Hate to iron clothes? You’re not alone! Pressing blouses,
shirts and slacks can be a very tedious, time-consuming process, but you don’t
want to be a wrinkled mess at work and it can cost a fortune to have the dry
cleaners handle it! What to do? Luckily, we have some tips that can take the
wrinkles out of clothes without the assistance of an iron, so you can look
great without having to spend a lot of time dealing with them. Now you can
enjoy wrinkle-free clothes without the hassle of ironing- everybody wins!
Set a Timer
It can be tempting to load clothes into the dryer, walk away,
and forget about it until it’s time to fold. But this method can make clothing
even more wrinkled, especially if you’re doing a large load. Set a timer for 20
minutes. When it goes off, pull out all the items you normally would need to
iron, and lay them flat to continue drying, or hang them on a drying rack in
your laundry room. They’ll be naturally wrinkle-free when you’re done! If you have a connected appliance, you can sink your dryer time to your phone and either stop it at any time or have the alarm go off when your clothes are ready.
Use Dryer Sheets
Besides the added bonus of making your laundry smell fantastic, dryer sheets can make clothes come out of the dryer less wrinkled by softening the fabric. Nothing could be easier than throwing a dryer sheet into the laundry, and it is a good first step to an ironing-free lifestyle. Try Downy April Fresh dryer sheets for a nice, light scent that is not overpowering.
Release the Wrinkles!
After your clothing has dried, spray it with a wrinkle releaser
and hang it in the closet. A wrinkle releaser does just what it says on the
label- releases wrinkles by making the fabric hang straight. We like Downy
Wrinkle Release in April Fresh, so the scent can match your dryer sheets!
Know When to Fold ‘Em
Leaving your laundry in the basket unfolded after it’s been
taken out of the dryer is a great way to get many wrinkles on all your clothes.
By folding the laundry the second it comes out of the dryer, you can smooth any
wrinkles that would have needed to be ironed out. Bonus: you get to touch nice,
warm clothes fresh out of the dryer!
Hang Up
No matter how careful you are with your clothing when you take
it out of the dryer, it can all be for nothing if you don’t hang things up as
soon as your laundry is done. Let gravity work for you by hanging your items on
a hanger to naturally release the wrinkles. This will make your garment look
great for a very small amount of work!
Got any more ironing tips (namely, ones that allow you to opt
out of ironing)? Let us know in the comments section.
