To worry about not washing new clothes before wearing them?

[strawberryjeans]

I usually wash everything that we buy new. I haven’t washed the dress I’m wearing today, got it from Sainsbury’s a few months ago.

Is it that bad? 😅

That’s why you buy the one from the back that nobody has picked up. It’s the most important thing I’ve taught my kids. Well, that and don’t eat yellow snow.

I only do this for my baby never for me

Just when you think this place can't be any more mental, you find out that people actually piss around washing new clothes before wearing them.

Well I personally come out in terrible hives wherever the material touched me.

For a long time I thought I was allergic to bamboo,turns out if you wash bamboo socks at least three times, all the chemicals are washed away and I can wear them.

Maybe have a go at the companies using so many chemicals?

Why would I have a go at the companies using so many chemicals when they don't affect me? If you have a reaction why don't you have a go at them?

I have bamboo clothing, including socks, and wore them without washing them first, no problems whatsoever.

If people find they have a reaction then by all means wash everything before wearing it - however most of us are fine without doing so.

Do you take antibacterial wipes to clean seats, tables, door handles and cover the loo seat?

Jest away 😆 but yes. Especially the loo seat. Why wouldn't you cover that?!

I use a wipe in places like costa or Starbucks or if a table if grubby. I’ll also clean a tray table on a flight. As for a toilet, no I don’t always clean it. I will squat though.

It is producers not retailers and dermatitis is indeed more common in shop workers. Various scientific studies exist, but reasons for washing clothes are described well here https://haydenhill.co/blogs/journal/how-to-wash-new-clothes

Don't know ANYONE that does this.

You can't possibly be certain of this. I've never asked anyone this question and no one has ever asked me.

I never wash new clothes before wearing them.

You can't possibly be certain of this. I've never asked anyone this question and no one has ever asked me.

Ok . So you're certain I'm exactly the same .
😂

Nope I don't know anyone who does this.

It reminds me of someone I used to know who would carefully peel button mushrooms.

I have worked in a jeans factory. The 3rd floor where the big pieces of fabric were stored and cut by strong men and their big cutting machines were ridden with rats and smelled absolutely awful!!! We girls never went up there, so afraid of the rats. At the end of the day, our hands were blue from handling the jeans pieces. Most of these clothes are produced in third world countries, in sweaty factories, with poor higyene e work conditions. Apart from chemicals, rats shit, rats piss, there are also many diseases that could be transported with the clothes. It is your choice if you washed them before use. But I, from my experience, do wash everything before use and have advised many to do so.

I don’t wash garments first, unless they are DS2 he will never wear anything new unless it is washed before he wears it.

I've never caught a disease from my clothes. 🤷‍♀️

I wash clothes before I wear them because I've read about different chemicals being applied to them before storage and transportation etc.

I wash new clothes, a lot of clothes travel hundreds of miles stored in what, treated with chemicals and anti fungal, a quick wash makes them fresh and clean.

When my babies were very new I did but not after about 6 months.

Definitely, dd1 had a gorgeous designer skirt which looked beautiful when she wore it the first time. I don't think she ever wore it again after I'd washed it!

I don’t normally, but I’ve started doing it since I read about lead and toxins in clothes although washing them probably won’t make much difference granted

I do wash bed linen as I generally can't stand the smell of them when I take them out of the packaging. It would definitely wreck my sleep if I didn't! I do have a very sensitive nose though - I stayed with dd1 for a couple of nights recently and couldn't sleep the first night because of the detergent smell on her bed linen. I had to put my clothes between my nose and the sheets/ pillowcase in the end.

I do because DS has had allergic reactions to some M&S items, hives where the garment touched him. All ok after washing.

It's personal preference, isn't it? If you want to wash, wash. (Although I wouldn't, and think too many people do far too much washing as it is).

Worrying about it is the unreasonable bit.