Originally Posted by
NZquilter
I had the same experience. And I was using the unscented ones too. There was/is some chemical in them that made my hands slick and feel funny. It wasn't an experiment I'll try again.
I had trouble with my low-water washer unexpectedly and randomly depositing black stuff on clothes. Turns out, one of the best remedies was discontinuing dryer sheets, as they contain a surfactant that deposits a fatty substance on the fabric that can stay in through multiple washes. Between the surfactant on the fabric and the water/soap combo that lingers in the lines after using the washer, gunky stuff built up until a heavier load shook it loose.
I think dryer sheets could surely be used as stabilizers, but you'd need to be sure the coating was truly out of there. They don't recommend them as cleaners for irons for nothing. Warm the iron and the oily stuff helps dissolve the gunk.
hugs,
charlotte