Sorting your laundry, choosing the right detergent, starting the dryer, ironing clothes… Doing your laundry is a household task that can sometimes be time-consuming. So that, sometimes, we leave our clean things in the washing machine while waiting to have two minutes to hang up your laundry. Only here: if you leave your laundry too long in your machine, it may become impregnated with bad odors due to humidity.
In addition, as Current Woman points out, it promotes the appearance and proliferation of bacteria. Often, these most unpleasant odors persist even after drying, so that you only have to wash your laundry again. “You can leave your laundry in the machine for a maximum of 5 to 6 hours”, specifies the magazine. So take care to always respect this rule: never leave your clothes in the washing machine for more than five hours.
To avoid this kind of inconvenience, be strategic: forget the wash cycle launched in disaster just before going to bed, or before leaving for work. Prefer to do it at the end of the day, so you have time to hang out your laundry or transfer it to the dryer well before bedtime. “If this is not possible due to your schedule, take out the wet laundry and put it on a drying rack inside or outside the house, preferably in a dry environment”, advises Femme Actuelle .
