Do you wash new clothes before you wear them? (1 Viewer)

[JaxBill]

Long-running topic of discussion in our house.

We're talking shirts/pants and the like. Not talking about jackets and the like.

 

[Wrigley]

They are no longer new after you wash them, so no

 

[jamny]

I don't do laundry but my wife always washes them first. She's skeeved that people had their hands on them. I don't care but go along with it. Doesn't matter to me.

 

[Treynwreck3]

Yes, I wash new clothes before wearing them. Not that I have sensitive skin or anything, it just feels like the right thing to do. You don't know who tried it on before you bought it, right?

 

[Boston]

I do...also, do it alone to make sure it doesn't run on other clothes...had an incident with that that scarred me for life...

 

[Poke_4_Life]

If its a first layer, I wash it first. Undershirts, socks, underwear, sometimes t-shirts. Others not always but sometimes.

I used to not wash socks first, but evidently there's something in cotton socks that can bother people if they aren't washed first.

 

[gianmarco]

And get rid of that new clothes smell? No way.

 

[the moops]

Depends if they need to be broken in a bit or shrunk a little. If it's the former, I will wash but not dry. Latter, I will wash with warm water and dry on high.

If they fit and feel nice off the rack then I wear several times before washing.

 

[Brony]

I could care less about germs, but I don't like someone else's creases in my t-shirts

 

[E-Z Glider]

Yes, to wash off the chemicals. Not because of germs or cooties.

 

[Cjw_55106]

I could care less about germs, but I don't like someone else's creases in my t-shirts

How much less do you suppose you could care?

 

[Evilgrin 72]

ALWAYS. How am I supposed to know who tried this thing on before I bought it? Could be an Ebola patient, SARS patient, leper, African-American. How would you ever know?

 

[tom22406]

Wash without a doubt.I have no idea who tried them on before me and what they may have left behind in them.

 

[jfranco77]

Generally wash unless it's an outer layer or it came sealed in a package.

 

[BobbyLayne]

No (18 votes [31.58%] - View)JaxBill, ZenMaster, gianmarco, Baloney Sandwich, 5Rings, Pumpnick, Da Guru, Al Czervik, Dan Lambskin, Tackling Dummies, Angry Beavers, Jayrod, mr roboto,WhatDoIKnow, Snoopy, SkyRattlers, Jeremy, Foosball God

You people are nasty.

TBH this actually isn't a question of it depends or what's normal.

1. toxic chemicals are common in new clothes
2. infectious diseases from respiratory secretions, skin flora, fecal flora/germs, organisms

I'm hardly a germaphobe but this isn't groundbreaking info. Google is your friend.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

No (18 votes [31.58%] - View)JaxBill, ZenMaster, gianmarco, Baloney Sandwich, 5Rings, Pumpnick, Da Guru, Al Czervik, Dan Lambskin, Tackling Dummies, Angry Beavers, Jayrod, mr roboto,WhatDoIKnow, Snoopy, SkyRattlers, Jeremy, Foosball God

You people are nasty.

TBH this actually isn't a question of it depends or what's normal.

1. toxic chemicals are common in new clothes
2. infectious diseases from respiratory secretions, skin flora, fecal flora/germs, organisms

I'm hardly a germaphobe but this isn't groundbreaking info. Google is your friend.

This is exactly why I do it. Not because I'm afraid a black guy tried the shirt on. That was a joke.

 

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Love the OMG TOXINS crowd in here.

You guys think running it through the laundry or cleaners is going to remove anything in there? Are you guys envisioning some booth at the factory where they hose your new TShirts down with Dioxins before packaging them up? C'mon..... You guys ever get shirts or pants dry-cleaned? Google perchloroethylene. Hint: They're not running your clothes through a bath of sunshine and rainbows back there.

And "Germs"? Do you climb out of your bubble when you interact with humans on a daily basis, or do you use a rubber glove affixed to said bubble? If you're shopping at the Salvation Army, sure. Wash your stuff. If you're at reputable store buying new clothes? Odds are you're encountering a lot worse every time you open a door or touch a shopping cart, sink handle, etc.

I clean my shirts first to get them pressed. Everything else gets worn off the rack.

 

[Doug B]

Depends if they need to be broken in a bit or shrunk a little. If it's the former, I will wash but not dry. Latter, I will wash with warm water and dry on high.

If they fit and feel nice off the rack then I wear several times before washing.

Generally this for me. One thing I would add is that some items (dress shirts, slacks) need to have the wrinkles removed before wear, and there are SO many wrinkles that hand-ironing takes too long. For those, I throw them into dryer with a wet rag to steam out the wrinkles.

EDIT: Thinking about this some more ... a lot of my new clothes get steam-dried before wear for varying reasons. Stiff new jeans get steam-dried to soften them up. T-shirts to "fluff up" and get out any wrinkles. Etc.

 

[Doug B]

TBH this actually isn't a question of it depends or what's normal.

1. toxic chemicals are common in new clothes
2. infectious diseases from respiratory secretions, skin flora, fecal flora/germs, organisms

To be clear: I never lick or eat new clothes. I don't worry about "toxic chemicals" otherwise .... facts, schmacts.

 

[Wooderson]

For you guys that wash because someone might have tried them on. Do you ever try clothes on at the store?

 

[Fennis]

No (18 votes [31.58%] - View)JaxBill, ZenMaster, gianmarco, Baloney Sandwich, 5Rings, Pumpnick, Da Guru, Al Czervik, Dan Lambskin, Tackling Dummies, Angry Beavers, Jayrod, mr roboto,WhatDoIKnow, Snoopy, SkyRattlers, Jeremy, Foosball God

You people are nasty.

TBH this actually isn't a question of it depends or what's normal.

1. toxic chemicals are common in new clothes
2. infectious diseases from respiratory secretions, skin flora, fecal flora/germs, organisms

I'm hardly a germaphobe but this isn't groundbreaking info. Google is your friend.

so you stop the toxicity of the shirt by washing it in cold soapy water? That's all it takes to stop the shirt cancer?

 

[Evilgrin 72]

C'mon..... You guys ever get shirts or pants dry-cleaned? Google perchloroethylene. Hint: They're not running your clothes through a bath of sunshine and rainbows back there.

Yeah, but the dry cleaner doesn't have black people trying on your shirts to clean them. That's why I really do it. The thing about the toxic chemicals was a joke.

 

[Zow]

I never did before living with my wife, but she's says it's weird so she just does it for me.

 

[Thorn]

I remember reading about the epidemic outbreak from toxic clothes when Old Navy first came to my town.

 

[dino259]

Wife does laundry "HER" way and if I waited for her to wash a new item, I would never get to wear it.

 

[comfortably numb]

Wash? Heck no, but I do freeze all my new clothes

 

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C'mon..... You guys ever get shirts or pants dry-cleaned? Google perchloroethylene. Hint: They're not running your clothes through a bath of sunshine and rainbows back there.

Yeah, but the dry cleaner doesn't have black people trying on your shirts to clean them. That's why I really do it. The thing about the toxic chemicals was a joke.

I EG

 

[gianmarco]

For you guys that wash because someone might have tried them on. Do you ever try clothes on at the store?

Exactly.

Wearing it two minutes = OK.

Wearing it > two minutes = Not OK.

 

[E-Z Glider]

Love the OMG TOXINS crowd in here.

You guys think running it through the laundry or cleaners is going to remove anything in there?

Yes. You think it just stays in there forever?

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

I used to not wash socks first, but evidently there's something in cotton socks that can bother people if they aren't washed first.

Toes?

 

[belljr]

Love the OMG TOXINS crowd in here.

You guys think running it through the laundry or cleaners is going to remove anything in there? Are you guys envisioning some booth at the factory where they hose your new TShirts down with Dioxins before packaging them up? C'mon..... You guys ever get shirts or pants dry-cleaned? Google perchloroethylene. Hint: They're not running your clothes through a bath of sunshine and rainbows back there.

And "Germs"? Do you climb out of your bubble when you interact with humans on a daily basis, or do you use a rubber glove affixed to said bubble? If you're shopping at the Salvation Army, sure. Wash your stuff. If you're at reputable store buying new clothes? Odds are you're encountering a lot worse every time you open a door or touch a shopping cart, sink handle, etc.

I clean my shirts first to get them pressed. Everything else gets worn off the rack.

not toxins but when I was younger I was allergic to whatever industrial soap/chemical they used in sheets and clothing. More then once I broke out in hives for using clothes or sheets before washing. Out of habit now I do it for most clothes.

 

[D in the D]

Voted yes, not worried about other folks trying stuff on before I bought it. More worried about what the .13/day sweatshop laboring kids might have.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

And get rid of that new clothes smell? No way.

Exactly. It would be like driving your new car off the lot and into a carwash.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I used to not wash socks first, but evidently there's something in cotton socks that can bother people if they aren't washed first.

Toes?

Hint: never buy used socks on a cold day from a street bum.

 

[RBM]

No (18 votes [31.58%] - View)JaxBill, ZenMaster, gianmarco, Baloney Sandwich, 5Rings, Pumpnick, Da Guru, Al Czervik, Dan Lambskin, Tackling Dummies, Angry Beavers, Jayrod, mr roboto,WhatDoIKnow, Snoopy, SkyRattlers, Jeremy, Foosball God

You people are nasty.

TBH this actually isn't a question of it depends or what's normal.

• toxic chemicals are common in new clothes
• infectious diseases from respiratory secretions, skin flora, fecal flora/germs, organisms

I'm hardly a germaphobe but this isn't groundbreaking info. Google is your friend.

No not at all

 

[Doug B]

I remember reading about the epidemic outbreak from toxic clothes when Old Navy first came to my town.

Do their employees suffer from occupational exposure?

 

[Bob Loblaw]

Voted No. I'll wear new jeans, shirts, and sweaters/sweatshirts a few times before washing (unless I get them dirty/stained). After I wash them, the new "shine" is gone.

 

[Keith R]

Yes, I wash new clothes before wearing them. Not that I have sensitive skin or anything, it just feels like the right thing to do. You don't know who tried it on before you bought it, right?

That's the logical answer.

But not worth the work.

 

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Love the OMG TOXINS crowd in here.

You guys think running it through the laundry or cleaners is going to remove anything in there?

Yes. You think it just stays in there forever?

What exactly are we concerned about that we're not reading about from OMGTOXINS.com?

 

[Spike]

Do you wash new clothes before you try them on at the store? Y'know, 'cuz you don't know who might have tried them on at the store before you did.

 

[BillyBarooo]

that's just weird. Do you shake people's hands? Do you touch doorknobs? Do you wipe down tables and seats at restaurants or clean silverware and glasses?

Your body and it's immune system are built to handle #### like this. The more you prevent from reaching your built in defenses the weaker they become when you really need them

 

[E-Z Glider]

Love the OMG TOXINS crowd in here.

You guys think running it through the laundry or cleaners is going to remove anything in there?

Yes. You think it just stays in there forever?

What exactly are we concerned about that we're not reading about from OMGTOXINS.com?

Link

Formaldehyde is often the chemical used to prevent mildew on clothes that have to be shipped from Asia to the United States. It has a very sharp odor that will remain until the garment is washed. One washing will not remove formaldehyde completely but you will reduce the resin significantly.

 

[avoiding injuries]

Only of they're a little big and I need to dry them and hope they shrink a bit.

 

[BillyBarooo]

Love the OMG TOXINS crowd in here.

You guys think running it through the laundry or cleaners is going to remove anything in there?

Yes. You think it just stays in there forever?

What exactly are we concerned about that we're not reading about from OMGTOXINS.com?

Link

Formaldehyde is often the chemical used to prevent mildew on clothes that have to be shipped from Asia to the United States. It has a very sharp odor that will remain until the garment is washed. One washing will not remove formaldehyde completely but you will reduce the resin significantly.

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Love the OMG TOXINS crowd in here.

You guys think running it through the laundry or cleaners is going to remove anything in there?

Yes. You think it just stays in there forever?

What exactly are we concerned about that we're not reading about from OMGTOXINS.com?

Link

Formaldehyde is often the chemical used to prevent mildew on clothes that have to be shipped from Asia to the United States. It has a very sharp odor that will remain until the garment is washed. One washing will not remove formaldehyde completely but you will reduce the resin significantly.

Formaldahyde is in tons of stuff..the active flavoring ingredient in "truffle oil" for example... even occurs naturally in the body. is there any evidence of the qty of it on clothing being a detriment to the health of the wearer?

 

[Wooderson]

Do you wash new clothes before you try them on at the store? Y'know, 'cuz you don't know who might have tried them on at the store before you did.

Do you read the thread before you post? Or just say the same thing already posted? ?

 

[E-Z Glider]

Whatevs. Bathe in it for all care.

 

[belljr]

Whatever it is it makes me itch. I can't use tide with the extra crap in it

but I can roll around in insulation just fine

 

[DCThunder]

Don't forget to wash your new shoes too. Somebody else might have tried them on too and those little sock things don't protect you from foot cooties.

That's what that spray at the bowling alley is for...

 

[fred_1_15301]

I don't do laundry but my wife always washes them first. She's skeeved that people had their hands on them. I don't care but go along with it. Doesn't matter to me.

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