{"id":108091,"date":"2024-09-28T22:13:46","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T15:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108091"},"modified":"2024-09-28T22:13:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T15:13:46","slug":"should-you-wash-your-walmart-clothes-before-wearing-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108091","title":{"rendered":"Should You Wash Your Walmart Clothes Before Wearing Them?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Alexa (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@alexasnakol0\">@alexasnakol0<\/a>) learned firsthand why it\u2019s important to wash <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/tags\/clothing\/\">new clothes<\/a> before wearing them. In a viral TikTok with over 2.5 million views, she says she was afflicted with a nasty <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/news\/common-household-products-warning\/\">mothball<\/a> smell.<\/p>\n<p>The stench, she learned, was from her pants. She shared her experience to warn others about the stinky dangers of putting on brand-new clothing.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pants-washing-psa\">Pants-washing PSA<\/h2>\n<p>Alexa begins her video by saying, \u201cPSA to wash your pants after you buy them before you wear them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She shares how she just got her pants from Walmart. However, she began to smell \u201cmothballs\u201d while walking around. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd like all day I just been smelling mothballs and I just thought I was going crazy at this point,\u201d she says. \u201cI was like, I don\u2019t know these moths must be following me. So I\u2019m sitting here and I\u2019m like, bro, there\u2019s no way like the smell is just crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She then re-positions her camera to show off the way she\u2019s seated. The young woman is cross-legged on a chair. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd this is how I\u2019m sitting. I\u2019m sitting just like this,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019m like mothballs, it smells like mothballs and I was done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The TikToker then cranes her head down towards her pants and takes a few sniffs. \u201cWhy do my pants smell like straight mothballs?\u201d she says, sniffing again before calling out a popular brick-and-mortar retailer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWalmart, do you put mothballs in y\u2019all shipping containers or something?\u201d she asks. \u201c\u2018Cause\u2026I thought I was going clinically insane. And like, I get it, sometimes you know, I wash my clothes before I wear them but this just wasn\u2019t one of those days and it probably should\u2019ve been.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-should-you-always-wash-new-clothes\">Should you always wash new clothes?<\/h2>\n<p>Several outlets have shared why washing brand-new clothes you just purchased is a good idea. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5631818\/wash-new-clothes\/\">Time<\/a><\/em> said that customers \u201cshould always wash new clothes before wearing them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The publication spoke with Dr. Susan Nedorost, a professor of dermatology at Case Western Reserve University. Nedorost is also the director of the dermatitis program at University Hospitals Medical Center. According to her, disperse dyes present inside of new clothing can \u201cbleed\u201d out onto people\u2019s skin, causing allergic contact dermatitis. This immune system-related reaction, the doctor says, is usually a direct result of coming into contact with these dyes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSweating and friction\u201d are the greatest agitators when it comes to these dyes being released. Consequently, it\u2019s not difficult to see why tossing new clothing inside of a washing machine would then release these dyes. Soaking them with water and agitating them would ultimately result in these dyes being released. Nedorost says, \u201cBy washing new clothing, you might remove a little extra dye and so have a lower exposure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In extreme cases, if these dyes leak into someone\u2019s bloodstream, they could cause a lifetime allergic reaction. So washing one\u2019s new clothes before putting them on could be a relatively simple precaution to mitigate this from happening.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-human-element\">The human element<\/h2>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.self.com\/story\/wash-new-clothes-before-wearing\">Self<\/a><\/em> also published that new clothing often \u201ccontain[s] leftover dyes and chemicals\u201d, echoing <em>Time\u2019s<\/em> stance on wash-before-wear.<\/p>\n<p>The <em><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/11\/14\/lifestyle\/the-gross-reason-why-you-should-always-wash-new-clothes-before-wearing-them\/\">New York Post<\/a><\/em>, however, writes that there\u2019s another reason one should wash new clothes: Other people. Think about the throngs of folks handling and shipping your clothing and others who may have tried on those pants or shirts at the Macy\u2019s you\u2019re shopping at. A Procter &amp; Gamble employee quoted in the article says, \u201cThe human body naturally produces body soils throughout the day. On average, this adds up to about one liter of sweat, 40 grams of sebum [oils from the body], 10 grams of skin cells and 10 grams of salt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not washing your clothes could put you in contact with all this grossness.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tiktokers-agree\">TikTokers agree<\/h2>\n<p>One commenter who responded to Alexa\u2019s video said they were gagged she didn\u2019t immediately wash her new clothing. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sorry but who doesn\u2019t wash any clothing they just bought?\u201d they asked.<\/p>\n<p>Someone else echoed this sentiment, writing, \u201cI\u2019m afraid washing ur clothes after buying them is common knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One person who said they were a retail employee highlighted why washing is a good idea: \u201cI work in retail, and people fr be trying stuff on with no undergarments on. So yes pls wash your clothes lol.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others have said that they\u2019ve purchased clothing from Walmart that has smelled like moth balls. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had to wash my Walmart jeans 3-4 times to get rid of the mothball smell,\u201d one penned.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Dot has reached out to Walmart via email form and Alex via TikTok comment for further information.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Internet culture is chaotic\u2014but we\u2019ll break it down for you in one daily email. Sign up for the Daily Dot\u2019s web_crawlr newsletter\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/newsletter\/\"><strong><em>here<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>. 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