Learn how fabric softener works, when to use it, and how it can enhance your laundry routine. Fabric softeners work in the rinse cycle to coat fibers with softening ingredients that make them feel ...

Although it’s become an everyday staple, fabric softener may be the most misunderstood laundry product of all. We assume, because of its name, that it will make our clothes feel soft. But, really, ...

Learn how fabric softener actually works, and when you should—and shouldn't—use it. Getty Images / Vladdeep Fabric softener, also called fabric conditioner, is a laundry product containing lubricating ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Rachael Smith. Design: Owl Design Learning the right way to launder bedding is an art in ...

Fabric softener is notoriously divisive. In fact, when we interviewed Rich Handel, a test project leader at Consumer Reports who specializes in laundry, about the things he would never do as a laundry ...