Washing clothes at low temperatures: what are the advantages?
Doing the laundry can become even more economical and simple. In addition to it being important to organise the clothes to improve washing performance, washing clothes at low temperatures allows you to save electricity.
Why should I wash clothes at low temperatures?
By taking care of your clothes and increasing their durability, you increase your savings, as you will have less need to buy new clothes, and you preserve the environment by reducing textile waste.
These are also the advantages of washing clothes at low temperatures:
Clean and fresh clothes
By doing a low-temperature wash (around 30ºC) in the washing machine, you can have clean and fresh clothes as you need.
With the developments in washing machines and also in detergents, such as EcoX detergents, it is possible to obtain a good cleaning performance on your clothes at these low temperatures.
Increase the durability of your clothing
Washing clothes at low temperatures makes the fabric wear out less and keeps its colours for longer.
Helps the environment and your wallet
It is important to mention that reducing the average washing temperature by 3ºC for everyone in Europe would save energy equivalent to the emissions produced by around 700 thousand cars.
As heating water consumes more energy, washing clothes at low temperatures not only makes it possible to reduce CO2 emissions but also decreases energy costs.
Clothes you can wash at low temperatures
There are several items of clothing that you can wash at 30º, such as outerwear (skirts, trousers, shirts, dresses,…), beach and table towels, curtains, socks and tops.
However, there are some items that require a deeper cleaning (between 30ºC and 40ºC), such as bath towels, underwear and sportswear.
Despite all these ideas, it is important to check the labels of each piece of clothing and the mentioned instructions. Follow our blog and stay up to date with more news and inspiration for a more sustainable life.
Author: Daniela Matos
