8 powerful ways to not have lint stick to everything when doing laundry

Science has solved a lot for us over the years. It's cured diseases and put people in space, just to name a few of its successes. But science has yet to figure out how to eliminate one of the world's peskiest problems (for those doing the laundry, at least!) -- and that's lint.
Lint is somewhat inevitable. Some of your favorite fabrics create lint, and others naturally attract it. While there's no way to fully eliminate lint from your life, keep it at bay with a few simple tricks. We've outlined these tips for you here, and no matter how long you've been doing laundry, we bet there's at least one tip on this list you've never tried.
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Curious? Read our list and give these tips and tricks a shot!
1. Know your lint shedders
You already separate your laundry out by color, now you should do it by shedders and attractors. Fabrics that shed lint include:
Cotton
Terry cloth towels, robes and shirts
Rugs
Chenille bedspreads
2. Know the lint attractors
The fabrics that tend to attract lint include:
Linen clothes and linens
Synthetic or man-made fibers
Knit items
Corduroy and other plush fabrics
3. Get rid of lint before washing
The Spruce says that if your garment is already covered in lint or pet hair, tossing it in the washing machine will only make it worse. Instead, toss it into the dryer on an air-only setting (throw in a dryer sheet too). This gets rid of a lot of the lint before you wash it.
4. Wash some clothes inside out
If you have a garment that you know always sheds onto others -- especially during the wash cycle -- Sew Guide says to turn it inside out when you wash it. This keeps a lot of the lint trapped inside.
5. Never overload your washer
If you overload your washing machine with garments, there isn't enough water in between for all the lint and debris to float around. This results in all that extra lint sticking to your other clothes. Yuck!
6. Run a cleaning cycle on your washer
This gets rid of any extra lint that floats around. Old washing machines have manual lint traps you need to clean, and newer washing machines have self-cleaning ones. Nonetheless, sometimes they don't catch everything.
7. Clean your dryer's lint catcher often
Not only is this for your own safety -- lint traps have been known to catch fire before -- but cleaning the lint catcher regularly ensures more lint ends up in it rather than on your clothing.
8. Use dryer sheets
People use dryer sheets today because they help our clothes smell great and add extra softness. But dryer sheets really help reduce static electricity -- which keeps lint sticking to your clothing while drying.
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