Why does cold water rinse hand washed clothes better than hot water?

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I found an explanation regarding dishes, that hot water is better because cold water will solidify the soaps. But does that mean that solidified soaps just stay inside your fabric when you use cold water? Or am I getting it all wrong?

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If the dirt on your clothes involves proteins, hot water will solidify the proteins, so the stain will be stuck there for longer. You don’t have the same issue with dishes because you scrub dishes and you don’t generally scrub clothes.

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