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How do you get soft, fragrant cloths without fabric softener? It’s possible, with this little secret you can put into practice right away.
Scented, soft cloths
It’s a classic and normal practice to buy fabric softener to make clothes smell nice, soft and even cleaner. It’s said to be a kind of balm and will work on textures on purpose, so as to protect them and make them even more beautiful. Yet there are many people who don’t want to use these chemicals, both for environmental reasons and for guaranteed budget savings. If you want soft, fragrant cloths without fabric softener, here’s the natural, easy-to-practice secret.
How does fabric softener work?
Before we understand how to replace fabric softener with all-natural ingredients, let’s find out together what its functionality is. As mentioned, it’s a conditioner that’s added to laundry specifically to soften and perfume fibers.
Its main purpose is to spread out clothes and eliminate wrinkles as soon as they dry naturally: they are very soft to the touch and have a very good aroma on the nose. The force of the water makes the fabric fibers rigid, and during drying, the classic crease is created. Fabric softeners are also designed for different types of fabric, but they always contain unnatural, corrosive ingredients.
This means that the wrong dose will damage the garment, and it’s a product that pollutes the environment use after use. Another characteristic of fabric softeners is that they are perfumed: adding aromas is also chemical and harmful to the environment.
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