Sort laundry
How to organize your dirty clothes in 3 easy steps
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Not every piece of clothing tolerates the same washing program. We’ll tell you what to look out for when sorting laundry.
To keep your clothes from discoloring and shrinking, you need to sort them properly before washing them in the washing machine. We reveal what you need to consider before doing the laundry!
Sort laundry in 3 steps
Of course you should degree of pollution of the respective garment. In general, stains should always be pre-treated before they are mixed with other items of clothing Washing machine reach. Once that’s done, you can separate your laundry according to three different points:
- Sort by type of fabric: There are more delicate and robust textiles that should not be washed together. Separate them so that fibers aren’t destroyed by the friction in the washing machine.
- Sort by color: So that dark or intensely colored laundry does not rub off on light or even white laundry, you have to sort your clothes into color groups.
- Sort by washing temperature: Too high a washing temperature can cause the laundry to shrink. Here, too, you have to look closely at the care label.
Sorting laundry – what should be considered with the type of textile?
| washing program | textile type |
Hand and gentle wash | silk, wool and natural fibers |
delicates | Viscose, synthetics, microfibers, purely natural fabrics (bras, lingerie, shirts, etc.) |
Easy-care | Polyester, mixed fabrics (T-shirts, shirts, socks and blouses) |
cotton | Cotton (bed linen, tablecloths, etc.) |
Whites and coloreds | Cotton, linen (towels, cleaning rags, tea towels, etc.) |
Sorting laundry – what is important when it comes to colors?
| color groups | Colours |
White/light laundry | white, light pink, light blue, light gray |
Colored laundry light | pink, yellow, orange |
Coloreds dark | blue, green, red, violet |
Black/ dark laundry | black, dark grey, brown |
Sorting laundry – which temperatures are suitable for which clothes?
| temperature | textiles |
hand wash | Silk wool |
30 degrees | Jeans, curtains, wool sweaters, laundry items that stain easily |
40 degrees | Blouses, shirts, dresses, socks, t-shirts, trousers |
60 degrees | Pajamas, sheets, towels, underwear |
90 degrees | cotton bedding |
You can find out how to treat stains here:
We will explain to you what else you have to consider when washing bed linen, washing underwear and washing jeans! And if you ask yourself: Which detergent should I use? Then we can help you too!
Video tip: You have to pay attention to this with dark laundry!