Q&A: Laundry expert Patric Richardson on properly caring for clothes and other fabrics

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  1. I disagree with so much of this. I use bleach on my whites, and years old undershirts are still bright white. And I use Downey on every load. The author says it leaves a film. That’s alright by me. Soft and fragrant are the two most important goals of laundering in my book. And anecdotally speaking, I have never experienced anything that would support the author’s advice to use less soap for a cleaner wash. While I’m not a scientist, I am the most gifted laundry person I know. I think when it comes to laundry (and many aspects of life), unless what you’re doing doesn’t work and you don’t know where to turn, ya gotta do what works for you.

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