What are the common misunderstandings when washing clothes

Life     8:32am, 13 June 2025

The more detergent the amount, the cleaner the clothes are washed: the packaging of the laundry detergent and laundry detergent sold now is printed with the dosages of machine washing and hand washing. When washing, detergent should be added according to their standards and appropriate amounts. When the amount of detergent exceeds the standard, the excess detergent will not only not increase the detergent, but will easily remain on the clothes, which is not easy to clean, and will also irritate the skin. If the detergent contains bleaching effect, excessive use will make the clothes fade and damage.

Machine washing is worse than hand washing: If there is a good washing machine and good washing products, machine washing can be cleaner than hand washing. Nowadays, there are not only hand-rubbing washing machines, but also washing machines with new functions such as rotating water flow, overflow rinsing, and sterilization and smoothing, but the washing products can also meet your needs at different levels. For example, laundry detergent suitable for washing various clothes, laundry detergent with sterilization and bleaching function, various special laundry detergent and laundry detergent, laundry detergent with sterilization and bleaching function, various special laundry detergent and laundry detergent, etc., as long as they are used correctly, they will definitely achieve good washing results.

Underwear and baby clothes should be washed with soap: Most people are used to washing underwear and baby clothes as they change, but they should be careful not to use soap and use less alkaline laundry soap or laundry detergent with neutral pH. Because people's skin is weakly acidic, use more alkaline soap to wash. The substances remaining in the clothes after washing will irritate the skin, especially the baby's skin. In addition, since soap will undergo chemical reactions when it encounters minerals in hard water, the powdery soap scum produced is very easy to adhere to the clothes, affecting the cleaning effect. Sometimes you feel that the clothes you washed become sticky after washing, and this is the reason why it is not clean.

The higher the water temperature, the better: Some friends think that the higher the water temperature, the better the stain removal effect and the better the sterilization effect. Therefore, when using a heated washing machine, the highest temperature is, and when washing clothes by hand in winter, it is also wrong to wash clothes. For blood stains such as protein-containing stains, it will firmly adhere to the clothes after soaking in hot water. Therefore, washing with cold water will also cause cotton, wool, and cashmere products to shrink and deform. Long-term soaking will also cause the clothes to fade. Therefore, in general, the water temperature should be optimal between 30-400C.

Dirty clothes should be stored in a washing machine. Put water and detergent when washing: Dirty clothes should be stored in a breathable laundry bag or washing basin. If placed in an airtight washing machine, over time, sweat stains and dirt on the clothes will smell, bacteria will be more likely to grow, and in severe cases, mold will become moldy. When washing clothes, detergents, especially laundry detergents, should be added first. Since they are powdery, they are not easy to dissolve. They should be melted with water before they can better exert their effects to avoid impaired rinsing and residue. The correct method is: first dissolve the detergent in water, then put it in the laundry to be washed, soak it for ten minutes before washing.