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?
Kinda depends: Usually yes, unless the label says otherwise or the exterior is super dirty.
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.
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.
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.
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. 😊
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.
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.
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 the dryer does 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.
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.
Since I have a lot of clothes with prints on them, yes.
I wash graphic tees and other printed clothing inside out because I was told it does less damage to the image. No idea if it actually helps.
Used to screen print, it helps. Maybe not with dye sublimation though, only know enough about that to know it’s cool
Yes, but only for certain clothes and not because of hygiene. For the shirts like band shirts which have prints, they are sensitive towards the washing machine. Then also for dark jeans, because they get these bright patterns from the spinning.
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.
My mum would always tell me things to do about washing clothes but I’ve always just thrown it all in the wash and the only change ive made as I got older is to use cold instead of hot.
Yes. Less of a hygiene factor, more of a reducing visible wear from the wash and dry cycles.
