Laundry and Ironing

Tumble dry, spin dry—they sound quite similar to some extent. They both have the word ‘dry’ in their name, have something to do with laundry, and are connected to wet clothes!  They are, however, quite different from each other! Yet, a lot of people are convinced that they’re one and the same. But don’t you […]

Washing machines come with loads of buttons to press, a dial with an abundance of programs listed around it, and fancy apps that help you run the machine.  Yet, when it boils down to the basics, choosing the right program to clean your laundry can be more difficult than it looks. And no amount of

Laundry beads or scent boosters are a relatively new item which has been brought to the market promising to make your clothes smell better.  There are many different scents to choose from. When paired with other detergents, the scent is amplified. They are great for leaving clothes feeling and smelling fresh.  Laundry beads have a

There is a wide range of laundry detergents on the market designed to help your machine work better, clean your clothes, and make them last a long time.  But what happens if you run out? Can you still wash your clothes? Here we’ll look at what happens if you’ve either forgotten to add the detergent

With modern washing machines now featuring every programme under the sun, it’s sometimes hard to know which is the best option for your next pile of laundry!  Most machine settings now include an “easy care” or ‘synthetics’ option. Both easy care and synthetics cycles do the same thing. But what does easy care actually mean?

The short answer to this question is no, fabric conditioner is not an ideal replacement option when you have run out of detergent. While fabric softener smells clean and delicious, it does not contain most of the key cleaning agents and enzymes that are required to properly eradicate dirt, germs, stains.    Why Does Fabric

If your favourite t-shirt needs a clean, but you’re out of laundry detergent you might be thinking of using shampoo to wash it instead, but is this a wise idea? Can you use shampoo as a laundry detergent? Yes, you can use shampoo as a laundry detergent. However, you shouldn’t make a habit of washing

The dreaded colour run fiasco will happen to us all eventually. The stray sock, the scarf that got left behind, the t-shirt you thought would be fine to wash—they’ll all worm their way into the washing machine one day when we’re least expecting it, and ruin some laundry! And if it has happened, or when

There’s nothing worse than taking out a fresh load of laundry from the machine and finding a hole in your favourite shirt.  You’re sure it wasn’t there before you put it in, could it have happened in the wash? Unfortunately, there are many ways that clothes can develop holes in the washing machine.  In this

Most people throw their clothes into the dryer without a second thought about what the best way of drying them is. Turning clothes inside out when they are wet can be a little unpleasant, but should it be a step that you’re taking? It’s a good question and one that we’ll answer here. We’ll not