I love stuff that I can use for more than one thing. Real Simple has an article on its website for new uses for the dryer sheets. There is the old stand-by of rubbing a dryer sheet on the clothes you are wearing to cut down on static cling.
Then there is the dryer sheet as a deodorizer. Now, I have used them in the past at the bottom of my kitchen garbage. While it doesn't cut through any really bad odors (if you had this coming out of the garbage, wouldn't you throw it away, anyway?) . But, the article also suggests putting a dryer sheet in your gym bag, shoes and in drawers to either keep smells at bay (gym bag and shoes) or more of a sachet duty (drawers). One other deodorizing duty is to put them in books and it prevents that inevitable musty smell that can come as books sit, especially if packed away in a basement or garage.
Two cool uses for unused sheets that I hadn't heard of are to clean off the gunk on the bottom of your iron. Set the iron on low and rub the iron over it until the gunk on the bottom disappears. The second one was using a dryer sheet if you are hand sewing something. After threading the needle, run the needle and thread through the dryer sheet and it will prevent the thread from tangling.
Even better, there were two uses listed for dryer sheets that were already used. I love if I can get more than one use out of something disposable. Without getting crazy, of course. There are some who go a little too far and re-use paper towels by rinsing them out and then line drying them for a future use. Sawdust in a work area can be cleaned up quickly by wiping up with a used dryer sheet. And the last is to take a used dryer sheet, sprinkle on a little water and you can scrub of soap scum from a shower door.
Do you have uses for dryer sheet, other than mentioned above?
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