Aluminum Foil Balls Instead Of Dryer Sheets

Roll them together in a ball about two to three inches in diamater and toss that ball into the clothes dryer along with your laundry.

Aluminum foil balls instead of dryer sheets.

They also tumble happily with your laundry softening it as it drys. Most dryer sheets contain animal fat which builds up on your clothes and dryer lint screen over time. Just crumple a strip of foil into a ball about the size of a baseball and toss it in the dryer with your laundry. Run the dryer as you normally would and voila no more static cling and no dryer sheets needed.

Aluminum foil dryer balls are a green alternative to commercial dryer sheets or liquid fabric softener. Theoretically you put a rolled up ball of aluminum foil in the dryer instead of using a dryer sheet and then you can say good bye to static cling. I like the fact that the foil balls can be reused over and over agin too. The ball is not going to get hotter than the air the dryer pumps out so unless your dryer already burns the edges of your clothes the aluminum ball won t.

Our first tip of these two laundry hacks is also supposed to save money as when you ve finished a load in the dryer you can save the aluminum foil ball for next time. Aluminum dryer balls will not provide your clothes with the floral scents you re used to with dryer sheets. Take some regular aluminum foil make a ball about the size of a baseball and toss it in the dryer. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Out of dryer sheets on laundry day. In the winter when i have trouble with static i ball up some aluminum foil and throw it in the dryer as well. Trust us it works. Not only does it eliminate static the tin foil is reusable for future loads.

I am just surprised i had never heard of this before. Make your own dryer sheets. Open the kitchen drawer and grab a roll of aluminum foil. Yes you can make your own dryer sheets.

This is definately something i am going to have to give a try. I love my dryer balls no chemicals easy to use and they last a long time. The ball discharges built up static in the clothes and also helps your items dry faster. While in the dryer they absorb electrical charges so your clothes stay static free.

This trick is so simple. Yay for life hacks. The aluminum foil tip is a great one.