Is this weird or am I a slattern

[allgoodinthehood]

I think it totally fine to wash tee towels in with clothes washing .
My partner thinks they should be washed separately on a hot wash.
He thinks it just not right to have tee towels and underwear washed together as its unhygienic.
My clothes washing is on a 40 degrees wash.
Tell me Im not mad .
Happy Easter everyone.

I wash everything at 30 unless it's really dirty. I do generally try to keep clothes and towels/flannels/cloths/bedlinen separate. Don't really know why! I just prefer to wash like with like. I doubt it matters, it's all coming out clean.

Yep, I'm a slattern too!!!

Tea towels get washed with towels at 60C here, no fabric softener, tumble dried.

I wash everything at 40°c .
I know some people swear by doing some things at 60, but I personally think there is no scientific reason for it.

Tea towels and underwear no! The dirt from the underwear will mix in the water that is washing your towels eww

@YourCakesAreShit

I get the breastmilk nappy thing.

I grew the baby. I then made the only food that the baby that grew inside my body eats. I struggled to find breastmilk poo particularly gross, tbh 🤷🏻‍♀️

We all feel like that about our own babies. It’s still disgusting for anyone who isn’t you.

40 degree washes with ordinary detergent don’t kill thrush as one example. Depends if you mind potentially drying your dishes with cloths washed like that. I mean it won’t kill anyone but ...

Our tea towels are usually on the manky side by the time I get around to changing them - they get shoved in the cupboard under the sink and when there are enough I do a hot wash just for them. Often with an equally manky oven glove, too.,

I don’t think I’d put them in with underwear but I wouldn’t judge anyone who did - I’m sure nobody’s ever died as a result.

If your child has had an accident in trousers, don't leave them in the machine for 2 days then wash everything with them at 60 degrees ...twice.... had to do a 3rd wash to get rid of the strange smell... Oh my god you wash towels every 3-4 days and a dishcloth after one day, you are not a slattern! I don't want to think of a word for my washing practices!!

Btw,what is a "hot wash"? 60C? 90C? 95C?

Hot wash is 60. 95 is boil wash, surely?

Tea towels and underwear together fine IMO, but only at 60. Wouldn't want to do either at 40 on a regular basis, tbh.

Yep, me too. Everything goes in together and I am not only still here to tell the tale, I am almost never ill and neither is anyone in my household. I am tempting fate but nobody here has had anything so much as a cold for at least 3 years so I can only conclude that being a slattern is actually very good for your health. You crack on safe in that knowledge OP.

Tea towels go in with towels at 60c

Underwear on it’s own at 60c

Bedding at 60c

Everything else 30/40c

Yeah there will be a ton of bacteria on tea towels and they need to be washed with similar at 60 and towels on their own at 60.World won’t end if you don’t 🤷‍♀️

Bedding , underwear, tea towels , towels all go on a 60 wash here . Other clothes 30 .

Pandemic is very much affected by people’s general attitude to hygiene! If you’re prepared to engage in these dirty practices, then I think it’s reasonable to wonder about your adherence to general sanitising, handwashing and mask hygiene.

And to anyone who thinks otherwise - it is pretty basic science. Hot water (60 degrees) kills germs. 40 doesn’t. It just gives them all a lovely bath together. How nice to share all the grime from your pants with the cloths you use to wipe your dinner plates and kitchen surfaces with 🤮

I do wonder how come people cope outside of their sterile bubble!
My friends mum used to dry up with a dirty T-Shirt from the washing basket... now that is grim!

@ImAlrightThanx

I do wonder how come people cope outside of their sterile bubble! My friends mum used to dry up with a dirty T-Shirt from the washing basket... now that is grim!

Your immune system is probably top notch!

@ElMacchiato

I wash everything at 40°c . I know some people swear by doing some things at 60, but I personally think there is no scientific reason for it.

Me too. My quick wash is 40 degrees and 20 minutes. A 60 degree wash takes 2 hours.

*ImAlrightThanx
I do wonder how come people cope outside of their sterile bubble!
My friends mum used to dry up with a dirty T-Shirt from the washing basket... now that is grim!

Your immune system is probably top notch!*

Not my mum- my friends! My own mother would be horrified at the very idea. And I never ate or drank at my friends house after I saw that!

Oh, sorry

I enjoy being a slattern.

I wash everything on a fast wash at 30'
Sometimes I mix colours and lights when I'm oissed off too.
If I'm really annoyed I put the designer labels and sports kit in the dryer too

If he isn't offering to do the washing I'd personally tell him to FRO p s normal people bung it all in together

Some attitudes are ridiculous

@ancientgran

I wash them together, my DH uses a cotton hanky, revolting but he won't use tissues, so I won't wash them. The idea of snotty hanky in with my clothes or t towels is too horrible to contemplate so he does his washing, I do mine plus towels, bed clothes etc.

I’m with you! It’s eco friendly so yay, but also euww!