Do you simply throw clothes into your washing machine and hit start? Ditch the default setting in favor of a more nuanced approach to washing your clothes.

Here’s how to use your appliance's settings to get cleaner clothes and help your items last longer.

The presoak cycle can make a noticeable difference on laundry day.

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In 2018, Navjot Sawhney was volunteering in South India with Engineers Without Borders UK when he discovered that his neighbor, Divya, spent up to 20 hours per week hand-washing clothes. Sawhney ...

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