Why Should I Separate My Towels and Bedding When I Wash My Clothes?

When it comes to laundry, the things being washed shouldn’t be treated as equals. For example, the sheets you’ve slept in for a few weeks straight requires much more cleaning than a shirt you wore once. Of course, you’d be excused for letting out an exasperated sigh at the prospect of sorting your laundry. However, it’s important to do so, especially if you plan on washing more than just your clothes.

Washing Cycles

Since towels, sheets, and clothes aren’t used for the same duration, nor made of the same stuff, their wash cycles will also differ. A washing cycle refers to two speeds. The first speed is the speed at which a machine shakes or agitates whatever you’re washing. The second speed refers to the speed at which water is spun out of whatever you’re washing.

It’s important to keep different cycles in mind. For example, wool- or silk-based clothes can’t tolerate a lot of agitation or spin. In contrast, towels and sheets are best cleaned with a long washing cycle of fast agitation and spin. They can tolerate it, since they’re normally made of durable cotton.

Lint and Towels

Lint refers to pieces of cotton or linen fibers that have been separated from the woven fabric. Towels are notorious producers of lint, and lint is extremely difficult to remove from your clothes. Instead, you should wash your towel separately. Given their lint, length of use, and material, they require a different cleaning method.

Towels are used more often than clothes and often for cleaning, rather than covering, you. Consequently, they’re much more absorbent than clothes; they’re designed to be that way. Avoid using fabric softeners, since those reduce their absorbency. If you’re washing them in a machine, wash them separately and with warm-to-hot water.

Bed Sheets and Size

Unless you have a fondness for bed-sized clothing, chances are there’s a discrepancy between the sizes of your bed sheets and clothes. Sheets are much larger than clothes. If you decide to wash them together, your clothes likely won’t be washed properly. The sheets will cover the batch of clothes (unless there are a lot of clothes). Consequently, the clothes won’t be washed thoroughly enough, because the sheets will stop the water.

Laundry generally does feel like a chore. Sorting your washables intensifies that feeling. This doesn’t even fully cover how important sorting your clothes is. Even if you’re just washing clothes, you need to sort according to material, color, and more.

Fortunately, you can skip all the hassle with a good laundry service. If the above paragraph describes your relationship with laundry, contact NY Organic Dry Cleaners.

They’re an affordable dry-cleaning service in Queens, NY. They’ll do all the sorting for you. They’ll even pick up and deliver your clothes from and to, respectively, your doorstep if you’re in Rego Park, NY. Schedule a pick-up, and make your life easier.