I’d agree with the common sense line. You don’t need to wash jeans every time you wear them, but you do need to wash them as needed and certainly after a few wears. It depends on what you’ve been doing, how sweaty you are and so on. You’re absolutely not going to have BO from wearing jeans twice.
There’s also lot to be said for wearing jeans maybe twice or so, but not on consecutive days.
I never wear T-shirts or shirts more than one day tbh. It has happened when I was on holidays and had no luggage but it’s definitely not ideal.
Also you really don’t need to run most things though very heavy washes. It wears them out more quickly and fades colours. For most things, a colour detergent and lightly loaded short, relatively cool wash is fine.
The main thing I’ve found is just don’t tumble dry T-shirts. I hang them on plastic hangers, spaced apart on a washing line in a covered area of my back yard. They dry in a couple of hours and they wrinkle free, smell great and don’t lose shape or length.
If you’ve smelly socks after a short wash, I would suggest you need to alternate your shoes a lot more. You shouldn’t really wear the same shoes every day for multiple days. It’s better to switch and air them out. Most smelly sock issues come from that source. Also don’t wear shoes all day. Let your feet breath. Odours mean there’s a runaway bacteria or fungus issue and that’s definitely footwear related.
There’s also lot to be said for wearing jeans maybe twice or so, but not on consecutive days.
I never wear T-shirts or shirts more than one day tbh. It has happened when I was on holidays and had no luggage but it’s definitely not ideal.
Also you really don’t need to run most things though very heavy washes. It wears them out more quickly and fades colours. For most things, a colour detergent and lightly loaded short, relatively cool wash is fine.
The main thing I’ve found is just don’t tumble dry T-shirts. I hang them on plastic hangers, spaced apart on a washing line in a covered area of my back yard. They dry in a couple of hours and they wrinkle free, smell great and don’t lose shape or length.
If you’ve smelly socks after a short wash, I would suggest you need to alternate your shoes a lot more. You shouldn’t really wear the same shoes every day for multiple days. It’s better to switch and air them out. Most smelly sock issues come from that source. Also don’t wear shoes all day. Let your feet breath. Odours mean there’s a runaway bacteria or fungus issue and that’s definitely footwear related.
