Abstract: A clothes dryer includes at least one clothes drum for receiving textiles and at least one ultrasound atomizer disposed in the dryer for generating an aerosol from a liquid. The invention further relates to a method for introducing an aerosol into the clothes drum of the clothes dryer. A liquid is conducted from a reservoir to an ultrasound atomizer disposed in the clothes dryer, atomized there, and conducted into the clothes drum. The invention relates to further applications for an ultrasound atomizer, such as a washing machine, dishwasher, and/or motor vehicle.