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Photo : evrymmnt ( Shutterstock ) Wool is a pretty incredible fabric : It’s antimicrobial, breathable, odor-resistant, and extremely durable. It can also be tricky to wash and dry. While some wool is machine washable, other garments should be hand-washed,   spot-treated, or dry-cleaned . Here are some mistakes to avoid when washing wool, to ensure yours stays in good condition (and doesn’t shrink). Mistakes to avoid when washing wool Washing wool isn’t especially difficult—it’s just a matter of doing it the right way. Here are some examples of doing it the wrong way: Not reading the care label Look, we get it: Laundry care labels can be confusing. This is why we have an entire post dedicated to decoding them. But taking the extra few seconds to read the care label on an item of clothing made of wool may mean the difference between preserving the piece, and potentially harming it. So before anything else, find out how to wash the wool. Letting stains set in Spill something on a...

Photo : SViktoria ( Shutterstock ) Another day, another TikTok hack that seems clean and safe but could actually be a total disaster in practice . While some viral hacks actually   are as miraculous as they seem , a newer one suggesting you make a reusable dryer sheet by soaking a sponge in a fabric softener solution ( and then tossing it in your dryer) is anything but. One British woman has spoken out to her local press , claiming that after soaking sponges in fabric softener and water and putting them in her tumble dryer, the appliance caught on fire overnight. Prior to this horror story hitting the news, appliance experts were already speaking out against this hack, popularized on TikTok, by warning that it could stain clothes, anyway . Still, TikTok is full of videos of people making “reusable dryer sheets” with sponges and fabric softener. If you’re a CleanTok lurker, you’ve probably already seen these clips or will soon. To correct your algorithm, click here for a vide...

Photo : ESB Professional ( Shutterstock ) Does your gym bag reek ? You’re not alone, but it also doesn’t have to be this way. With proper care, you can keep your workout gear stink-free. Just do yourself a favor and start taking care of everything before it starts to smell. ( But even if you’ve already let things get bad, we have tips for you.) Rinse your gym clothes as soon as you take them off A lot of gym clothes these days are made of synthetic fabrics , because they provide stretch or sweat-wicking features to keep us comfortable. The downside is that bacteria can cling to synthetic fibers in a way that makes them nearly impossible to wash off. So it’s important that we don’t let those germ colonies grow in the first place. The bacteria I’m talking about are the ones that digest your sweat and skin oils. I know, gross. But that means it’s not the sweat itself that causes stinking, but rather the bacteria that multiply while your sweaty shirt is sitting in the laundry bas...

Photo : SViktoria ( Shutterstock ) Another day, another TikTok hack that seems clean and safe but could actually be a total disaster in practice . While some viral hacks actually   are as miraculous as they seem , a newer one suggesting you make a reusable dryer sheet by soaking a sponge in a fabric softener solution ( and then tossing it in your dryer) is anything but. One British woman has spoken out to her local press , claiming that after soaking sponges in fabric softener and water and putting them in her tumble dryer, the appliance caught on fire overnight. Prior to this horror story hitting the news, appliance experts were already speaking out against this hack, popularized on TikTok, by warning that it could stain clothes, anyway . Still, TikTok is full of videos of people making “reusable dryer sheets” with sponges and fabric softener. If you’re a CleanTok lurker, you’ve probably already seen these clips or will soon. To correct your algorithm, click here for a vide...