Washing Underwear

LameWolf

My husband's underpants and socks get thrown in the machine with his t-shirts and the lot gets washed at 30. I use non-bio powder as bio brings both of us up in a rash.

My own bras and knickers I hand-wash, as they are a tad lacy and the bras are underwired, so I don't want to risk them in the machine (I spent £150 on 6 bras and 12 pairs of knickers just a few months ago, so they're all fairly new, too).

anotheruser

I wash nearly everything at 30.
Underwear goes in with similar colours.

The exception is whites or something that's quite dirty which will get washed using a higher temperature.

Carrieandco

I wash everything at 30degrees. I use a cap full of Dettol antibacterial laundry cleaner as my husband works in a healthcare environment. The only separation is darks and lights, then towels have a separate wash. Never had any laundry related problems. I use one Smol capsule per load (up to 7kg). My laundry is always clean and smells pleasant. The only time I’ve ever used a higher temperature was when I had nappies to wash which went in on a 60deg eco wash.

Should add that this includes washable sanitary towels. 30degrees is fine.

Mrs_Ryan

My undies always go in at 90. They have their own separate laundry basket and are always one load into themselves. This is because I suffer with certain problems and was advised by a doctor to wash my underwear on the hottest wash my machine was capable of. My underwear isn’t delicate or lacy (plain cotton/Lycra with no trims etc) so it stands up fine to repeated hot washes.
Bras and socks just go on standard washes- unless I’ve got athletes foot which I get on occasion then socks are kept separate and again washed at 90.

Enterprise_1701C

I separate colours and whites (meaning whites and light colours that do not run).

I wash colours at 30 and whites at 40, mainly because that includes my OH's badminton kit.

That is all the separation I do, although I do make sure my bras go in the 30 degree wash or they deteriorate too quickly.