Tumble drier sheet alternatives?

alibo

I don't think this is quite what you are after, but I use the tumble dryer balls from Lakeland, it's a pack of two which agitate the load around, much the same as washer balls in the washing machine, they have no scent, but do leave everything nice and soft and does seem to be able to reduce the drying time required.

ali

echo

i bought mine from the pound shop.

Skint_Catt

GreenNinja wrote: »

A friend bought me a box of these when I moved into my new house. What I do is use them 2 or 3 times over, theres still loads of scent on them after they have been in the tumble drier first go.

:j

Mum uses them multi times too, then puts them in the back of the wardrobe/drawers as there is often scent left in then too!

Waxy_Bean

Alisonpennypincher wrote: »

I seem to remember seeing or reading something about putting a muslin cloth or similar in with a couple of drops of essential oil on. I have not tried this though, so can't vouch for it, but it might be worth trying to find out a bit more about it.

HTH
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This is what I do! Usually lavender and fennel oils, but sometimes sweet orange, or frankincense dependent on what mood I am in.

angie_loves_veg

Waxy_Bean wrote: »

This is what I do! Usually lavender and fennel oils, but sometimes sweet orange, or frankincense dependent on what mood I am in.

Have you ever had any problems with 'staining' as mentioned by other posters?

craftynutters

how do your clothes smell when they comeout of your washing machine it seems strange they smell when they come out of the dryer if they where fine when they went in
by the way i have the dryer balls and they do cut down the time you need to have the dryer on and will peple PLEASE stop telling me they got them from the pound shop mine :mad: cost 9.95 from lakeland but they are well worth the investment
just one other thing are you taking them out of the dryer straight away if you leave them in and they are still damp they will smell

Spendaholic_Chick

Sorry Craftynutter - I got a pack of four from the pound shop too

irishwexford

:mad: I paid £9.95 from lakeland as well.

craftynutters

next time you see them in the pound shop buy a few i'm sure we'll pay you the p&p and the pound:D

angie_loves_veg

Those pink and purple spikey dryer balls? I have them, I love them (but they do make a racket don't they!) and I paid a tenner too.. oh well .. thats life sometimes!

I think craftynutters, that you have hit the nail on the head. I had left the load too long in the wm - I washed and immediately dried a second load this evening and it is lovely again! Sometimes I just need to get on with it

That said, the 'garden-lavender in a bag, in the drier' experiment went well, and the load (and consequently the room) smelt lovely!;)