7 Things To Avoid While Doing Laundry - How Many Of These Are You Doing?

You can run, you can hide but you can¡¯t escape laundry day. So, even if you¡¯re someone who loves to do laundry, washing clothes can be quite exhausting.

While we have been washing our clothes since forever, there are still a few things that we¡¯re doing wrong without even knowing. We have made a list of 7 things that you can avoid while doing laundry. Here goes!

1. Piling up clothes for one single day

Earlier, I used to dedicate my weekends to finish laundry and realized how I started getting anxious as I would slip into the weekend. I not only dedicated a personal chore to a day when people literally do nothing, and to add to that, my laundry stash just wouldn't end.

How weird right? Honestly, it¡¯s not. When asked, approximately 90 out of 100 people on Quora said that they do their laundry once a week. Yup, there are many people like me. But how wise is it to pile everything up for one day?

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2. Not cleaning your washing machine

Has it ever happened that despite washing your clothes, they smell odd? It¡¯s probably because your machine is dirty.

When we asked 5 people the importance of washing their machine, 4 out of them believed that there was no need. Well, since the washing machine is self-cleaning, it must be clean at all times, right? Nope.

3. Using too much or too little detergent

How much detergent is too much detergent? Well, one will never know. Sometimes, we tend to use too much or too less and the exact quantity is still unknown to many.

4. Not sanitizing your clothes

Cleaning your clothes vs disinfecting them are two very different things. While cleaning removes all the dirt from the surface, disinfecting them removes germs within. World Health Organisation and Centre for Disease Control and Prevention have said that viruses spread from person to person through direct and indirect contact with respiratory droplets that remain on the clothes.

Given the situation these days, it is imperative that you keep a laundry sanitizer. All you need to do is add 2 capfuls of it after the detergent to protect your clothes from germs. Ideally go in for something like the new Dettol Laundry Sanitizer that keeps your clothes freshly scented too. Want to know more about it? Stay tuned!

5. Leaving the damp clothes in the machine for long

We sometimes tend to forget about the clothes in the washing machine. Leaving them for too long is not only unhealthy but also defeats the purpose of washing them.

6. Not sorting the clothes

Golden rule: Whites cannot be mixed with colours. While we have heard this enough in our lives, how often do we really follow it? Do you know the right way to avoid colourful mishaps? Stay tuned to find out.

7. Not turning the clothes inside out

When it comes to laundry, most of the soils happen on the inside. Whether it¡¯s the sweat or the dirt that comes from your body, the inside of the clothes need as much cleaning as the outside.

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An eye-opener, right? Watch this space to know how you can keep your clothes healthy, sanitized, and squeaky clean at all times!