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Wear from a bag strap over a year
Short answer: A strap that sits in the same place every day wears the fabric thin within a year. Switch shoulders eve...
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What perfume does to fabric over time
Short answer: Perfume contains alcohol and oils. Sprayed directly onto fabric, it leaves dark marks over time that ca...
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What deodorant does to fabric over time
Short answer: Aluminium salts from antiperspirant bind to the fibre and turn yellow over time. A deodorant without al...
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What sweat does to fabric over time
Short answer: Sweat is slightly acidic and contains salt. Over months it weakens the fibres and discolours the fabric...
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What the sun costs in lifespan
Short answer: Four hours in harsh sun takes more colour than ten washes. On white, sun is an advantage, but on everyt...
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What the tumble dryer costs in lifespan
Short answer: A tumble dryer halves the life of most clothes. The lint in the filter is your clothing, and that amoun...
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What the wash temperature does to the life
Short answer: As a rule of thumb, every twenty degrees lower halves the breakdown of elastic. Forty degrees instead o...
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How rotation extends the life
Short answer: Rotation spreads out the wear. Ten garments worn in turn last longer together than ten garments where t...
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A garment worn every day versus one worn once a week
Short answer: The same garment lasts three to four times as many weeks when it is part of a rotation. The fibres need...
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How long a print on fabric lasts
Short answer: A print typically lasts thirty to fifty washes if the garment is washed inside out at 40 degrees. Heat ...
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How long nightwear lasts
Short answer: Sleepwear typically lasts three to five years. It lasts long because there is almost no friction at nig...
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How long a bra lasts
Short answer: A bra lasts about six months to two years, depending on how many you rotate. The elastic in the band un...
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