Had a discussion where they claimed it doesn’t matter whether you wash your clothes inside out or not. I’ve always been taught that because of your body oil, skin and odour, it is best to turn your clothes inside out. What do you do?
I like to keep it simple; a load of linens and undergarments on hot and a load of everything else on cold, repeat as needed.
Yes. It does help.
Imagine, the outward facing surfaces are the ones you want to preserve and look pretty, doesn’t matter if the inside ones get a bit roughed up. Those garments rub against each other for hours (giggity), every week for years. Inside out better.
Also, for stuff with zippers or metal details, keeping them on the inside lessens their exposure to other fabric so they take less of a beating. Tiny pieces of metal hammering your garments continuously = bad.
Inside out = yes.
never heard of this but based on the replies i should look into it.
Jeans, yes definitely. The material is pretty thick and it’s a good way to ensure it’s clean. Also, it prevents the metal parts from bashing the inside of the washing machine.
I’m not actually positive it’s better for cleaning, but it’s just how my mother taught me how to do laundry when I was a child. :)
Jesus christ this seems so obvious and yet I’ve never thought of it even though I wash other clothes like jackets inside out (and zipped up).
I got really good at replacing zipper pulls before I realized I could do that
Clothes with printed design, buttons or zippers, yes. If something is really dirty, I let the outside out.
But I recently found out it’s the drier that ruins printed clothes, inside out or not.
It’s both, though dryer do it worse overall. The abrasion from washing machines as the agitator does its thing can rub and damage some clothes with the applied designs. That’s why inside-out is better for those clothes.
The heating from the dryer will accelerate cracking no matter what, so taking anything out with a design you wish to preserve and air drying it is a better choice.
No, never noticed a problem with it
Assuming you are using a washing machine that is common in he USA, it doesn’t matter if you wash your clothes inside out or not to get them clean.
I dont like to wash things inside out as that makes folding them a hassle.
Only if I haven’t turned them outside in after taking them off. I don’t mind either way since I don’t have many clothes I would die if the print died.
I just throw them in as-is and they come out clean. I could see trying to protect graphic tees maybe but I don’t have much trouble there. Never considered flipping them inside out. Laundry is enough of a chore without adding steps.
Jeans and any clothes with graphics printed on them I will turn inside out. Jeans, because they typically have rivets that can grab other clothes in the wash. The back of those rivets are smooth and won’t pick as much. Clothes with graphics because it will wear the graphics less.
Otherwise it is irrelevant if the clothes are inside out or not.
This is what I was taught, too.
Just the stuff that has zippers or buttons that clank in the dryer and some shirts with designs that I want to last longer. I also zip up the zippers so they stay on the inside and don’t get pulled apart in the movement.
Everything else stays how I wear it so it isn’t necessary to undo it when putting it away.
Zipping up the zippers is also how you prevent all those little mysterious holes from appearing in your other clothes
It depends on the materials and fabrics.
I wash all my athletic/outdoors stuff inside out because that’s what the care label says to do. Also to zip up all the zippers.
I don’t care about regular clothes.
Some of it yes. It’s supposed to keep the nice outer fabrics and prints intact because it doesn’t get beaten up by the drum.
Like many in this thread, I like to wash shirts with designs/print on them inside-out to wear out the design more slowly.
For pants, in addition to not wanting rivets/buttons to catch on other clothes, I turn pants inside-out for washing–but I made it a personal rule that I only turn pants inside-out once I have checked and emptied the pockets. So if I’m putting things in the washer and find any right-side out pants, I know to check the pockets (and turn them inside-out) before sending them on their laundry journey. As a result, I don’t remember the last time I accidentally washed something in a pocket. 😊
I only wash my silk screened shirts inside out so as to preserve the silk screening longer. The detergent penetrates through most clothing materials that aren’t water proof, but the material rubbing against other shit can screw up the designs.
