There are some alternatives out there. One is to use vinegar in your rinse cycle (too much trouble for me,) and another is to use a dryer ball (controversial, since most are made from PVC-- anyone know any that aren't?) I go for the simplest of all methods. Use nothing. There.
Pros: Less chemical-infused clothing and air, less skin irritation, less packaging waste. Oh, and I haven't mentioned yet that using dryer sheets causes unecessary wear-and-tear on your dryer if you don't wash your lint trap (and possibly a fire hazard?)
Cons: Static cling. (Did you know though, that most static cling occurs in synthetic fibers? Use natural fiber clothing, and it won't be such a problem!) My laundry doesn't smell nice. But as long as it doesn't smell at all, I'm okay with that.
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We don't use dryer sheets or dryer balls here, and almost never have static anyway. But in answer to your question about non-PVC dryer balls: I have seen some made of felted wool. I am guessing they are knit or crocheted wool, stuffed with wool scraps or seomthing and then heated to felt. Don't know exactly, though. Seems like a pretty good idea, though. I have been thinking about trying them not for static but to lessen dryer time. Maybe you could just throw a pair of kids shoes in there... hmmm...
I didn't know about the overdrying, so I set my dryer to a shorter drying time, and my static cling is so much less! Thank you, thank you, Sam I Am!
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