Is it gross to rewear clothes?

[Sparksi]

I have one pair of maternity leggings that fit. I had them on yesterday all day and want to wear them again today. I didn’t go anywhere in them other than a brief trip to the shop and was otherwise at home all day. Is it fine or bad hygiene to wear them again today?

YABU - gross, find something else
YANBU - things like that are definitely fine for a second day

Brilliant 😆

YANBU. Unless you spilt something down them, they will be absolutely fine. My rule for clothes is, if something looks clean and smells clean, then it gets worn again. The only items that automatically go in the wash at the end of the day are pants and socks.

I wear leggings twice
Only wear them for either WFH or sports ones for spin or netball
If I did a really sweaty workout I would wash them but they're usually fine for 2 netball matches

Two bowls, not two bowels. 😄

People wash their clothes are too much imo. I always rewear unless I've been particularly sweaty or the clothes have got dirty. You'll be fine!

I think you will find that a 3 minute shower uses far less water than even the shortest cycle on a washing machine.
I don't use detergent that's come packaged in plastic containers. A bar of soap is fine.

I don't wear leggings. If your leggings are disappearing where the sun doesn't shine because they are so tight and a bit like a thong, or they're also acting like knickers, and you wear a thong, you may have a point. Otherwise , no.

I holiday in the UK, so no flying :)

Most clothes can be reworn at least 2 or 3 times.

If you’re changing your underwear and didn’t spill anything on them, then I’m not sure how you think they’re dirty.

Dh always calls them strides, I’m not sure I ever heard anyone refer to them as that before I met him!

Me too

Yes of course, I’m familiar with the concept of coming out of a shower clean and using a towel to dry off. As I said, I think it’s disgusting sharing a towel and rarely washing it.

Lots of research has been done about how often we actually need to wash our clothes with the consensus being that we wash them too often. Normally just airing things out between wearings is enough to keep them fresh.

So for me things closest to my skin get washed more frequently than things further away. So knickers and bras every day or two, t shirts might be 3 days. Jeans get washed maybe once a month but will go for days between wearing. Obviously if I splash muck down them they go into the wash. Proper trousers get worn once every 3 months so might be washed once in 18 months.

I had for some while a number of heavy cotton tshirt/jumpers that I would wear to work. Always had a system of wearing one and then leaving it to air at the end of the wardrobe to be worn maybe a few days later and then it could go in the wash. Never a problem with smell. Casual tshirts used for doing stuff around the house are more likely to get mucky but still are good for 2 - 3 days.

You may be clean but a lot of people have skin conditions like athletes foot or toenail fungus which are highly contagious. Medical advice is not to share towels for this reason or even bath mats if we're being fussy.

I've found since ditching spray deodorant/anti perspirant and changing to Wild that i am much less sweaty and a top/tshirt can do 2 or 3 days:) Before I used to wash tops after each wear.

Everyone saying their leggings smell, what of? Why are you so smelly?

This. I stopped using antiperspirants over 15 years ago because the more I used them the less they worked.

I use different things now - Old Spice sticks (the non-antiperspirant ones), green Biotherm or alum crystal sitcks. I sweat much much less without antiperspirants.

Sniff test! I always wear clothes more than once! Would be so wasteful otherwise.

I'm a stay at home mum of two kids aged 3 and 18 months. All I do is rewear clothes.

I was the same..the stronger I used the worse it was...I changed to Wild.and have gone from being a sweaty Betty to being able to wear the same.shirt for 2 or 3 days. I never thought it would work!! Introduced my aunt to it too as she also sweated.a lot..she's the same. Amazing :)

I also have 1 pair of maternity leggings. I was hoping that I’d be in my dresses, but the weather has other plans. I wear mine a few days on the trot. I refuse to buy anymore now when I’m due in 7 weeks.

I haven’t read the whole thread but I would add that natural fibres are much less pings than synthetic. I wear merino tops for running and they need infrequent washing (just airing) and do not smell. Buy better, buy less, choose natural fibres and think of the environment!

Pongy not pings!

Mine are dirty because I work with animals - they get covered in mud, sweat, dog fur, dribble, hay and all kinds of things. And yes, they smell as a result.

So they go in the wash basket as soon as I get in the door from work. I then put a clean pair on after my shower, which get re-worn at work the next day, which go in the wash (and repeat ad infinitum).

If I was just sat at home on a computer all day that would be different, but I'm not.

I wouldn't but I don't like rewearing trousers

I spent most of my pregnancy in leggings and dresses. I wasn’t buying anything new or particularly worried when the moment I got home, I took them off to go to sleep because I had bad insomnia and constantly hot. I was sleeping with two fans on for my entire pregnancy.

As long as they didn’t smell, they went on. The moment they did, they went into the wash basket. I had a rotation of three different pairs of leggings.

Day old fanny.

I agree with the poster saying they can’t rewear leggings, I can’t either after a full days wear 7am-10pm roughly, yes Ive showered in the morning, yes I wear big pants … even with a pant liner they’d stink in the crotch area.