Let's Talk About: Fabric Softeners/Conditioners

Part of being an adult is doing your own share of the household work (if you are living with another human being) and part of the household chores is doing the laundry. That is, unless you have a household helper or helpers at home which is by the way screams what a lucky fellow you are to have the opportunity to focus on your other priorities which could be more important. Yeah, I know that household tasks are also essential. But let's face the reality here my dear, a huge number of people really hate doing mundane jobs like these (me included).

Anyway, back to our topic: fabric conditioners. What lovely scent it put to our clothes. It is also the reason why ironing clothes becomes easier. After all, from the words itself, it conditions the fabric which makes it soft to touch.  However, did you know that we shouldn't always use fabric conditioner/softener in the clothes? For some fabrics, it could do more harm than good. So always be careful.

When it comes fabric conditioners/softeners, I have tried using known brands such as  Downy, Surf, Champion, etc. These brands tend to last more on the clothes as I believe that they are more concentrated. The downside of this is that it is expensive. I may have mentioned in my previous posts that we have an automatic washing machine which is God-sent I tell you as it makes our lives more bearable. But of course, you'll have to expect that you'll need to use more detergent powder and fabric conditioner.

What we currently use is the Yen yen fabric conditioner from Uni. I bought it for 200 pesos for a gallon excluding the shipping fee. I could say that it wasn't as concentrated as those widely advertised brands, but it does do its job which is the main reason why we use the product in the first place.

I also have tried the PureClean Fabric Conditioner Fresh Cotton Scent . It costs around 235 php a gallon in Shopee excluding the shipping fee. I won't recommend this if you are going to use it on an automatic machine. However, if you are going to use this concentrated on clothes, the scent tend to last for a week or more. I should know because I'd used a generous amount with my jacket and it did worked. Let me also remind you not use a dryer afterwards and avoid exposing your clothes directly in the sun.