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Why you should wash new clothes before wearing them

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xperts say you should always wash newly purchased clothing before wearing it for the first time, as you never know what’s hiding on the surface. Kim Romine, a Fairfield, Ohio-based Tide scientist with Procter & Gamble, highlighted the gross reality of new clothes from a store having been tried on by others before you purchase them: “The human body naturally produces body soils throughout the day.” In addition, new clothing items include fabric finishes added during manufacturing — and could have come in contact with dirt or other residues during manufacturing and distribution, Romine said. Marilee Nelson, co-founder of non-toxic cleaning brand Branch Basics in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as well as a materials specialist and environmental and healthy home consultant, said that while brand-new clothes may look ready to wear, those made of synthetic materials “may have harmful VOCs [volatile organic compounds] from disperse dyes, formaldehyde and fabric treatments.”

 

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