Laundry > Fabric Softener/Enhancer Laundry

Bring your old clothes back to life!

Advantages: Easy to use, effective, cheap
Disadvantages: none

...to buy a box of Dylon black dye. The Dye Dylon dyes come in a small black box and can be found near the washing powders section of the store. Each box contains 200g of powdered dye which is enough to dye 600g of fabric. As most of us are not used to weighing our clothes, that's the equivalent of a pair of trousers. If you want to dye more items then you can but the shade will be lighter. Alternatively you can add more than one packet to the machine. ...
...although Wilkinsons only stock a limited range. For a more extensive choice I recommend heading over to places like John Lewis. The dye itself is for use in washing machines. Having never dyed my clothes before I was expecting it to be something that you'd have to do by hand and I imagined it would be a rather messy process. So in this respect I was pleasantly surprised. Each box costs around £4.99. How to use The back of the packet has clear, easy ...

tecnomars 14.12.2009 · Read full review
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Vinyl Dryer Balls Make Me Itch

Advantages: Supposed to reduce drying time
Disadvantages: Gave an allergic reaction to the vinyl

I bought myself two dryer balls after my daughter recommended them to me. They are supposed to soften fabrics and shorten drying time in the tumbler dryer and the two I bought were pink and blue and cost £1.99 from Amazon. These are hard, spiky balls that make an awful racket as they go round inside the tumbler dryer. The spikes are supposed to ‘agitate’ the fabric and soften it. To be honest I noticed very little difference between drying with these ...
...to use dryer sheets which give everything a softness and have a nice smell as well. Anyway, since I had bought the dryer balls, I decided to persevere and see if I could get used to them. I woke up one morning covered in a read prickly rash which itched like mad, but had no idea what had caused it. Eventually it faded and I was left with a patch of itchy skin across my chest. I put on a clean pair of jeans (just washed) and a top and went out. Before ...

jan007 13.12.2009 · Read full review
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Summer in a bottle!

Advantages: does the job and smells wonderful
Disadvantages: can be pricey

...have tried many of the Lenor conditioners before, mainly favouring the lavender one. However, as I had run out of several household products I trudged up to the shops with my 4 and 5 year old boys to stock up. The search~ First shop - Iceland. Normally they do have an isle that stocks household products but typical were waiting for a delivery on fabric conditioners! Boo! Next shop was Poundstretcher. Now they have a good few 'housey' things in here ...
...the front there is the Lenor logo in blue with yellow flowers. The liquid is a pale yellow colour and it gives the bottle a summer appearance, and with this disappointing weather we are having it was nice to see a bit of sunshine, even if it was in a bottle! I paid £1.49 for a 750ml bottle of concentrate but prices may vary from shop to shop. Does it work?~ Having two small boys who are always mucky my washing machine practically turns itself on. ...

supersonic75 25.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Lenor Fabric Conditioner/Enhancer

The scent I was sent.

Advantages: Gorgeous, long lasting smell and softness
Disadvantages: A little pricier than other varieties.

...chance to try the new Lenor infusions as a trialist, so this meant a free samplpe and no choice over the fragrance. I was greatly surprised to receive a full sized sample and several money off coupons as well. The scent I was sent (lol!) was Black Diamond and Lotus flower. The scent of this softener is amazing, and lasts for ages. Your washing not only smells nice but still keeps it's softness for a long time. The whole flat smelt lovely whilst ...
...more pricey than the usual Lenor softeners, around £2 per 75 ml, but I would say it was worth every penny. There is a kind of perfumey scent about it, and this may not be to everyone's liking. My husband agreed it was nice, as did my 19 year old son. I am a bit of a 'smellaholic' lol and love strong scents...well, nice ones anyway! Out of curiosity, I did go and try the other 3 scents, and still found this one to be my favourite. ...

shellannjo 27.01.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Lenor Infusions Black Diamond and Lotus Flower

mmm its fabric magic

Advantages: great
Disadvantages: none

What are they? Fabric Magic are small white sheets, a bit like a baby wipe approximately 16cm x 21cm. They are not wet to feel like a baby wipe, they have a much drier and rougher effect. Each sheet has an amazing smell that really fills the house. Fabric Magic Tumble Dryer Sheets really are what the title states. Fabric Magic. I originally used to buy Bounce, another brand of tumble dryer sheets but I personally think the price was ...
...of tumble dryer sheets called Fabric Magic. Reading the packet I realised that they was no different to the Bounce that I was currently buying there except 1 major difference...The price. Yes, I was in a 99p store so they were an amazing 99p. I thought to myself, hmm for 99p are they going to do the job? But for 99p you can go wrong so I brought a packet and have never ever looked back. The Packet These Fabric Magic Sheets can be found ...

emsey_b9 02.09.2009 · Read full review
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