If you hate the thought of spending hours on end ironing your clothes, laundry expert Deyan Dimitrov, CEO of Laundryheap, has just the solution.
Deyan shares this clever yet simple trick using ice cubes which makes your clothes come out of the dryer crease-free - and it takes less than 10 minutes.
By tossing several ice cubes into the dryer with wrinkled laundry, you’ll end up with wrinkle-free, ready-to-wear clothes. The logic behind this is that the heat generated by the dryer will melt the ice cubes and flood the drum with steam during the cycle. This can turn your tumble dryer into a DIY steamer, which smoothes out creases and creates what appears to be freshly ‘ironed’ clothes that you can wear straight from the machine.
As you only need to set the timer for 10 minutes to see the desired effect, this is a real time-saver and ideal for those times when you’re in a rush to get out the door.
To ensure optimum results, this hack works best on a few pieces of cotton clothing and unfortunately is unlikely to work on heavier items like jeans. Also, a full load of laundry can reduce the effectiveness of the hack so remember not to overfill your tumble dryer drum. This is because your clothes will need room to move around and be exposed to the steam.
Alternatively, another way of quickly de-wrinkling your clothes is to hang them up in your bathroom during your shower. However, due to the higher heat of the dryer, the ice cube hack is likely to produce better results.
