Washing Your Clothes

I've always washed my whites in hot...and my colors in cold...I never mix my loads for fear of having problems...I don't have a clothes line so I just throw everything in the dryer....and adjust the setting accordingly...They even have detergent out just for cold water use...thanks for the tips....*smiles*

I wash all my clothes in cold water, because I am too lazy to take the time to sort them out. Besides, I do not have very many white clothes anyway.

Well my Machine heats the water so I can't stop that lol But thanks for the tip about hanging the Clothes up inside out as I would have never known that but I guess it really is common sense if I think about it Thanks Sweetie

I wash almost everything in cold water, mainly because it's cheaper. Saves me money since I don't have to heat the water. The only time I use hot is if I'm doing a bleach load but those are rare. To help with the wash put a 1/4 cup baking soda in with your detergent. It helps remove odors as well as boost the power of the detergent. Also a 1/2 cup of vinegar in the rinse can remove odors as well. As a side note, if you know a storm is coming go sprinkle powdered laundry soap on your grass. (Make sure it is going to rain though) It not only helps to green the grass up but it also gets rid of mole crickets and some other nasty bugs.

My former roommate had this red dress, and while I ALWAYS washed it cold, that darn thing turned EVERYTHING pink! It also went from bright red to pink itself - my blue jeans even took on a pinkish hue (well, kind of purple-y) from that darn dress. I hated it!

Thank you Professor Laudnry Cat (and Dog)! That is useful to knwo. But did I tell you that my family banned me from washing clothing? My work with teh laundry machines always seemed to shrink down everybody's clothing down to toddler size, or get them torn in the washer. So, I am the offical fold-er. :o) Doesn't bother me, but one day what if I need to do it on my own? What will happen to me?! ;o) Anyway, taht sounds good about the coller water. But I just have to use teh drier, because I don't like the stiffness of when we hang things. We sometimes partially but it in drier and then hang up. But it's so comfy and warm after the drier.

These are some Great tips. I had never thought about washing in Cold water, but I know this would help as keep color longer. Thanks for sharing these with us.

I do it all the time....turn my clothes inside out. And if it's too sunny and my really good clothes, I dry in the shade. I don't even do the whole cycle...I just do the wash and rinse and let it drip dry. I'm very careful with my good clothes and that's why it lasts years.

With the advent of modern clothing care systems, washer and dryer, keeping your clothes clean and presentable is no longer an all day chore or a two day chore, wash one day and iron next. However there are still a lot of mistakes made in the laundry room because your nice clean washing is no longer an art form or a sigh of being a good housekeeper. Automatic washers have been a boon for the single man - he does not need to rely on the little woman to wash his socks and shorts, shirts and khakis. And if he buys everything the same color, black, dark blue, navy or brown - he doesn't need to sort the stuff before throwing it into the washer. Even though automatic washers and dryers have taken the work out of the task, you need to sort your laundry before washing. You not only need to pay attention to the colors of the clothing but also the fabric, Even though that blouse is jet black, it might not tolerate being washed with a black t-shirt in warm or hot water. Don't throw it in with other dark clothing without first reading the laundering instructions on the label inside the garment.

I do all of that but thanks for letting us know what it can do I never knew that I just do it that way because that's how my mom does it.

Thank you I just had my husband someone who don't know how to wash clothes in the 1st place tried to tell my I need (suppose) to was my all clothes in warm water. So I natural said(told him) I want him to wash his clothes and I'll wash the rest of the house and lets see who clothes look better(LOL) then when he read this post his whole attitude change. I think I should've showed him this discussion after our little experiment. But I always win. And yes I also was my whites in cold water because they come out much cleaner and fresher(brighter)to me. but I agree with you and thank you for sharing your expereince with us(hubby especially LOL)

I do most of my wash in cold water, catsanddogs. I agree that it extends the life of your clothes and prevents colors from bleeding. I do like to occassionally do my load of towels in warm for a more thorough cleaning. And if my son has ever had 'an accident' causing urine to get on his clothes or sheets I feel like warm water is necessary for the same reason.

Ohh, thanks for sharing this cool topic CatsandDogs, i don't know which is the better for washing our clothes, but i keep in my this discussion whenever there will be a day in my life to wash clothes...lolz Most of the time my mom washes my clothes and as much i know she use some warm water rather than cold water...i don't know why, but maybe some reasons behind this...i'll tell your discussion to her... Thanks for posting!!

That's a good way.I always wash my clothes separately,wash dark color at the same time,and light color with light color.

I always wash in cold water as well so that the colors don't leak onto other clothing. I don't hang my clothes to dry since now it's still winter here LOL but even in the summer I use my dryer it's just so much faster.

Cold water is better for the environment as well from what I have read. We usually wash our clothes on cold. We have been doing it for years. It helps with the electric bill too. It keeps it down more.

Hey cats. I usually wash my clothes in warm or hot water at the laundry mat, i figure that its better to wash in hot there cause i dunno who had what in teh washer before me! lol. I wash my hubby's work clothes in HOT HOT HOT water cause they are stinky and that seems to help.. am i wrong ? cold water doesn't seem to make as much suds!

I wash my clothes in cold water too. I wash my towels in warm water, and all sheets in hot water. I didn't know about hanging them up inside out. thank you.

hahahah thanx for those tips! do you want to come and help me or do my laundry for me? lol... but those are some really good tips... but you also forgot to mention that if you wash your clothes with cold water you also save energry and it is much better for the environment! so that is another big plus, maybe not for your clothes and making them last long and not fade but it is still a plus, or bonus lol

Good experience . It`s useful !