Too Much Laundry Detergent Damages Your Duds. Here’s How Much to Use

It’s easy to go into autopilot on laundry day. You have your routine and the goal is to get through it with as little effort as possible. Simply dumping a capful of detergent into the tub is likely your default, but an expert explains why that, and several other careless laundry habits, may be sabotaging your wardrobe.

Doing laundry with some precision and a few basic rules pays off with fabrics that emerge softer, look better and last longer. Getting those details right is often the difference between jeans and cotton tees that stay in rotation for years and ones that fray, shrink or fall apart too quickly.

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