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Green Bite: Wear and (Less) Tear - No Duh Week

Are you a-wear that you're sporting a distressed look?

The Bite
Try washing your clothes less often. Unless you're a dirty, dirty Biter, tossing your duds in the machine every time you change (underwear not included) just beats them up.

The Benefits

  • More freedom from fraying. Washing and drying less often keeps your duds looking newer, longer.
  • Less natural deterioration. Petrochems in conventional laundry detergents can harm fish and human health after they go down the drain, so the less we use, the better.
  • Less wear on your wallet. A load of laundry costs about $1.50 to do at home - with the price of gas these days, it all adds up.
  • More time for anything else. Less time spent doing your laundry means more time for activities you actually like...such as reading past tips.

Personally Speaking
Jen recommends giving your clothes a quick look-see for stains before you hang them up after a day of wear - especially if you're like she is and tend to wear a lot of what you ate that day.

Wanna Try?

  • Put away "clean-enough" clothes right after wearing to keep them from rumpling and mixing with the truly unwearable stuff.
  • Hang already-worn items outside or near a window to air out, or in the bathroom while you shower to steam out light wrinkles.
  • Laundress Fabric Fresh - four freshening fragrances, including a nice, woodsy Cedar. Also: Crease Release de-wrinkler ($6/2 ounces).
  • DIY Bite: Pack some potpourri into envelopes or fabric sachets, and put them in your closet, dresser, or suitcase to up the freshness quotient.

 

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