Back to Dirty Little Secrets Index Dirty Little Secret Here’s my secret for drastically reducing ironing time… by Maria Gracia Join our newsletter to be notified when the newest Dirty Little Secret is available. First off, I try to buy clothes that don’t require ironing in the first place. But sometimes, I like to wear cotton shirts, and these do tend to wrinkle easily. After washing these, I allow them to air dry. When they’re almost dry…just slightly damp…I place them in the dryer (as long as the care label says that tumble pressing is okay), on the warm cycle, for about 20 minutes. This pulls a lot of the wrinkles out. As soon as the dryer cycle ends, I remove immediately and quickly pass the iron over them if needed. Back to Dirty Little Secrets Index