How often you should really wash your clothes
2017-12-03T16:51:00Z
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It turns out that washing your clothes after each use usually isn't practical or environmentally friendly. Here's how many wears you can get out of different articles of clothing. Following is a transcript of the video.
If you hang your clothes to air out after each wear, some can easily be worn again.
Jeans: After 4 to 5 wears.
T-shirts, tank tops, and camisoles: After each wear
Tops and dresses: After 1 to 3 wears. Jackets and Blazers:After 5 to 6 wears. Suits:After 3 to 4 wears for wool. After 4 to 5 wears for synthetic. Dress pants and skirts:After 5 to 7 wears. Whites and Silks: After each wear. Pajamas:After 3 to 4 wears. Leggings and yoga pants:After 1 to 3 wears. Swimsuits, Underwear, and Socks:After each wear. Bras:After 3 to 4 wears. Outerwear:1 or 2 times a season. Of course these rules don’t always apply. If you’re in the midst of a heat wave —or just attended a particularly messy bbq — you should probably wash your clothes the first chance you get. Brad Streicher and Grace Raver produced this video. Editor's Note:This video was originally published on July 16, 2016.
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It turns out that washing your clothes after each use usually isn't practical or environmentally friendly. Here's how many wears you can get out of different articles of clothing. Following is a transcript of the video.
If you hang your clothes to air out after each wear, some can easily be worn again.
Jeans: After 4 to 5 wears.
T-shirts, tank tops, and camisoles: After each wear
Tops and dresses: After 1 to 3 wears.
Jackets and Blazers:After 5 to 6 wears.
Suits:After 3 to 4 wears for wool. After 4 to 5 wears for synthetic.
Dress pants and skirts:After 5 to 7 wears.
Whites and Silks: After each wear.
Pajamas:After 3 to 4 wears.
Leggings and yoga pants:After 1 to 3 wears.
Swimsuits, Underwear, and Socks:After each wear.
Bras:After 3 to 4 wears.
Outerwear:1 or 2 times a season.
Of course these rules don’t always apply. If you’re in the midst of a heat wave —or just attended a particularly messy bbq — you should probably wash your clothes the first chance you get.
Brad Streicher and Grace Raver produced this video.
Editor's Note:This video was originally published on July 16, 2016.
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