Why you should always wash new clothes and linens – and what happens if you don’t

Image shoing half a laundry basket with folded up linens inside, against a white background

When buying anything new, be it clothes or household linens, from stores or online, there is an expectation that they are clean, fresh, and ready to be worn or stored. But should you wash new clothes and linens? 

Although it may seem pointless doing laundry for something that is fresh off the rack, it turns out these ‘new’ pieces could have been through a lot of hands, or collected a lot of dust, that we just don't know about.