Clothes dryers are not something everyone has in England. Most people line dry their clothes. The trouble with this is that it has been cold and rainy nearly every evening. So I find myself surrounded with clothes laying on every surface in the attempt to dry. My jeans took two days to dry.
Not only does it take longer to dry, but the clothes are then dry and stiff. I am not sure if line-drying outside would help this or not.
At home I typically wash my clothes with liquid detergent and add fabric softener to the wash. Sometimes I even do an extra rinse cycle. Then all of my clothes visit the dryer. Some I take out and hang to dry, but every article of clothing makes at least a pit stop in the dryer.
I have been doing this for so long I forgot why I started in the first place -- my skin is the DEVIL! That is to say, I have very sensitive skin. All of this was recommended by a dermatologist to help with rashes and skin irritation. (Not because I so terribly picky.) I literally just forgot how finicky my skin can be!
After a couple of weeks of walking in jeans and shirts that have been washed with washing powder, no fabric softener, and then air dried, I find myself covered in irritated patches of skin. (Basically anywhere my skin has rubbed consistently against the clothing.
Clothes from home I have not yet washed or worn are now my most prized possessions! I have rationed them about as far as I can.
I plan on finding some liquid detergent, fabric softener, and a washer/dryer today. I packed my Conan bag full of my dirty clothes and my clean clothes that have been washed and dried here. Operation -- soft clothes is in full swing (after work, that is!)
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