How often you should wash your jeans, according to denim expert – but not everyone agrees
dailyrecord.co.ukMost of us own a pair of jeans – but how often should you be washing them?University of Alberta study claims the bacteria content in jeans is the same after two weeks as it is in denim worn continuously for 15 months.
So while frequent washing might make you feel cleaner, it doesn't necessarily result in less filthy trousers.Paul O'Neill, design director of the popular denim brand Levi's, told the Australian Financial Review he only washes his jeans every "30 to 50 wears." And people on social media were quick to comment their own opinions, with one woman expressing her concern about how often her husband put his jeans through the laundry. READ MORE: 'People all make same mistake on Vinted – I've made £6k doing things differently' READ MORE: People are only just learning what 'off licence' really means – and it's baffled Brits In a Reddit post, she said: "My husband insists on wearing his jeans 4-5 times before washing them.
He will go out to eat, grocery shop, cook food (raw meat) in them, and wear them all day and still fold them up and put them back in the closet."According to her, she has to take his jeans secretly to wash them.
She then asked if his behaviour is normal or if she's the one in the wrong. "Personally, if I leave the house I'm washing whatever clothes I've left in," she said. "Is this normal?
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