New items of clothing ! Do you wash before wearing?

No. I’ve survived for over 70 years without washing newly bought clothes although I always wash new bedding and towels to soften them up. I also washed DH’s new shirts as the collars were stiff and scratchy.

I always wash everything clothing,bedding,towels and tea towels before using. Didn't wash a pair of 20 denier tights once because I needed them had an awful rash on both legs. That taught me to do what I had always done. My parents drummed it into me from an early age to wash everything that can be washed as you never know what could be on them from manufacturing.

Definitely! My brother's a chemist (not the pharamacy sort) and he says the dyes/finishes etc aren't great next to the skin - always wash before wearing new clothes.

My DGD did a degree in fashion technology. She has never expressed misgivings about the safety of new clothes. As she now has a baby, I must ask her if she has laundered the vast amount of clothing that comprises the new arrival's wardrobe,

No I never wash new clothes, a lot of items never seem the same once theyve been washed. If i buy anything second hand from a charity shop then i do.

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My DGD did a degree in fashion technology. She has never expressed misgivings about the safety of new clothes. As she now has a baby, I must ask her if she has laundered the vast amount of clothing that comprises the new arrival's wardrobe,

That reminds that a young couple I know were recently expecting their third baby, a girl. When the baby arrived, it turned out to be a boy and he had an extensive wardrobe of newly laundered pink clothing, pink bedding and pink toys. Oops! They had to replace the lot, which wasn’t cheap.

Always .... you don't know where they've been!!

Quite a lot of extra laundry going on. Do you wash new things separately or is it OK to wash with existing clothing? I do wash new bedding-which counts as a full load.

Not really. Although I belong to a clothing group on Facebook and have noticed that for some people "trying things on" seems to mean wearing them for an hour or two.