# Americans can't agree on the best dryer-sheet scent

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## Reading

More than a quarter of Americans (27%) prefer a dryer sheet scented to match their laundry detergent, the top pick, according to an August 2025 Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults. About one-in-five (21%) prefer an unscented sheet, and a similar share (20%) do not use dryer sheets at all.

Matching other laundry products rounds out the list: 18% prefer a scent that matches their fabric softener and 13% one that matches their scent booster.

## Topline

What scent do you prefer for your dryer sheet?

Americans can't agree on the best dryer-sheet scent.

- Matching my laundry detergent: 27.2%
- Unscented dryer sheet: 21.4%
- I do not use dryer sheets: 20.2%
- Matching my fabric softener: 18.1%
- Matching my scent booster: 13.1%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2025-08-01 → 2025-08-06
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: A
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-quirks-2025.tiiny.co#dryer-sheet-scents](https://verasight-quirks-2025.tiiny.co#dryer-sheet-scents)

## Citation

Verasight Quirks Omnibus Survey, fielded August 1-6, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-quirks-2025.tiiny.co#dryer-sheet-scents](https://verasight-quirks-2025.tiiny.co#dryer-sheet-scents)