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You really want to uv treat your cold washed clothes, though (hang them outside). It kills bacteria about as well as bleach - see this subthread and story: htt
by e12e 7y ago
You really want to uv treat your cold washed clothes, though (hang them outside). It kills bacteria about as well as bleach - see this subthread and story:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17069083 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17069083
In particular (the now moved) :
http://www.dranniesexperiments.com/sunlight-testing http://www.dranniesexperiments.com/sunlight-testing
- Scoundreller 7y agoSure, if you can. But if you can’t... Dunno how necessary it is to UV disinfect clothes after washing. We don’t live in a sterile world.
- perl4ever 7y agoWell, we live in a world that's bombarded with UV, so there could be some drawback to living in an environment artificially shielded from it. Both may be nonsterile, but that doesn't imply they are the same.
- e12e 7y agoNote I said your "cold washed clothes". If you wash at 60C, there's no (great) need for additional sterilization. Wash cold, and your just evenly distributing bacteria from your dirtiest items to your cleanest items...