New Clothes

good article, good points

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I had heard this before but my husband doesnt believe. I always wash Caitlins clothes first though just out of habit and to make them nice and soft and to know that I used the sensitive skin wash so not to irritate her skin. But I still have to admit I dont really do it for my own clothes. I am usually to excited to wear them!

I am for ever washing new clothing before the family puts them on. I do this as i have the same opinion as you. Well done.

I never wash my new clothes before wearing them

I will definetly be washing all bubs clothes before he arrives tho, i should have done them before i pasked them away.

Great advice and great information here, Dannii xxo

I am soo glad I wash before I wear. Great Article!   Who would have known otherwise!!

No I've learnt that is a chemical that is used I will take better care of myself next time.

I have a close friend and she does this often to her children.  But I suppose when you are out shopping and there are no more clothes in the nappybag that are clean and you have to purchase something then you have to be a bit lax.

All my baby clothes go in a wash of Lux - pure soap flakes.  This is ment to have less reactions to children.  It is good on woolens as well.

Thanks for the great advice.

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I agree also. I always washed anything new that I had gotten from a store. Even if it was giving to me from anyone else, I would wash it again. So that I know it's clean.

When i bought the baby clothes, I took the tag's off, put it in the clothes basket and put them straight in the washer so that they could be cleaned.

Good advice

Yes I agree,  they have been through such a process to get to the shops, and not to mention with adults clothes all the people that have tried them on before you buy them.  On most tags it says wash before use.

It is also recommended that new clothes be washed for newborns to avoid allergic reactions. This is especially more important for babies born of parents who have a history of asthma and skin problems.

I didn't know for a fact that there's chemicals on new clothes though, but this makes sense. Everything is about appearance nowadays so it makes sense that clothes would have more extra dye to enhance the look. I mean, if they put wax and stuff on fruits and veggies to make them shiny and look appetizing, why not clothes? Great advice!

i HATE the stiff cardboard new look. if i wear something i don't want people to think i only just bought it! i wash EVERYTHING.

and once i remember watching an epsiode of House- this kid bought some counterfeit jeans out of the back of a truck- the truck hada pesticide on the floor and his skin absorbed that pesticide and nearly died  not if i can help it thanks!

thanks for a great article :)

Would you wear undies before you wash them?

When I was pregnant with my first child, a lady in our antenatal classes worked in a factory/warehouse preparing and packing clothes to be sent to the department stores.  The topic came up in class whether to wash newly bought clothes or not. Most people said every so often is ok, some said that if they needed they new garment straight away, they iron it to kill any nasties. The women who worked at the factory stood up and said NO WAY. She continued by letting us know what the garments go through to be shop ready ,the multimple of chemicals used. Pretty scary!!! And that was the last port of call, who knows what happened in transit to the factory, in manufacturing the garments, in manufacturing the material to make the garments etc. etc.

If we really like the new garment look, wash in cold water and then get the iron out........which happens to be my enemy so we go with the grunge look. I would not take the unneccessary health risks, especially when there are so many health risks out there that we don't have control over.  Great article Nomes. Thanks

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