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Washing clothes in a hotel sink

Short answer: Rinse with a little soap, press the water out in a towel and hang it loosely in the room. Bamboo viscos...

What you should know about caring for clothes properly from the start

Short answer: Wash new clothes before wearing them, skip fabric softener from the very first wash, and keep the tempe...

What you can do about clothes that have gone stiff

Short answer: Stiff fabric is caused by residue in the fibres, most often from detergent, fabric softener or lime. Tw...

What you should know about wash bags

Short answer: A laundry bag protects small and delicate items from tangling with the rest of the wash. It is the chea...

What you should know about clothes and hard water

Short answer: Hard water contains lime that binds to detergent. That means more of it is needed for the same effect, ...

What happens to clothes if you use too much detergent

Short answer: Excess detergent does not rinse out of the washing machine on its own. It stays in the fibres, makes th...

Bamboo clothing for people who share a washing machine

Short answer: With a shared washing machine you are tied to fixed time slots. You need enough pieces to wait for your...

Bamboo clothing for people without a tumble dryer

Short answer: Without a tumble dryer clothes actually last longer, because heat is the single biggest cause of wear o...

Bamboo clothing for people who wash rarely

Short answer: If you only wash once every two weeks, you need double the underwear and socks compared with washing we...

How to care for clothes so they last twice as long

Short answer: Five habits make almost the whole difference to how long clothes last. 40 degrees, no fabric softener, ...

How to make clothes smell fresh without fragrance

Short answer: Clean clothes do not smell of anything. The feeling of freshness comes from clothes being completely dr...

How to do laundry when you live in a small space

Short answer: Without a tumble dryer and with little space, drying time is the real limit. Choose fast-drying materia...