On many garments in your wardrobe it will be “40 degrees” as the recommended washing temperature.
But there may be a point in thinking about an extra time before you wash, because there may be other temperatures that are more optimal.
The clear thing is that there are just that there are different schools: some experts recommend higher temperature – some recommend lower.
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Expert 1: Wash at 60 degrees – otherwise the bacteria do not die
According to Åsa MelhusProfessor and chief physician in clinical microbiology at the Academic Hospital in Uppsala, there is a problem in many washing in too low temperatures and using liquid detergents.
To Home & Hire If she has said that yellow staphylococci (MRSA), which can cause hair follicle inflammation, bulbs and infections, can infect via the washing machine if you wash in too low temperatures.
– If you share a laundry room, you can clean the machine by running an empty wash at 90 degrees and then washing. In the rubber rings there is often old water in which the bacteria thrive, Melhus tells the newspaper.
According to Health life Is 40 degrees a good washing temperature for those who want to do the environment a service. But the bacteria – they first die at 60 degrees.
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Expert 2: Wash at 30 degrees – that’s enough
Sara Idenfors At Västerbotten soap thinks that much actually becomes clean even at 30 degrees. But it is important to think about a little:
“Think like this: How hot am I? The answer is probably about 37 degrees. If, for example, you have stains on clothes of chocolate then you know that the chocolate melts if you hold it in your hand for a long time but it is not very fast,” she writes In an article on their website and continues:
“Therefore, fatty stains and oily dirt may need a higher temperature. It is simply not reasonable for the chocolate to be wash away with” cold “water.”
She also raises the environmental perspective: it is both energy -intensive and expensive to heat water. You save energy just by washing a little – preferably 10 degrees – colder.
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