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Bounce has broken out of the dryer-sheet mold.

The fabric softener is now available in a long-lasting bar that attaches to the inside of a clothes dryer drum. Heat from the dryer and abrasion from clothing transfer the softener to the clothes.

In developing the product, Procter & Gamble reformulated technology used by the laundries of luxury hotel chains.

The bar and its base slide into a cradle that attaches to the drum with an adhesive. The product can be refilled by sliding a new bar into the cradle.

The Bounce Dryer Bar is available in two scents, Outdoor Fresh and Linen Fresh. Suggested retail prices are $4.49 for a bar designed to last about two months and $7.79 for one that lasts about four months.