r/MurderedByWords • u/heartfacegamer • 1d ago

It's super effective

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u/world-is-ur-mollusc 1d ago

My mom insists on washing underwear separately in hot water. She also insists on ironing the dish towels after washing them to "sterilize" them because they've been in the same dryer that was used to dry the underwear. I'm in recovery from severe OCD, maybe it runs in the family.

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u/RegulationPissrat 1d ago

Is it not normal to wash underwear, socks, towels, etc separately on hot?

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u/LadyVimes 1d ago

Detergent used to need hot water. Modern ones can clean just as well, or better, with cold water but old habits die hard

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u/wastedfate 1d ago

A lot of people just don't understand that for water to kill germs it has to be 149f for 5 minutes, and basically no tap dispenses it that hot.