color and warm water?

Question

I've learned that washing colors in warm water is generally a bad idea. But if the tag on a colored shirt says use warm water, should I? I don't want it to fade though.

Answer 1

Use cold water

Answer 2

Depends on the fabric of the shirt. Most fabrics are best washed in cold water. Cold water wash is 60 degrees F according to most laundry soaps. If your tap is colder than that, start your washer with warm and then switch to cold when about half full. Add the clothes after switching to cold water.

Answer 3

They want it to fade so you will buy another in a couple of months. Conspiracy theory aside, use cold water. If you use warm make sure it is with LIKE colors because it will fade and bleed onto other items of clothing. Cold works best. Use a laundry detergent that helps prevent fading as well. Cheer is a good one. Cheer also has a detergent for dark colors that helps even more so to prevent fading.

Answer 4

I buy cotton prints and use them to make cloth diapers. All diapers are washed in HOT water and guess what, very rarely do they fade. So my advice to you would be, if you want to use warm water, do it. But if cold is doing the trick of getting your item clean, then there is no need to make the water any warmer!

Answer 5

Turn inside out and wash as usual in cold water why waste the energy to heat water. Also Tide Cold water works excellently.

Answer 6

The most conservative approach is washing it according to the manufacturers instructions.

That said, I generally wash all but our whites in cold water...I'd rather be too safe than too risky.

Answer 7

If you don't want to fade it go ahead and use cold water. You can always use pretreatment if it's stained.

Answer 8

who knows better than the manufacturer?
follow the tag