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I am a freelance writer specializing in home and lifestyle topics. You can find my work at Family Handyman, Taste of Home, POPSUGAR, The Belladonna, Your Tango, The Organized Mom, Reader's Digest, and Curbly. I hold a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication.

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8 Mistakes You're Making When You Do Laundry

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Ditching these laundry myths will result in cleaner clothes and a more efficient laundry system. We all have our tips and tricks for tackling the laundry (I personally adhere to the "one load per day" rule). But some of your favorite laundry methods and stain-removal practices might actually be doing more harm than good. Products change, washer technology evolves, and TikTok hacks don't always live up to the hype.
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8 Laundry Mistakes That Are Slowly Ruining Your Clothes

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By Erica Young Verified
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8 Laundry Mistakes That Are Slowly Ruining Your Clothes Tue, 4 August 2026 at 6:33 pm UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. mihailomilovanovic/Getty Images close up of a hand adding detergent to a washing machine Laundry Myth: More detergent equals cleaner clothes. When you're washing those muddy baseball pants or dirty yard work clothes, you might be tempted to throw in some extra detergent for more cleaning power.
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8 Laundry Mistakes That Are Slowly Ruining Your Clothes

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Home & Garden 9 hours ago Turn An Old Hutch Into A Stunning Bathroom Vanity hunker.com - Emily Ray • 9h Is your builder-grade bathroom vanity in need of a major overhaul? Remodeling a bathroom isn't for the fainthearted, but replacing cheap MDF … Bacon 6 hours ago Major bacon recall hits Grocery Outlet in highest-risk alert TheStreet - Aparajita Chatterjee • 6h More than 12,000 pounds of smoked bacon sold under two brands entered the U.S. without required import re-inspection.
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