Good morning from Philadelphia where it will be 97 degrees today. I think I’ll do laundry.

@PhillyBella Will you crawl in the washer to take a spin to cool you down😜 ???????

@PhillyBella @ReneeVoiceBrand We wash almost everything in cold water. It saves electricity.

@PhillyBella @Oma_Trisha I live by the mantra 'clothes aren't clean unless they're boiling in hot water.'😱

@ReneeVoiceBrand @PhillyBella

Clothes washed in cold water last longer. Heat helps break down the fibers. It's environmentally more responsible to wash clothes in cold water. There's really no difference. It's not about the temperature of the water anyway. Science behind how washing machine works is actually fascinating. The water breaks down the dirt so the surfactants and enzymes in laundry soap can remove it from the fibers. The temperature of the water rarely matters.

@ReneeVoiceBrand @PhillyBella

2/ The only time hot water is really beneficial is when you have something that's full of odor or stains, in which case warmer water helps the dirt/odor molecules move faster, which results in them being removed from the fibers of the fabric more rapidly. Unfortunately, heat can also set certain stains -- blood, for instance. It can also shrink certain items made from specific types of fiber.

@Oma_Trisha @ReneeVoiceBrand @PhillyBella

Blood stains can be removed using Peroxide before washing. Always check in an inconspicuous spot for colour fastness, as in a seam allowance.😉

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@Krysdammit @ReneeVoiceBrand @PhillyBella

I learned that in nursing school. If only it were so easy to get coffee ground/undigested food vomit, overflow from an NG tube, or the yak from a tracheostomy suctioning out of our scrubs. 🤢🤢

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