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Myth, all clothes should be washed at 60 degrees
Short answer: Sixty degrees is only needed in special cases. For everyday clothes forty degrees is enough, and the ex...
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Myth, clothes keep getting softer with every wash
Short answer: Clothes get softer during the first ten to twenty washes. After that the effect stops, and if the softn...
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Myth, washing for longer helps
Short answer: A longer programme does not make clothes cleaner. After the first thirty to forty minutes the dirt has ...
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Myth, you cannot wear the same top two days
Short answer: A top worn with a layer underneath can easily be worn two days. It is the innermost layer that absorbs ...
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Myth, clothes have to be ironed to look good
Short answer: Most knitted clothing does not need ironing. If you hang it up straight after washing and smooth it by ...
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Myth, new clothes must always be washed before wearing
Short answer: It is a good habit, but not a rule for everything. For clothes worn directly against the skin, washing ...
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Myth, hot washing is always most effective
Short answer: Modern detergents work from thirty degrees. For ordinary everyday dirt, a higher temperature adds no ex...
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Myth, more detergent gives cleaner clothes
Short answer: Beyond a certain amount, clothes do not get any cleaner. The extra soap stays in the fibres, making the...
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Myth, fabric softener makes clothes better
Short answer: Fabric softener leaves a thin coating on the fibres. It feels soft, but the coating also closes up the ...
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Myth, bamboo always shrinks
Short answer: Pre-shrunk bamboo viscose shrinks one to two percent in the first wash and hardly at all after that. If...
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Myth, bamboo cannot take machine washing
Short answer: Bamboo viscose can be machine washed without any trouble. The rule is forty degrees and ideally a gentl...
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What a laundry bag is
Short answer: A laundry bag is a zipped pouch made of fine mesh. It keeps small or delicate items together, so they a...
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