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anonimas

Thu, May 13 2021, 11:12 am

Question in title.
Would you wash brand new linen before using?

Bnei Berak 10

Thu, May 13 2021, 11:23 am

anonimas wrote:

Question in title.
Would you wash brand new linen before using?

Yes yes yes.

zaq

Thu, May 13 2021, 11:25 am

Yes. It’s not as if I have to haul water from a well, boil it on a wood fire and stir the pot with a broomstick.

Blessing1

Thu, May 13 2021, 11:35 am

Yes, sure.

2cents

Thu, May 13 2021, 11:36 am

ShishKabob

Thu, May 13 2021, 11:38 am

Yes, it usually has a smell that comes with the newness and it's also very firm and uncomfortable.

BadTichelDay

Thu, May 13 2021, 11:40 am

Absolutely yes. New textile items are always full of chemicals. No need to expose one's skin to that.

essie14

Thu, May 13 2021, 11:44 am

Yes

nursemomma

Thu, May 13 2021, 12:08 pm

healthymom1

Thu, May 13 2021, 12:23 pm

Yup every time. I just like the smell of fresh linen and assume my guests would too. also washes off whatever happened in the process of making linen to warehouse and packaging. All the machine and Hands on them. Dust you can’t see.

Also I feel them come out softer from the wash.

maze

Thu, May 13 2021, 12:57 pm

Yes

sari00

Thu, May 13 2021, 1:01 pm

Definitely!! (Who knows what happened during production, packaging etc...)

SuperWify

Thu, May 13 2021, 2:24 pm

The textile is “conditioned” with all sorts of chemicals to give it that shiny look and fake silk touch. It’s best to wash it off before.

sky

Thu, May 13 2021, 2:25 pm

I’d put it on bed to make sure I love it first

Recently bought a set of linen I loved. On my bed it looked like a grandmothers old couch. BH I Had not washed it bec they let me return it.

rachel6543

Thu, May 13 2021, 2:58 pm

Yes! Fabric is treated with who knows what chemicals these days.

Once I had a allergic reaction to a piece of new clothing I didn’t prewash. Broke out in a full body rash and my face started to swell. Had to go the ER. Learned my lesson & I always prewash new linens, towels, clothing…etc.

A1MUM

Thu, May 13 2021, 5:07 pm

I remember a couple of years ago on rosh hashana there was a boy that came to shul.. when father looked at him he saw his face was tinged blue got frantic and so did everyone around him they called hatzalo but they could not find the issue, he felt fine but looked terrible. eventually one clever man decided to take a towel and wipe his face and color came off he slept on new blue bedding that had not been washed..
so yeah I would wash them first.

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