Homemakers in the 19th century had to devote most of a day to washing clothes each week: hauling and heating water, scrubbing ...

Laundry routines drain more resources than most realize, with American households running 300 to 400 loads yearly, each using ...

Many people think using hot or warm water to wash clothes is better than washing them in cold water because they believe the heat makes their clothes cleaner. But some detergent companies, including ...

Think back to when you were taught to do laundry: You probably learned a set of hard-and-fast rules — separate your wash by color; hot water for whites and cold water for darks — that you’ve followed ...