Which garments can you wash and which should you leave to the pros? Machine washing garments labeled "dry clean only" carries significant risks, including shrinkage, dye bleeding, and color transfer, ...

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We’ve been taken to the cleaners. Consumers are beginning to understand that clothes with “dry clean only” labels don’t always require professional servicing — and that there are easy home remedies to ...

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New York City stylist Liz Teich says that most items commonly dry cleaned don't need to be. Getty Images/iStockphoto If you’ve gotten into the habit of lugging your wool knits, cashmere cardigans and ...

Despite the name, dry cleaning is a process that uses liquids other than water to clean clothes, bedding, upholstery and other types of fabrics. Water can damage certain fabrics — such as wool, ...

We're still waiting for sonic showers as a quicker, water-free method of self-cleaning. But for now, designers are one step closer to providing a more efficient way to clean our clothes. The Orbit is ...

Laundry can be frustrating, even for a laundry enthusiast. It’s time-consuming, unceasing and there is so very much that can go wrong. For many of us, it’s one of those chores we learned to do from ...