<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>My MIL got us some and they work great IMO. I am also not fond of dryer sheets, but we do use them on occassion. <br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Jan 2, 2013, at 10:08 PM, Susan Murray-Grage <<a href="mailto:mzkrazykat@live.com">mzkrazykat@live.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>The DAILY DROOL</span><br><span>An internet mail list designed to</span><br><span>entertain and inform basset hounds</span><br><span>and their people.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>------------------------------------------</span><br><span></span><br><span> ----</span><br><span> / \__</span><br><span>|\ / @ \</span><br><span>\ \_______| \ .: O</span><br><span> \ ##| | \__/</span><br><span> | ####\__/ \</span><br><span> / / ## \|</span><br><span> / /__________\ \</span><br><span> L_JJ \__JJ</span><br><span>-----------------------------</span><br><span>***Secret Pawtner Info***</span><br><span><a href="http://lists.dailydrool.org/listinfo.cgi/secretpawtner-dailydrool.org">http://lists.dailydrool.org/listinfo.cgi/secretpawtner-dailydrool.org</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Daily Drool Website:</span><br><span><a href="http://www.dailydrool.com">http://www.dailydrool.com</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Vote for Basset of the Week: <a href="http://www.dailydrool.com/botw.html">http://www.dailydrool.com/botw.html</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Dictionary of Common Drool Terminology:</span><br><span><a href="http://mysite.verizon.net/msrandolph/">http://mysite.verizon.net/msrandolph/</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Daily Drool Archives:</span><br><span><a href="http://lists.dailydrool.org/pipermail/dailydrool-dailydrool.org/">http://lists.dailydrool.org/pipermail/dailydrool-dailydrool.org/</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Old Daily Drool Archives:</span><br><span><a href="http://oldarchives.dailydrool.org/dailydrool/">http://oldarchives.dailydrool.org/dailydrool/</a></span><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<font face="Comic Sans MS" size="3" style="font-size:12pt" color="#002060">Has anyone tried those dryer balls? when I read about glass in dryer sheets, I googled dryer sheet ingredients, and, while I found nothing about glass, the other ingredients one site alleges are in both dryer sheets AND fabric softener are frightening: (following is directly from the site I pulled up)</font><div><font color="#002060" face="Comic Sans MS" size="3"><br></font><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">• Benzyl acetate: Linked to </span><a title="Click to Continue > by I Want This" id="_GPLITA_3" href="http://www.mnn.com/your-home/at-home/blogs/the-dirt-on-dryer-sheets#" in_rurl="http://i.trkjmp.com/click?v=VVM6MjE4Mjc6MTg6cGFuY3JlYXRpYyBjYW5jZXI6NjRkYWI5ZTg3NGU3OGJkYTUyMzcyOTA5MjUzMjdjZWU6ei0yMS0yNjQxNDp3d3cubW5uLmNvbTowOjA" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(2, 86, 137); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">pancreatic cancer</a><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">• Benzyl alcohol: Upper respiratory tract irritant</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">• Ethanol: On the Environmental Protection Agency's hazardous waste list and can cause central nervous system disorders</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">• A-Terpineol: Can cause respiratory problems, including fatal edema, and central nervous system damage</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">• Ethyl acetate: A narcotic on the EPA's hazardous waste list</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">• Camphor: Causes central nervous system disorders</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">• Chloroform: Neurotoxic, anesthetic and carcinogenic</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">• Linalool: A narcotic that causes central nervous system disorders</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">• Pentane: A chemical known to be harmful if inhaled</span><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="3" style="font-size:12pt" color="#002060"><br id="ecxFontBreak"></font><br><br><font style="font-size:12pt" face="Comic Sans MS" size="3" color="#002060">The site further recommended either dryer balls or various "natural" versions of dryer sheets for softening and static control, (companies: Method, Mrs. Meyers, 7th Generation, & Sun and Earth) </font></div><div><font style="font-size:12pt" face="Comic Sans MS" size="3" color="#002060"><br></font></div><div><font style="font-size:12pt" face="Comic Sans MS" size="3" color="#002060">Susan </font><br></div></div> </div>
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