Have you been wondering: “Should clothes be washed twice in the washing machine?” Discover the best laundry practices with expert advice! #laundrytips #washingclothes #laundryday
Washing Clothes: Best Practices
– For most items, washing them just once in the washing machine is sufficient
– However, heavily soiled clothes or items with strong odors may benefit from a second wash
Benefits of Washing Clothes Twice
– Removes stubborn stains and odors
– Ensures thorough cleaning for heavily soiled items
Get the most out of your laundry routine by knowing when to wash clothes twice! #cleaninghacks #laundrycare #householdtips
No, you certainly aren’t. It’s a waste of water and energy and also degrades the durability of the clothes themselves.
i can understand where she’s coming from but you are right it’s definitely a waste of water and energy that isn’t needed and not to mention a waste of time
That’s absolutely not necessary at all. It’s wasteful of water, detergent and energy AND it will make the clothes wear out twice as fast. And it’s also pointless since you won’t be able to tell any difference in how clean they are.
So no. There is no need to copy that strange obsessive behaviour from your mother.
What is your mom doing daily that her clothes have enough contamination to need two washings?
There’s a good chance your mom’s habits come from an absolutely terrible near-broken washing machine she had when she was younger.
Putting in more detergent than you’re supposed to will cause problems with the washer over time. Running the clothes through double cycles will wear them out faster.
It’s a waste of literally everything, detergent, water, clothes, and time. Heck, it’ll probably result in the washer breaking earlier than it should because it’s dong twice as much work.
Your mom is using too much detergent. The detergent doesn’t get dissolved in water and leaves dried flakes behind. Your mom probably noticed the stiff clothes and flakes and that’s why she gives it a second rinse.
She is being wasteful, it’s completely unnecessary. It’s also unnecessary to run it on heavy unless you have like, mud caked into your clothes or something.
The only reason to wash an entire load twice is if you forgot them in the washing machine for more than about 10 hours and the clothes have started to smell a bit.
I will sometimes wash individual items a second time, like if a stain didn’t come out. It will go on the dirty laundry pile and it’ll get a second round with the next load.
Could also be an OCD thing
Unless she’s drilling for oil, working in an abattoir, is a serial killer, etc and regularly has heavy stains to shift, she’s overdoing things.
My guinea pigs generate a lot of laundry, as they have fleece blankets and washable pee pads that get changed daily. Then there’s hair and hay that stick to those items, along with copious amounts of pee.
I therefore run a washing machine cleaning chemical through the machine every two weeks, just to flush out any gunk and keep it in working order. You just chuck the product in the empty drum, run a normal cycle, job done.
After that, I clean the rubber seal thing around the drum, wipe the drawer, check the hair trap in the filter and just make sure it’s all clean.
Might be worth your mum regularly cleaning her machine, just so it washes everything right the first time. There’s plenty products available, usually in the laundry aisle and they’re pretty cheap. I use one called ‘Service It’.
It’s why there’s a rinse cycle. It cleans them fine.
No. It’s not normal to wash it like that and it’s bad for the clothes, machine, and environment to do that every time. Your mom probably has OCD or is germaphobic. I doubt this is the only sign of it.
She’s wasting water.
sounds like ocd
I do a rinse after my wash, only becasue I found that my things had soap still and I was getting rashy, but a full wash seems wasteful.
No that’s a terrible waste of water and electricity.
If the clothes were meant to be washed that long, the cycles would be that long. Nobody in their right mind would design a washing machine that requires you to press start again half way through.
I’m not sure why your mom does this, but she is absolutely going through unnecessary – not to mention wasteful – steps. That being said, I have a feeling that much like a lot of moms, you’re going to have your hands full convincing her that she’s doing it wrong lol
That second cycle might be necessary to wash out the residue from using too much detergent, which can be mitigated by using only one pod.
One cycle is enough, and don’t use too much soap.
Does your mom have other over the top cleaning habits? Because this far past any kind of logical belief.
1 wash with 1 pod is enough.
Some people are just nuts lol
Huge overkill and waste. Tell your mom thanks for extra soap in the waterways and shortening the life of clothing. Probably uses dryer sheets too 😑
Dafuq is going through her mind on a general basis… what else does she do?
Absolutely not. Waste of water and damaging the clothes