Fabric softeners are designed to reduce the amount of static in synthetic fibers and make laundry come out feeling soft and smelling great. These products contain lubricating ingredients that help ...

Fabric softeners — liquid added to the final rinse in the washing machine or softening sheets that go with the clothes into the dryer — are designed to reduce the amount of static in synthetic fibers.

While fabric softener can be used in every load of laundry, it's not necessary or recommended for all loads. It's best at reducing wrinkles and softening cotton or other natural fibers and reducing ...

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 expert, his number one tip was ditching fabric ...

Consumer Reports offers tips on how to make your clothes soft and nice-smelling from your washing machine (without the gross ...