The majority of dryer sheets that you can purchase in-store are made up of polyester material coated with a softener. When you toss a dryer sheet in with your load of laundry, the dryer heats up and activates the coating of softener. This softener transfers to the fabrics, which makes them feel soft to the touch.
This coating transfers to your clothing and your dryer. The coating can have negative impacts on the sustainability and life expectancy of both. As a laundry service that has it’s dryers running 24/7, we stay away from dryer sheets to prevent damage to our machines and your laundry.
Dryer sheets also reduce static electricity by throwing positively charged ions into the mix. This part gets pretty scientific – when you dry your clothes, there are too many loose electrons giving off a negative charge. The dryer sheets’ positively charged ions equalize everything and prevent static.
Interestingly, dryer sheets have come to be known for their wide variety of uses throughout the home – not just in your dryer. They’re also great for pest control, removing soap scum, and picking up pet hair, among other things.
Some companies have pushed the industry forward by creating reusable dryer sheets. A more eco-friendly option, reusable dryer sheets are often hypoallergenic and unscented. And, these we can get behind. They’re listed below!
Stay away from single-use dryer sheets and go for the reusable dryer sheets instead.