Do you wash new clothes before you wear them?

[Lovely2CU]

Always wash all my shirts and underwear before the first wearing. It helps get rid of the stiffness (in shirts) and stops them being so itchy.

 

[Piglet4Ever]

I wash every item of clothing before I wear it. I just get grossed out if I don't.

 

[cristit14]

I wash most things first. Not socks though and sometimes not pants.

 

[SCHBR'smom]

I had a thread about this not too long ago. It has never occurred to me NOT to wash them. The only time something is not washed is if we are out and it is an emergency, ex poop and/or vomit on the kids clothes.

 

[CookieDiva]

Somehow I have made it to age 50 without washing new clothes before wearing them.

When I had babies (oh so many years ago), I would wash their clothes (in Dreft!) before putting them on the little ones.

 

[C.Ann]

Only if they feel stiff and scratchy - or if it's items I can reasonably assume that others have tried on..

 

[harleyquinn]

Yes, I do and I am the poster child for why you should do it...

I wore a pair of black pants to school one day and that night I took them off to find that my legs looked bruised, but didn't hurt...you know where this is going...we went to the ER and all the drs were flabbergasted. My mom (I was 14) and I are sitting there and I'm in shorts, and I have an itch on my leg and the black scrapes off...I look at my mom and say, "um mom..." and she's like "It came off didn't it!? I thought you tried to rub it off before!?" We slunk out of the ER, and she loves to tell the story to anyone who will listen.

I did try to rub it off in my defense, it wasn't until I scratched that I scraped it off...I also didn't remember the new pants until right then. lol Such a blond!

 

[DVC_Princess]

I do for most shirts and underwear. Not for some things that are hard to wash - like dresses and sweaters. Sometimes for pants. I don't like the idea of wearing dark colors before washing and I def wash anything that smells like dye.

 

[HSMndLKfan92]

Bathing suits, undies, and bras.

 

[alexandria674]

Bras and swimsuits yeah

 

[Sherlee]

YES - my mom always told me clothes made overseas are coated in pesticides for their long voyage to the U.S. Don't know if that is true, but everything goes in the washer as soon as it comes home.

 

[pilotwife_02]

YES - my mom always told me clothes made overseas are coated in pesticides for their long voyage to the U.S. Don't know if that is true, but everything goes in the washer as soon as it comes home.

I've heard that too and to prevent wrinkling they have chemicals on them.

Not something I want soaking into my skin or my kids skins so why not wash them first.

 

[MoniqueU]

Nope, always too excited to get the new clothes, I have never had a problem.

 

[Aisling]

Bathing suits, undies, and bras.

Me, too.

 

[Ember]

I wash underwear, bathing suits, and bras. Anything "intimate."

Other then that, no, no usually. I get excited and want to wear things right away! I'm not dead from it yet... Of course, I've also back packed across Europe where the rule is "if it's been in your back pack for three days it magically comes out clean!"

 

[daisyduck123]

Some items:

1) anything for a baby
2) underwear
3) anything from Kmart (I RARELY shop there though)

 

[DebbieB]

I usually do but not because of a "germ" fear. They usually have "store smell" and are wrinkled. Sometimes if I need to wear something quick and it's not wrinkled (I don't like to iron), I will wear without washing.

 

[hellokitty86]

Bathing suits, undies, and bras.

 

[disneyjunkie]

Only underwear and bathing suits

 

[ClarabelleCowFan]

YES! New clothes tend to have a chemical smell that just stinks. I always wash everything before wearing it. DD10 and DS2 have eczema issues so I have to wash their clothing in Tide Free before it can touch their skin.