A Note on Fabric Softeners I gave it up, and haven’t looked back. Even the “safer” versions still had ingredients I didn’t want sitting on my skin all day. The truth is, your clothes can feel just as soft without it. Mine do. I don’t miss the chemicals, the fragrance, or the buildup. Sometimes the best swap is simply going without.
The compound, called 1,4-Dioxane, is created during the manufacturing of cleaners and chemicals. Laundry detergents tend to have the highest concentrations of 1,4-Dioxane due to the way that they’re manufactured.
