Has it not occuired to manufacturers that Washing Clothes at lower temperatures is not Hygenic?

It occurred to me the other day that putting your clothes into a washing machine,on cool washes in order to save energy, and reduce your carbon footprint is not hygienic. Manufacturers are making machines that do lower and lower temperatures, as are the manufacturers of washing powders; but they are not taking into account a family wash split into loads of coloureds and whites. There must and is cross contamination with regard to say yeast infections, skin infections,fecal cross contamination, staphylococcal infections etc, etc.





Surely, unless we use an antibacterial agent in our washing machine at low temp under 60degC, then we are all costing our governments, and ourselves more money in treatments for the cross infection caused by low washing temperatures.The bleach agents put into washing powders do not work at lower temperatures, and therefore we are washing clothes and cross contaminating.!!





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http://mail.mtprog.com/CD_Layout/Day_1_2鈥?/a>Has it not occuired to manufacturers that Washing Clothes at lower temperatures is not Hygenic?
you are absolutely correct, i said this a while back. all my sheets and towels go on a 90 wash and its said that bed bugs and lice are making a comeback because of our wish to wash things at lower temperatures.





i think there is a huge issue too, about the balance of what is good or bad for the environment, which is better? the use of fuel to wash at higher temps or the use of highly chemical components to wash at lower temps (which have to be discarded somewhere along the line)





i wash at high temps with non bio productsHas it not occuired to manufacturers that Washing Clothes at lower temperatures is not Hygenic?
An interesting point, to be sure.





But I don't know if the hottest household water makes all that much difference with regards to bacteria. By that logic we should all be bathing in scalding hot water.





The main agent in removing harmful bacteria from our clothes and skin is soap. Soap makes it difficult for bacteria to adhere to things and so it falls off and goes down the drain.





Hot water is more helpful in removing stains from fabric because it softens things up, it's not for hygenic reasons.
Clothes aren't a very good medium for bacteria to grow on. Just like bacteria are more likely to grow on your skin than your toilet seat. Detergent is enough to take care of any contaminants that would actually end up on your clothes, because they won't keep multiplying. Unless you keep your clothes warm, wet, and in some type of animal fat broth. Also you should look for papers that have been published in more reputable journals. : )
well in culinary arts the tempature danger zone is 41 135. but i dont want to sidetrack off of anything. I dont know i just read what the lable says but, they wouldnt just make machines and stuff without researching, im sure its a loop hole somewhere so it can be hygenic. Afterall buisness needs its money.
A good idea would be to iron your clothes as soon as they are out from the dryer. Thats what i do. Here in India, we have 'istiwalas' who will knock on doors every evening when the washing is done %26amp; dry. Hand over your washing to them %26amp; in 1 hours time they return it neatly ironed %26amp; bacteria free.
have you ever jumped in the washing machine with the cloths , try it but make sure you bring a thermometer so , this would be proof. by princess if you need my help , you can count on me.
Hence why I can recognise a marketing ploy when I see one hehe. I have never washed at 40/30 deg, I have always washed at 60 and will continue to do so, with two kids under 2 I have to have things properly clean!!
You are so right, all this energy saving propaganda flies in the face of much previous evidence. I am particular about washing underwear (apart from delicate bras) at 50/60潞 depending on fabric type to kill any bacteria present.
i cant see washing at a low temp gets your clothes clean as for bleaches in soap powders i don't use them as they fade your cloths i will wash as i all ways have you can not cut corners in washing if you want it clean
Interesting question had no idea about the cross contamination.They are turning or trying to turn us into a nation of worriers.We have become too clean that's why all the new bugs are floating around.
An interesting question indeed. I suffered for years waking up feeling lousy for some reason . I discovered it was BED MITES, a anti mite spray cured the problem completely
I'd never wash my bedclothes, towels or underwear at any temperature less than 60 whatever they advise. And I put a few drops of tea tree oil in with the softener.
I believe you are correct, and we were all taught that all bugs need to multiply is somewhere warm and damp.
Yes of course! If you don't wash bed linen on a hot wash every so often, it won't kill any bugs that are lurking.
Bleach is the cure for that.
hmm
At what temperature are bacteria killed? I thought it had to be 100 degrees.


Most of your laundry will not stand such high temperatures, although I do wash heavy cottons like denim at 95 degrees. This is to remove stains.


If someone were ill, with infections, then yes, I can understand the need for a higher temperature wash. I would not use an anti-bacterial solution simply because I would not want to increase the risk of resistant bacteria. Detergent itself kills bacteria.


But I don't think a temperature of 60 degress is sufficient to kill bacteria.


I do iron everything (well, almost everything) so that should take care of any lingering bugs.


I honestly don't think in a household environment we need to worry too much about cross-contamination, unless there is a specific problem.
Bleach does work at low temperatures- bleach is bleach regardless of what temperature it is used at. Cross contamination will occur in any wash cycle where there is not any bleach used. Good thing you have a nice hot dryer to put all of your clothes in to heat them up properly and kill any germs left on them. Another thing...antibacterial detergent...are you serious? Haven't you heard of the problems will all of these antibacterial products out there. 99.9% effective- even wonder about the last .1%, yeah that's the strong germs that are left behind to reproduce and create more strong germs that are resistant to all of your antibacterial products. Those germs then go on to create new super breeds, so on and so on.
I maybe wrong (frequently am) but unless you boil clothes it's all relative! I'm not for one minute suggesting that we should boil anything when washing - most clothes outside of cotton would be ruined if we did! Consequently lower temperatures and a good quality washing powder/liquid are all we have available to us. Antibacterial agents don't solve problems - bugs just become acclimatised to them. In the days when I was young we hand washed most things and as far as I'm aware my family didn't suffer as a result.