Hand wash or machine wash? What clothes can't be thrown into the washing machine?

I don’t know if you have ever had this experience. In order to be lazy, you sometimes throw some clothes directly into the washing machine. After washing, you find that the clothes are deformed or can no longer be worn.

In fact, many fabrics are not suitable for washing in a washing machine. Not only will they damage the clothes, but they may also affect the service life of the washing machine. Next, let's take a look at which clothes are not suitable for washing machines.

1. Silk clothes: When silk clothes are dirty, you can put them in cold water detergent and rub them repeatedly by hand. It is not suitable to be washed in a washing machine because silk clothes are thin and soft and have poor abrasion resistance. They are very easy to pilling when washed in a high-speed washing tub, and even form many lint balls on the surface. It is very unsightly to wear them after they are dry.

2. Clothing with inlaid silk: Do not wash and spin-dry in a washing machine. Do not rub or twist it. Just soak it in a neutral soap solution or synthetic detergent at about 35 degrees. Turn it over by hand several times after soaking. After the dirt is washed off, rinse with clean water, hang it on a hanger, and let it drip dry naturally.

3. Woolen clothes: Many parts of woolen clothes are sewn with needles, and the lining cloths are mostly cotton and linen fabrics. When they rotate and tumble in the washing tub, they will be deformed due to uneven shrinkage after absorbing water, which will affect their appearance and reduce their fastness. Therefore, they should not be washed in the washing tub, but dry-cleaned.

4. Work clothes stained with gasoline: Because gasoline is flammable and explosive, it will not only pollute and corrode the washing machine after spreading, but it may also cause an explosion due to ignition in the running washing machine. Therefore, you must never wash clothes in the washing machine.

5. Shoes and clothes with sand on them: Shoes have hard bottoms and even iron nails and iron soles, so washing them in a washing machine can easily damage the machine. You should first clean the dirt on the clothes by hand before washing them in the washing machine to prevent sand from falling into the corners of the washing machine and affecting the normal operation of the washing machine.

6. Down jackets: Because down fibers have poor strength and are not resistant to rubbing, they will be easily crushed if washed in a washing machine. The rotating force of the washing machine will also cause the down to curl and clump.

How to wash healthily:

It has been shown that textiles washed in cold water or water less than 60 °C can carry infectious pathogens and contaminate the entire laundry process. Many pathogens can survive even in dry conditions, such as Salmonella, Hepatitis A virus and rotavirus.

Once these viruses are spread through dirty clothes, they can cause diarrhea, wound infection, respiratory infection and other diseases, endangering human health. Therefore, the following three rules should be followed when washing clothes to ensure that the bacteria in dirty clothes are effectively removed.

1. Wash clothes, linens, towels, flannel and other textiles at high temperatures (above 60°C). If washing at low temperatures, it is recommended to use a clothing disinfectant to kill pathogens.

2. To reduce the risk of pathogens being carried by washing machines, it is recommended to run the washing machine idle at the hottest water temperature. It is also recommended to disinfect the surface of dirty clothes appropriately to prevent the spread of infection within the family, especially when a family member is sick.

3. Dry cleaned clothes as soon as possible to prevent pathogens from multiplying in a humid environment.

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