A Miracle Product?
Recently an email with the subject line “Good Info to Know” landed in my inbox. Dismissing it as an annoying joke email, I nearly deleted it without reading it before I saw what it was all about—dryer sheets. The clever author of this email lists a bunch of uses forthese little miracle products have besides keeping laundry fresh smelling and static free. They include:
• Chase ants away and repel mice and moquitos
• Remove musty odors from old books and photo albums
• Eliminate static electricity from television and computer monitors—and keep dust from resettling on them
• Dissolve soap scum from shower doors
• Freshen closets or drawers
• Keep thread from tangling (run a threaded needle through a sheet before starting to sew
• Prevent musty suitcases (put a sheet in empty luggage before storing)
• Freshen air in cars—place a sheet under the front seat
• Clean baked-on foods from a cooking pan (put a sheet in a pan, fill with water, let sit overnight and sponge clean—the antistatic agent weakens the bond between food and pan)
• Eliminate odors in wastebaskets (place a sheet at the bottom of the basket)
• Collect cat hair
• Eliminate static from Venetian blinds
• Wipe up sawdust from drilling or sand papering
• Eliminate odors in dirty laundry
• Deodorize shoes or sneakers
• Golfers keep bees away by putting a sheet in their pockets.
• Use in sleeping bags and tents before storing to keep them smelling fresh
Who knew that this little product—a nonwoven—could solve so many household crises? I wonder if the marketing teams at Procter & Gamble, Unilever and other dryer sheet marketers know about them.
