New stuff should definitely be washed on it’s own a couple of times, before being mixed in. New stuff can easily give off enough color to make a white shirt pink for example when washed with a red thing.
Just because you’ve been lucky or maybe have a lot of same colors where it doesn’t matter doesn’t mean it’s a general rule to go by.
Ah right, makes sense. In that case it probably fine to just mix it up. But if you want old whites to pop a bit more, using a detergent for white stuff works well.
Personally I use a special detergent for blacks and darks and also the dark program on the washing machine. I’ve found it greatly increases the life of black and dark stuff. I almost exclusively wear black and dark blues and want to use clothes as long as possible.
I might try that, while they don’t drastically change colors like people say, I do notice my white clothes don’t seem to last long before they look old and worn out
New stuff should definitely be washed on it’s own a couple of times, before being mixed in. New stuff can easily give off enough color to make a white shirt pink for example when washed with a red thing.
Just because you’ve been lucky or maybe have a lot of same colors where it doesn’t matter doesn’t mean it’s a general rule to go by.
Oh, I just always get clothes at a 2nd hand shop or thrift store
Ah right, makes sense. In that case it probably fine to just mix it up. But if you want old whites to pop a bit more, using a detergent for white stuff works well.
Personally I use a special detergent for blacks and darks and also the dark program on the washing machine. I’ve found it greatly increases the life of black and dark stuff. I almost exclusively wear black and dark blues and want to use clothes as long as possible.
I might try that, while they don’t drastically change colors like people say, I do notice my white clothes don’t seem to last long before they look old and worn out