Laundry

Laundry 101: three rules

You've been washing your clothes wrong. Let's fix that in thirty seconds.

  1. Sort by colour

    Three piles: darks, lights and whites. New, bright things go in on their own the first time, because that's when colour runs.

  2. Read the label

    The little tub shows the highest temperature the fabric can take. 30 means 30. Not sure what a symbol means? Use the decoder.

  3. Use less detergent than you think

    More soap doesn't mean cleaner clothes. It means stiff clothes and a sad machine. Follow the dose on the pack for a normal load, and go lower if your load is small.

Now go. Your hoodie's waiting.

The video is coming. Mom's Laundry 101 video goes live on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube at launch. On Instagram, comment LAUNDRY and Mom sends you her full laundry cheat sheet.


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