and Low Impact
POSTED  19 HOURS AGO.  COMMENTS

{ }

Online Course Takes Guesswork out of Green Wedding Planning
POSTED  21 HOURS AGO.  COMMENTS

{ }

Meet Robyn Nietert of the Women's Microfinance Initiative: Building Businesses, and Lives, One Loan At a Time
POSTED  21 HOURS AGO.  COMMENTS

{ }

Organic A-Z: Lemon
POSTED  7 Nov 2009.  COMMENTS

{ }

Ask Emeril Your Green Cooking Questions
POSTED  7 Apr 2009. 47 COMMENTS.

{477}

How To Go Green: Lighting
POSTED  23 Jul 2008. 7 COMMENTS.

{214}

Should You Get a Flu Shot?
POSTED  1 Oct 2009. 3 COMMENTS.

{19}

Renovation Nation FAQ
POSTED  7 May 2009. 13 COMMENTS.

{142}

More Fun with Urban Foraging: Crabapples!
POSTED  10 Oct 2009. 2 COMMENTS.

{19}

 

Ads by Google