In response to a reader who has noticed more and more dry-clean-only labels on clothing, our critic explains why they are increasing and how to properly wash clothes. By Vanessa Friedman I love ...

Before you put winter jackets and heavy comforters away for the season, take advice from a laundry professional and get them ...

Learn effective tips and techniques to make clothes dry faster. Speed up your laundry routine with these recommendations.

Key Points Pretreat stains and wash dress shirts on a gentle or permanent-press cycle per the care label.Dry on permanent ...

Can't figure out what that mystery stain is? Turn to the pros for advice on how to clean tricky items at home—and when dry cleaning is the way to go. When it comes to keeping your clothes clean, dry ...

These are items that don't need to be dry cleaned, even if it is suggested that they do. We’ve been taken to the cleaners. Consumers are beginning to understand that clothes with “dry clean only” ...

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The Environmental Protection Agency announced a ban on toxic chemical solvents PCE and TCE which are commonly used in dry cleaning earlier this month. The chemicals are known to cause environmental ...

Tedious hours sloshing about in a sink of warm water or costly runs to the dry-cleaners have always been synonymous with washing our winter woollies. But finally, there’s an end to this irksome chore.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — While businesses reopen and ...