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"  If you use fabric softener to scent and soften your laundry, your choices have been a liquid that you add to the rinse cycle, a sheet that you add to the dryer, or both, until now. Purex is introducing another option with the launch this month of its new Purex Complete Crystals Fabric Softener ($5 for 32 loads, left) and this unique and innovative product works in a whole new way. To begin, the dry crystals are much easier and less messy to measure than traditional liquid softeners are. And because you add them directly into the washer&amp;#039;s tub (either top- or front-loading) right along with your laundry, you no longer have a gunky dispenser in your machine to clean out. The chemistry of this product and how it works are also different. Instead of coating fibers like traditional softeners do (which makes them feel ultra soft, but sometimes a bit slippery), the crystals fill out and fluff up fibers. As a result, in our Good Housekeeping Research Institute tests, we found the Purex Complete Crystals not only softened our test towels but also helped maintain their absorbency, even after 10 washings. Another benefit is that because the product doesn&amp;#039;t coat fibers, it can safely be used on children&amp;#039;s polyester sleepwear without negating the flame resistant properties and active wear without impacting absorbency. The new softener is available in three scents. So, while liquids still impart the most softening, we love that these new crystals can be used when other products can&amp;#039;t and are a great alternative to messy bottles and wayward dryer sheets that stick to the load or worse yet, wind up all over the house! Are you in the market for new towels? Check out our Textiles Department&amp;#039;s online review to find out which were the most absorbent and shrink- and fade-resistant in our tests. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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