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The claim. Blends of laundry detergent and fabric softener can clean and soften clothes "in a single step." Besides saving a ton of labor (we're smiling here), the blends eliminate the need for a separate softener. Blends we tested cost 8 to 31 cents per load vs. 6 to 61 cents for products without softener.
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The check. We washed multiple loads of all-cotton laundry using liquid Arm & Hammer Plus a Touch of Softener and Tide With a Touch of Downy, and two regular liquid brands, Arm & Hammer Free of Perfume & Dye and Tide With Bleach Alternative. We tried the regular detergents with and without a dose of Downy fabric softener. We let all the loads air dry, then ...