2007-07-13 04:42:40 · 15 answers · asked by Me 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
I do as a health precaution. No, it's not necessary though w/ underwear, bra's yes, jeans yes......I wash everything.
2007-07-13 04:46:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I usually do - though it depends what type of clothing. Shirts or skirts I don't worry about much, but bras, underwear, pants, socks, and even bed linens I always wash first. You never know what kinds of skin-diseased people or people with B.O. have tried that stuff on - even if you buy the clothes online, it may have been in a store and tried on before.
Also a lot of clothing manufacturers treat their clothes with chemicals to keep bugs and stains off the clothes while they ship, and personally I wouldn't want that stuff all over my skin. And who knows where all the clothes have come from and what kinds of people have been breathing and spreading potential diseases all over the packaging and the clothing? Yuck!!
I have to go wash my clothes and take a bath now....bleh!
2007-07-13 12:10:34 · answer #2 · answered by Bex 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always do. If it's clothing other people may have tried on, I don't want to get cooties or anything. Lots of fabrics are treated with chemicals to keep them looking fresher in the store (or prevent wrinkling, mite infestation, etc.) I have sensitive skin and don't want those chemicals on me! You also don't know who was handling the clothes during the manufacturing and shipping process. The only thing I don't wash first is pantyhose or dry clean only clothing. But I also avoid dry cleanable stuff anyway, so it's not a big problem.
2007-07-13 11:52:19 · answer #3 · answered by kat_sparrow 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well that depends on what you are buying. Like one person said if it is a bra, underwear, bathing suit etc... MAKE SURE TO WASH THEM!!!! Everything else well I say to wash them this way you have a nice fresh smell and not only that but you have a better idea how they are REALLY going to fit. When you first buy the pants or whatever and you try them on, perfect, but then you wash them and they shrink now what are you going to do?
2007-07-17 11:09:44 · answer #4 · answered by miss_ashley 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always wash new clothes before I wear them.
2007-07-13 11:50:12 · answer #5 · answered by Silver Moon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should always wash new clothing when you buy them , as they have been handled alot . Sometimes when you buy certain clothing they will have some smell which has to do with the fabric but will come out when there're washed .
2007-07-13 12:18:26 · answer #6 · answered by dolores h 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how comfortable you are wearing new unwashed clothes. I personally prefer to wash items like underwear, cotton things that will shrink, and often, just to get rid of the 'store' smell.
2007-07-13 11:47:39 · answer #7 · answered by Catrina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessary, but I prefer to wash them first.
2007-07-13 11:46:41 · answer #8 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Not really.....
But, Just imagine how many different people touched or were in those clothes before you got them home.
Not to mention the machines the clothes were on before they ever got to the store..
2007-07-13 11:58:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what type of clothes. Underwear, bras, swimwear, and anything like that definently needs to be washed. Everything else can be, but it is not completlely neccesary.
2007-07-13 12:04:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋