Can underwear and socks be washed in the washing machine?

It is best not to do it, because there may be athlete's foot bacteria on socks, and there are also some bacteria on underwear. If you wash them together, the bacteria will mix. After all, current washing machines, laundry detergents, and washing powders cannot sterilize. It can only be sterilized. For your own health, it is better not to wash them in the washing machine together.

Precautions for using washing machines:

1. Care of clothes made of special fabrics

Although washing machines are becoming more and more functional, not all of them are Clothes made of fabrics are suitable for washing in the washing machine, such as down jackets, wool and silk products. These fabrics are more delicate and require higher strength and temperature during washing.

Some people may have seen news about the explosion of machine-washable down jackets, which has made everyone afraid of washing machines. This is because down jackets generally have a waterproof layer on the outside and have poor air permeability, so they tend to float on the water during washing. , after being completely immersed in water during the washing process, the filled down will gather together, causing a large area of ????space in the down jacket. During high-speed drying, the water-saturated down will continue to expand after dehydration, and the waterproof layer is not conducive to gas. The gas is discharged and continuously expands the down jacket. When the gas accumulates to a certain extent, it may cause an "explosion".

Therefore, when machine washing down jackets, be sure to confirm whether the washing machine has a "down jacket washing" program. If not, the author still recommends that you wash it by hand. In fact, the labels on most down jackets indicate that they can only be washed by hand. In addition, the number of washes must be minimized. Frequent cleaning will accelerate the aging of the fabric and cause lint loss, which will affect the warmth retention of the down jacket. As for the frequency of washing, it is enough to wash it once a year. If it is only partially dirty, you can actually choose to perform partial cleaning.

2. The drying program should be chosen carefully

The all-in-one washing and drying machine is increasingly favored by consumers. It combines the functions of a washing machine and a clothes dryer into one. Dual-purpose machine, washable and dryable, saving worry and effort. It should be noted that, similar to the washing mentioned above, not all fabrics are suitable for drying. When using the drying function, be sure to pay attention to the instructions on the clothing label to determine whether it can be dried to avoid Clothing may shrink or even be damaged.

For those of you who don’t have an all-in-one washer and dryer at home, how can you quickly dry clothes? You might as well try these few tips. For example, you can use a hair dryer for drying, adjust it to the hot wind block, and blow it back and forth on the clothes at close range to dry them quickly; you can also use an electric iron, which is also a good way to dry wet clothes directly. It is good to cover the clothes with a piece of cloth to prevent them from being scalded; or adjust the dehydration speed of the washing machine to high speed to achieve a higher dehydration rate, thus greatly shortening the drying time and improving the drying efficiency.