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I've never heard of this. I still use underwear I purchased years ago and only throw away underwear that is not useable (no longer fits).
I'm the same way with all my other pieces of clothing. I don't spend much money on clothing at all, and I also still wear stuff I bought many years ago.
Does underwear have a shelf life? Yup, says a viral TikTok video that suggests people should trash their undergarments every six to nine months.
In the video, posted by Tiktok user Kitty Chemist, a woman dances while a caption box reads, “How often should you throw out underwear? Six months? Once a year?” Her answer: “6-9 months.”
"Not all bacteria, pathogens and fibers can be removed during washing!" she explained in another text box.
Many commenters didn't buy it, writing, “Don’t do this. Wasteful. Bad for the environment,” “I still have underwear I got in eighth grade and I'm 22,” and “I cannot afford that." To the last message, Kitty Chemist replied, “Unseen mold and bacteria will grow.”
I've never heard of this. I still use underwear I purchased years ago and only throw away underwear that is not useable (no longer fits).
I'm the same way with all my other pieces of clothing. I don't spend much money on clothing at all, and I also still wear stuff I bought many years ago.
I've never heard of this. I still use underwear I purchased years ago and only throw away underwear that is not useable (no longer fits).
I'm the same way with all my other pieces of clothing. I don't spend much money on clothing at all, and I also still wear stuff I bought many years ago.
No, the answer is not complicated. TikTok dancer as a source of legitimate information? Right. Utter baloney. "Unseen" bacteria? Pretty much all bacteria is unseen without a microscope. If the laundry detergent/soap doesn't kill the bugs a dryer cycle will. I've noticed there's been a recent trend in laundry detergent advertising harping on "invisible" body soils on clothing. Another attempt to convince people they are unspeakably filthy and to sell them a newfangled something that will make them acceptably clean.
Last edited by Parnassia; 03-27-2021 at 02:20 PM..
I am still wearing under wear with my name imprinted by rehab after open heart in 2010,T shirt and bottoms.
They are mixed with newer one's,Fruit of the Loom.
Well, does she wear it every day? If so, then I'd have to say: yes, chuck it after 6 months.
Aren't you supposed to change it every day, and have a 1-week rotation, give or take? If you only wear each pair once a week, why would you have to throw it after 24 wearings, or less, even (if y ou have more than a week's stash)?
I wonder if the author has done the math.
Last edited by Ruth4Truth; 03-27-2021 at 04:19 PM..
I do not unless I am at work or it is that time of the month.
My feeling is that either I need to change my underwear every day, or change whatever else I was wearing on the bottom every day. And it's a lot easier to wash a few pairs of underwear than to be constantly washing my jeans.
Do you rewear jeans/sweats/shorts or whatever after wearing them all day with no underwear?
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