I am pretty sure it isn’t just dryer sheets. The old ones are fairly faint-smelling compared to these newer things. It’s “scent beads”, liquid fabric softeners, Downy Laundry Odor Removers, laundry sanitizers, laundry detergents, etc. They have awful ingedients, including known carcinogens. Google even listed “formic acid” in one. The new “high efficiency” machines do not clean as well and can leave clothing with awful smells, even if you use the recommended cleaner for them. So the industry has come up with all these new super strong-scented products to make consumers think their clothes smell “clean and fresh” for weeks! Good luck finding an older-type washer that will use the hot water as it comes out of the water heater. And one that does a medium load in 30 minutes instead of an hour and 35 minutes. As mentioned above, wool felt dryer balls are one alternative.
