When putting laundry into the washing machine, of course you add your detergent, which can come in powder, liquid or packet form. And that may not be all. There are other products designed to work in the laundry process to provide additional benefits. Just like with detergent, read the product...
To Sort or Not to Sort
Does laundry sorting still matter? The ACI website’s laundry guide recommends sorting, yet a third of U.S. adults don’t bother. Have these non-sorters found a time-saving tip or are they ruining their clothes? Washing mixed loads of laundry doesn’t mean your clothes will be immediately ruined. Gone are the days...
Cleaning for Slow Fashion
As awareness of the environmental impacts of the fashion industry increases, many consumers are looking to take better care of the clothes they already own. In 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency reported that 11.2 million tons of textile waste in the US ended up in landfills. In our increasingly throwaway...
Teaching Caring by Sharing the Cleaning
One thing the pandemic taught many households over the past year or so is that roles are fluid. Whether picking up new caretaking duties or household chores, many families needed to redistribute the load when outside support was unavailable. This included getting the kids involved in helping around the home,...
