Originally Posted by Joan Gaddis
i heard that if you fabric softener it would make the fleece
hav(pills) on it? hope that's the right word!!
The way it was explained to me (by a manufacturer rep from 3M -- thinsulate people) is that those poly fibers are woven in such a way as to use air to insulate. If you use fabric softener, it coats the fibers and they aren't able to expand as needed and won't work for insulation. He said the same applies to fleece. And, cotton towels --- aren't as absorbent when washed w/ fabric softener as without.