If you are among the minority of people who hang their clothes on a line to dry, you are saving a ton of money and helping your family avoid the nasty chemicals that are harbored in dryer sheets.
Those fragrant dryer sheets might remove static from our clothes but they can contain carcinogens, neurotoxins, and respiratory irritants. You won’t see a list of these substances on the dryer sheet box because there are no laws requiring them to be listed (not unlike labeling laws for feminine hygiene products). These chemicals are released from the sheets and spread over the clothes and linens in your dryer, and then come into contact with your skin where they can be absorbed into your body, including sensitive areas.
