Do you Wash New Clothes?

I haven’t before but I saw something on that too so I think I will from now on! Haven’t bought anything new in a year!

No, never thought about it.....but I am now........!
Especially as I’ve heard of online (and high street) shoppers wearing items with the tags on...then returning them.....eeewwww!

Eventually,

No I don’t except of course for towels to improve their absorbency.

However I do remember washing new baby clothes when I was expecting.

I can still remember the thrill and excitement of seeing all these tiny babygrows, nighties and nappies blowing on the line in the garden of our first home.

Annaram1

No. And I think its a weird question to be honest.

Maybe you have not ever questioned it before , its the
chemical bit that bothers me the most, there's enough
of them in everything we do so if some can be elimanted
I'm all for it.

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My goodness, Absolutely NO!!! Are people really so concerned as to how clean the people in the factories are? Surely not - anybody ever got any sort of illness from new clothes yet? Managed to get through eighty years without even thinking about such a thing.
Honestly, are some people really so scared about every little germ etc around. Tha way lies madness!!!!

Always wash new jeans because of the dye rubbing off on sofas, etc

It has never occurred to me. Baby clothes, bedding, towels to remove stiffness but otherwise, not. If I though too much about who had touched what/sat on a chair/used the same cutlery in a restaurant I would never step outside the door.

Not...washed clothes never look as good as brand new ones no matter how carefully you do it. Most bacteria doesn't live long on fabrics so the worry about invisible dirt isn't a consideration for me. To be honest, there is bacteria everywhere and I'd go mad if I started to really think about it. I wonder how many people have been ill after wearing new clothes. If I had actually experienced that, I'd probably be more cautious.

No i don't

No. Life's too short

mokryna

Trisha57 I wash underwear because of the the fabric finish on them makes me itch.

Me too, I use sensitive laundry detergent for most underwear.

Only if I've bought them from a charity shop.

No, it never feels quite so new once it’s been washed ?

Not usually depending on what the item is, once washed I always feel jumpers in particular lose that nice new look.

I would only wash if they looked grubby, were too stiff or smelled unpleasant. However I always steam iron them to kill any bugs or parasites. They usually need a press anyway.

I always wash new bras as I find them itchy if I don't but nothing else.

No way

Yes always. I always have.

Someone mentioned ironing. I don't do that.

Almost everything, including pullovers and jumpers, except not jackets and coats.

I have hand washed underwear and the water goes blue!

Packs often advise washing before wearing.

By the way, at least one mail order company has a repackaging department, so that if anything is returned, it goes to the repackaging department to be repackaged, so just because it looks new and in its original packaging does not mean that it actually is!

I always wash new clothes, sheets, tea towels etc.

I am allergic to perfume and most new articles smell of the air fresheners used in the shops.

There can also be a residue of fabric conditioner in new clothes.

Apart from the above, I have no idea how clean or otherwise the factories where these things were made are.

Coloured clothes usually have a surplus of dye in them too and need more than one wash to get rid of that.

Always wash new clothes etc. Once saw a programme about conditions in factories abroad where they were handled by employees who lived in there and were filthy.
Things returned to mail order companies are repackaged and who knows how they have been handled.

Excuse me, but we are not particularly anxious. We were brought up to wash clothes before wearing them. It was commonly said that they lasted longer that way.

Also, if you read the thread you will see that most of us who wash clothes before starting to wear them do so because we have allergic reactions otherwise.

Sometimes, especially things like jeans for trousers as they can have a bit of an industrial smell.

It’s a wonder that some people leave the house. ?
Even more amazing that you’ve reached the age you have with all these germs just waiting to pounce on you.
So really, our immune system is surplus to requirement.