Learn how fabric softener actually works, and when you should—and shouldn't—use it. Getty Images / Vladdeep Fabric softener, also called fabric conditioner, is a laundry product containing lubricating ...

A hand pours a small capful of laundry additive in the washing machine compartment - Capelle.r/Getty Images Your washing machine likely features several compartments or drawers, each meant for a ...

Fabric softener is notoriously divisive. In fact, when we interviewed Rich Handel, a test project leader at Consumer Reports who specializes in laundry, about the things he would never do as a laundry ...