‘Cleanfluencer’ Laura used to find laundry a chore but now sees it as part of her “self-care routine”.
“We all have to clean our homes and do the laundry, and I used to think of it as a chore that was boring and overwhelming, and I thought how could I change my mindset?” The answer, she says, was to find joy in the little everyday things.
“We have this mindset that it’s got to be a boiling hot wash to get rid of stains and germs, but the reality is most laundry isn’t really that dirty,” says Laura, and even stained items can be washed at cooler temperatures. “As long as you’ve got the right products, you don’t have to use a hot wash, and it really does save so much energy.”Although machine eco functions may take longer, Laura says they’re worth using: “It’s heating the water up really slowly, so it’s not using as much energy.
per wash. “Sometimes you can get caught out when something looks like a really good deal, but when you work out the cost per wash you could get it cheaper.”Rather than making clothes smell even better if you use lots of fabric conditioner, using too much can clog up your machine, take longer to rinse, and leave a film on clothes, says Laura. Using more will obviously cost more, too. “You just need to use the recommended amount, which is normally just a capful.
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