I love that you’re writing about clothing care as an aspect of being a conscious shopper, in addition to shopping secondhand. There is no single perfect solution for sustainable fashion - only an ecosystem of a series of mindful habits.
Thank you for this breakdown. I promised myself if I got approved for my apartment with a washer and dryer, I would learn how to properly wash/dry my clothing. This post is helping me keep that promise to myself.
My brain lit up in the part of this article or post ( I'm new to Substack and am not sure what to call it) in which you stated that cleanliness was not exempt from decades of marketing propaganda. My brain went of course of they did. Highly fascinating. Thank you for sharing.
These are all great tips except freezing doesn’t actually “kill” odor bacteria, it just slows them down. Once the jeans warm up again, those bacteria are back in business.
Scientists have been raising alarms about ancient microbes and bacteria that were frozen in permafrost or glaciers for thousands of years. As ice melts due to climate change, these organisms can potentially “wake up” and become active again. That shows how resilient microbes are against freezing alone.
So in both denim and glaciers, freezing isn’t the end of bacteria. It’s more like putting them in suspended animation until conditions improve.
I loved textile science when I was in fashion school and I read & followed my care labels religiously. Now at 31 I cannot be bothered. It’s all going in the dryer 😅
Random but I had lots of left ober single use nursing pads that I used for my underarms when wearing something under a blazer or thick sweater I didn’t want to wash often and it was great ha
I love that you’re writing about clothing care as an aspect of being a conscious shopper, in addition to shopping secondhand. There is no single perfect solution for sustainable fashion - only an ecosystem of a series of mindful habits.
Thank you for this breakdown. I promised myself if I got approved for my apartment with a washer and dryer, I would learn how to properly wash/dry my clothing. This post is helping me keep that promise to myself.
My brain lit up in the part of this article or post ( I'm new to Substack and am not sure what to call it) in which you stated that cleanliness was not exempt from decades of marketing propaganda. My brain went of course of they did. Highly fascinating. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you found it useful! Welcome to Substack - you’ll like it here :)
I also want to add Tru Earth as a mild, plastic free, and lower emissions detergent.
These are all great tips except freezing doesn’t actually “kill” odor bacteria, it just slows them down. Once the jeans warm up again, those bacteria are back in business.
Scientists have been raising alarms about ancient microbes and bacteria that were frozen in permafrost or glaciers for thousands of years. As ice melts due to climate change, these organisms can potentially “wake up” and become active again. That shows how resilient microbes are against freezing alone.
So in both denim and glaciers, freezing isn’t the end of bacteria. It’s more like putting them in suspended animation until conditions improve.
I loved textile science when I was in fashion school and I read & followed my care labels religiously. Now at 31 I cannot be bothered. It’s all going in the dryer 😅
Great tips! I hate de-linting, so separating whites from darks is a no-brainer because I don’t want to get that damn endless lint off my darks!!
Random but I had lots of left ober single use nursing pads that I used for my underarms when wearing something under a blazer or thick sweater I didn’t want to wash often and it was great ha