At first glance, doing your laundry might seem like a straightforward task: throw your dirtied items into the washing machine, add soap, run the cycle, and you're done. This could not be further from ...

Homemakers in the 19th century had to devote most of a day to washing clothes each week: hauling and heating water, scrubbing ...

Cleaning your clothes in a washing machine on even a hot water setting of 60°C (140°F) can fail to remove potentially harmful bacteria – a finding that could also be contributing to the rise of ...

For some, aluminum foil is the newest laundry add-in, but it comes with risks and the evidence that it actually improves the ...

The underwire and hook-and-eye closures can damage the interior of your washing machine, turning a $30 bra into a $600 ...