Washing your clothes before you wear them also helps soften your clothing so it may fit and feel better against your skin. "A ...

New garments always shine a little brighter than the clothing we have hanging up in our closet; they’re perfectly pressed, ...

Consumer Reports’ Home & Trends writer Jodhaira Rodriguez says you should wash all new clothing purchases, including your delicates, like underwear.

Use cold water for brights and delicates to prevent fading and shrinkage, and warmer temps for towels, sheets, and heavily soiled clothes to help break down oils and kill germs, says Pozniak. Delicate ...

Perhaps nastiest of all, though, are the human bacteria likely clinging to your seemingly new clothes. If you’ve got a ...

If you are washing heavily soiled towels, rinse them by hand in cold water before tossing them in the machine, suggests Scott ...

Consumer Reports says that, along with chemicals, new clothes pick up dirt, dust, and bugs in the long supply chain.