Do You Really Have to Wash New Clothes Before Wearing Them?
Instant gratification just feels better, doesn't it?
You buy a new shirt or finally opened that Fabletics box
with the leggings you're dying to wear to your next outing, and suddenly you
want to wear nothing else for the rest of the week except, obviously, the New
Things. And you want to start immediately. If u do this raise your hands up
because my hands are up too.....
You have the same familiar conversation in your head:
"So maybe a few other people tried this on before me, but like, it's
fiiiiine. I don't really need to wash it immediately, do I? It looks so fancy
and crisp in this packaging, it's wrinkle free and stuffed with an ungodly
amount of tissue paper, like it's just waiting for me to wear it, nowww."
Before you toss the New Thing on your body and walk out the
door, you might want to consider listening to another voice, that of Lana Hogue,
a clothing manufacturing expert. "You should absolutely wash clothes
before you wear them, especially anything that is right next to the skin or
that you will sweat on, Even if potential germs from fellow tryers-on don't
faze you, the chemicals on the clothes themselves should certainly give you
pause
Almost every yarn or dyed fabric requires chemicals to
make them into cute skirts or tops. To make dyes stick to fibers, so shirts and
shorts can be in those royal blues and brilliant reds we all love, also requires
a chemical treatment. "Even natural fibers require caustic
chemicals," said Hogue. "Even if you buy a 100 percent cotton
shirt."
Luckily, washing items before wearing them can
dramatically decrease the likelihood of getting a rash or lice, or being
exposed to some nasty chemicals. Pay close attention to anything that is worn
next to the skin or prone to getting sweated on.
As for the other stuff, we get it: Spending time
washing your new clothes instead of promptly showing them off is a bit of a
buzzkill. But it's worth it. Quelling the instant gratification urge is a small
price to pay if you don't want to expose yourself to unknown chemicals, or walk
around sporting a brand-new rash along with your brand-new clothes.
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