Investigate eco-friendly detergents and compare them to another detergent on the market in terms of ingredients, cost and information on the packaging. Share this information with someone else in your class.
Fabric conditioners 28.9
Fabric conditioners are added to the final rinse to: • Reduce static electricity • Soften clothes • Give fabrics a pleasant smell • Make ironing easier
Did You Know? Liquitabs are very dangerous for children, so many manufacturers put child safety warnings on their products and even have advertisements to alert parents to the dangers.
Drying clothes
Clothes can be dried on a clothes line outside or on a clothes horse inside or by using a tumble dryer.
Line drying costs nothing and clothes remain soft and smell fresh. It is the most eco-friendly method of drying, but Irish weather is not always suitable for drying outside.
Clothes horses are used when the weather is bad, but it causes condensation so the room must be well ventilated.
A tumble dryer contains an element that heats the air coming into the machine. The clothes are rotated gently in the warm air and the moisture is removed through a vent in the wall, or is condensed from steam back into a water tank, which can be emptied. Tumble dryers are costly to run, but they remove wrinkles and reduce ironing.
Discovery Learning There are things we can do to make our laundry routines more eco-friendly. Do some research to find out how to do laundry in an environmentally-friendly manner. Present your findings to your classmates in a creative way.
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Strand 3: Textiles and Craft Section 1: Focus on Fabrics
