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This will be your new, go-to manual on wash day. A truism of modern housekeeping: The laundry is never done. And to pile on (pun intended), certain items might require pretreatment, special care, and ...

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Use cold water for brights and delicates to prevent fading and shrinkage, and warmer temps for towels, sheets, and heavily soiled clothes to help break down oils and kill germs, says Pozniak. Delicate ...

Lydia and Marcus Washington, parents of three young kids in Salisbury, North Carolina, are a house divided. Not over religion, politics or parenting strategies — but over the proper way to do laundry.

Laundry rarely feels difficult because of one single task. It becomes exhausting because of repetition. Sorting clothes, bending repeatedly, waiting around, lifting wet loads, redoing washes that did ...