Even the most delicate fabrics can often be treated at home, rather than dry-cleaned, and it doesn’t have to be a hassle.

Clothing is a well-known carrier of many disease-causing pathogens – including E coli, scabies and Staphylococcus.

Pre-owned fashion is seen as a cheaper, more environmentally friendly way to expand their wardrobe. Although many secondhand ...

If you wash it in the same load as regular towels or clothing, the fibers break down over time and the microfiber cloth is no ...

Experts are warning pre-loved shoppers to be vigilant after a new report revealed clothing can harbour a lot of germs.

Washing machines have made laundry much easier. However, not all types of clothes should be washed this way. Let's see what ...

Dr Primrose Freestone, a senior lecturer in Clinical Microbiology at the University of Leicester, has warned that second-hand ...

Research has found that some pathogens will remain on second-hand clothes for 200 days after they were last worn ...

Even if you know how to do laundry, learning how to wash silk, including how to hand-wash silk, is an advanced skill that's ...

"You should try to initially wash secondhand clothes separately from regular laundry to reduce cross contamination of clothing. Soaking the secondhand clothing in a separate bowl of hand-hot (not ...