Fabric conditioners - are they a con?

I haven't used it for a long time and I don't miss it at all. I wash woollens in Woolite to keep them soft but apart from that I just use Pink Stuff detergent. I do live in a soft water area so that might make a difference.

I read they are full of tiny plastics so stopped using them.

I once spilled fabric conditioner on a rug and I couldn't get rid of it. It gave off such an awful smell that eventually I had to throw the rug away. That is when gave up using it.

I use fabric conditioner (ecover) on all laundry apart from microfibre cleaning cloths.

Itried white vinegar but now use Ecover Jasmine as I can't bear the smell of most conditioners

sorry meant Gardenia

I have never used fabric softener and have never noticed any difference in the 'feel' of, even towels, that have or have not been washed with conditioner.

What stops me using them is the artificial scents that these products have, i find they can make me feel queazy or trigger migraine. I like washing products to have as little scent as possible.

My boss used to laugh at me for using conditioner( he was very Scrooge like) but I’ve realised he was right. I now use vinegar if I use anything. Mind you, a few years ago my brand new car was covered in dried on sap from a nearby pine tree. I was distraught: thought the car had been ruined. Google recommended fabric conditioner so at one o’clock in the morning I used it and it worked! I was so relieved.

I've never found it necessary. I use vinegar for the towels and that's it. I'm sure they must all be dreadful for the environment.

I tumble so no need for fabric conditioners.

Stoped using fabric conditioner years ago,not noticed any difference.

Waste of money, not necessary, just artificial smells

Norah

Oopsadaisy1

I use a detergent that has its own ‘ built in’ conditioner, but MrOops quite likes having his skin scraped off with Washing Line dried towels. me? Not so much

I so hate line dried towels - tumble dry every time!

On a good day ours get a bashing in the tumble drier for 15 minutes then are hung on the line.
It seems to work well.

I dislike using conditioner on towels, bedlinen.
Might occasionally use it for jumpers.

Soupline, not on towels.
Personal choice.

Thanks Fanny. Didn't know that. Don't mind a rough towel myself but tend to do fluffy for guests.

I don't like the smell of fabric conditioner and they clag up the washing machine dispenser drawer with black gunge so I stopped using them years ago.
I was in a supermarket last week where some fabric conditioner must have leaked or been spilt. The smell was overwhelming and I had to flee to an area several aisles away, coughing and spluttering and with streaming eyes. Horrible!

On a good day ours get a bashing in the tumble drier for 15 minutes then are hung on the line. It seems to work well.

Callistemon21 I do it the other way round.
Dry them on the clothes horse, in the garden if possible, then half an hour in the tumble dryer.
Softens them up a bit and makes sure they're properly dry.

I’ve never used it . I don’t know what the purpose of it is to be honest.
I line dry everything and tumble towels for 10 minutes afterwards to fluff them up.

I never use it on towels/tea towels/face clothes as it reduces the absorbency and they also go sour when damp.

I did read recently that white vinegar softens laundry without any fake scent which can be overpowering.

Never use it. I’m ‘careful’ with my money at home, but throw it around socialising.
I like a rough towel and I believe a plumber said fc was very bad for the washing machine.

hollysteers

Never use it. I’m ‘careful’ with my money at home, but throw it around socialising.
I like a rough towel and I believe a plumber said fc was very bad for the washing machine.

A plumber told me that if you see mould in the washing machine compartments where the powder and conditioner go, or in the shower, it's caused by the conditioner.

I haven’t used fabric conditioner for many many years I’ve put white vinegar and a dash of floral disinfectant in the conditioner drawer
I also sometimes add a scoop of soda crystals.
Line dry my towels, but finish off with five minutes in the tumble dryer.

Callistemon21 I have never used fabric condtioner, but I still have mould in my washing machine.

I use WM cleaner every few weeks and put the soap container in the DW, and bleach if necessary.

I don't get much mould in the drawer, it only seems to happen now and again but I just leave it in the sink with hot water and a dishwasher tablet to soak for an hour or so. If it was really bad I might leave it overnight.

I love a line dried towel.