Debra Selkirk spent months chasing down missing parts for her fully-paid-for kitchen before the Swedish furniture giant finally agreed to make good ...

Let that sink in, folks. Here’s the backstory: Invented by a Swedish engineer in 1949, the dishcloths are reusable, biodegradable and ultra-affordable, not to mention highly effective.

Only one other Swedish dishcloth we tested, the Wettex Original, was cheaper at $1.00 a pop, but it absorbed half the amount of water that the If You Care cloth did.

New New York City bakery Ferrane opens in Brooklyn Heights with Swedish baked goods like cardamom buns, semla, princess cake, baguettes, and brioche in May 2025.