My poor sis has SIX sons - 4 at school and 2 at work - plus her husband - I dread to think how many shirts she does in a week!
Plus the 2 older boys change into another shirt for 'evening wear'!
Towels? Well I used to find that if I dried them indoors they would soften up with 10 minutes in the dryer with one of those softener sheet things in there. I'm allergic to most fabric conditioners and washing powders/liquids too, i find that Surcare is good when my skin flares up, apart from that any non bio liquid will do and a hypo allergenic fabric conditioner - most places do them nowadays.
(Can't believe I'm posting on a domesticated type thread!)