We all spend a lot of time and money putting together a wardrobe we enjoy, but improper washing could cause fibres to wear out before their time, causing colours to fade and changing the fit of our garments. Most damage done to our clothes does not happen due to regular use but because of minor oversights when we wash our clothes in the washer and dryer. From washing our clothes too often to using too much detergent, minor mistakes can affect the quality of even the best fabrics.

5 Common Laundry Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Clothes

Here are five common laundry mistakes that are ruining your wardrobe that you must avoid now.

1. Using Too Much Detergent While Washing Clothes

Putting more detergent than necessary in one load does not guarantee that the laundry will be cleaned. Actually, having too much soap makes the foam thicker, thereby trapping the grime on the cloth fibres.

2. Washing All Clothes Together

The random way the clothes get thrown into the washer results in deep colours bleeding onto lighter-coloured clothes, thus making whites turn grey. Large clothes such as jeans' zippers and buttons can cause pills on the knitwear.

3. Using Hot Water For Every Fabric

Hot water causes the breakdown of natural as well as artificial elastic fibres, shrinking of cotton clothes, and colour fading.

4. Overloading Your Washing Machine

Cramming the clothes inside the machine does not allow the water and detergent to flow easily throughout the clothing. The clothes will rub against one another too much, creating friction tears.

5. Ignoring Clothing Care Labels

The care tags on clothes aren’t recommendations but rather exact chemical and thermal instructions. Putting dry-clean-only silks or delicate woollens through a normal spin cycle will result in shrinkage, distortion and broken stitches.

Conclusion

Making sure that your most-loved clothes last longer means that there are a number of changes that need to be made to how you wash your clothes. It is important that you sort the fabrics, use cold water, measure the detergent correctly, and pay attention to the washing labels.

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