What to do with...

Dryer Sheets...

1. Silence squeaks--
Rub a dryers sheet on your 
soles especially rubber ones). 
The residue fro(m the fabric 
softener will minimize friction 
and sound.

2. Prevent bug bites--
Tie a Bounce sheet to your
lawn chair to ward off those
critters that like us so well.
Apparently Bounce has the 
chemicals Linalool and beta-
citronellol that repel those 
critters. I'm not too sure this
sounds like stuff I want to
dry my clothes with!

3. Calming pets and children--
For pets, rub a non scented
sheet over their fur to prvent
static from building up during 
a storm.
For children who have an 
aversion to static--rub a sheet 
on their their clothes to prevent
the build-up of static.
We used this procedure with a
former student every winter
that we had her in class.

4. De-gunk your combs and 
brushes--By placing a dryer 
sheet in a bowl of warm 
water, add brushes and combs 
and let soak for 30 minutes. 
The fabric softener will help 
break up the gunk so that it 
can be removed with a towel 
or toothbrush.

5. I use them in my car to keep
it smelling fresh. Cheaper than
some of the car air fresheners.


According to Women's Day 
Magazine--Dryer sheets were
first called "Tumble Puffs" and
were invented in the 1960's
by a chemist to help his wife 
with the laundry. I don't recall
these being used at home until 
the late 70's or early 80's. Mom
always used the liquid fabric 
softener.


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