Originally Posted by
mme3924
How could dryer sheets be extremely flammable when they are made to go in a hot dryer? There may be many reasons for not using them but this one doesn't make sense to me.
Oohhhh. Good call, mme3924. I just found this article from Consumer Reports debunking the myths that dryer sheets cause fires & that it causes an invisible fabric softener film in your lint trap. Interestingly, they found that it is actually the
liquid fabric softener that is what makes fabric more flammable,
not dryer sheets. (
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2...ires/index.htm)
Leave it to the smarty smart QB members to figure out all these interesting details. All those frugal, earth-conscious people out there who are using dryer sheets can rest easy knowing that scientific tests have shown that your quilts are not any more flammable than the rest of ours.
