Why does water temperature matter when washing clothes?

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Visiting my parents, my mom seems disappointed to find me washing my clothes in cold water, she says it’s just not right but couldn’t quite explain why.

I’ve washed all of my laundry using the “cold” setting on washing machines for as long as I can remember. I’ve never had color bleeding or anything similar as seems to affect so many people.

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If you want to kill germs, you’d need to wash over 60C. That’s why the “baby clothes” setting is around 90C, it’s more hygienic as hot water is better at killing germs

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