MuForceShoelace t1_itmcmir wrote
I mean, sure, do that. But is there ANY actual real world cases of people getting disease from clothing? It feels like they could be abstractly yucky that some guy touched them but is there actually any actual demonstrable risk that isn't 1 in a million?
bad_apiarist t1_itp081o wrote
Sometime I feel like LPT, or advice in general could be filed under "How to live in total fear of literally everything around you all the time forever".
wickedcriminal t1_itmvt06 wrote
I've never washed new clothes, bedding, towels etc ... All fine. I am in Europe though, so maybe there's some standards etc that need to be complied to. Not sure. Haven't actually bought clothes while away on holiday, east or west.
deadpool3727 OP t1_itmctp2 wrote
You can get rashes if that cloth is directly worn over skin. I have got once so I started this.
zvii t1_itnm24v wrote
One time out of how many and you go to this? I will say I never did it for years, but my wife did, so we do now.
yukon-flower t1_itndbja wrote
It’s more the formaldehyde or other preservatives you don’t want to seep into your skin.
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