Eli5 Why does it matter what temperature the water is when we do laundry?

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I’ve been a “throw everything in and wash on cold” person forever, but I started to notice certain things such as towels that typically require hot or warm water didn’t feel right anymore. Once I switched back they came out feeling soft and fluffy as usual. Why does it matter?

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Some clothes are made of fabric that don’t like hot water. It’s kinda like play dough, if you leave it out it gets all dry and hard and crusty. If you wash some clothes in hot water they get all shriveled and messed up. Sometimes they even melt! Now it normally isn’t a big deal if a little gets on them (like how a little dry play dough isn’t a big deal), but if it’s washed in it you can’t use it anymore.

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