1 out of 4 men do not wash their underwear as much, the investigation says

A quarter of men get a privileged number of wear of a pair, discovers an investigation.


After the year we have all spent, it is understandable that some of us can haveLet our standards slip a little. But while we review work tracksuit pants and calculate sustainable holding seven days a week, for some of us, the problems are even deeper: a recent hype survey revealed that a quarter of men admitted to justwash their underwear After all five washes.

The 2020 survey was conducted by U.K. Hammonds, andevaluated laundry habits of 2,000 people in the countryside. First, good news: 80% of respondentswashed their underwear after a single use. But among those who were less attentive, it seems that men are the worst offenders: while 25% of men wash their underwear after five washes, 13% of women could say the same thing. Even worse, 10% of men say they clean their underwear after 10 washes, compared with only 3% of women.

The essential thing to know about "Sales" clothes is that although your clothes cansee As they are well for another day of use, there are brewed germs that you can not see. Scientists to procter & gamble advise that 70% of theBy boiling on your clothes Is invisible dead cells of skin, body oils and sweat. Healthline's experts point out that83% of "clean" underwear Contains up to 10,000 bacteria.Charles Gerba, PhD, professor of microbiology at the University of Arizona, calculated that "if youWash a charge of just underwear, there will be about 100 millionE. coliIn the washing water, and they can be transmitted to the next load of the laundry. "

So, the important take-out here is that we should bewash or at least change, our clothes more often than it seems that we do not do it differently gets us a lot of germs with us all day, every day.

If you need more motivation to startwash moreThe Hammonds survey also asked respondents that household goods and clothing they were washed down. Read on to see the 12 best things that people do not wash once a year ... and get ready to be disturbed!

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Hoodie

Portrait of a disgusted young bearded man wearing hoodie
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Percentage of people who wash it once a year: 13%

11
Hats

closeup of man holding black baseball hat
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Percentage of people who wash it once a year: 14%

10
Trousers

Selective focus image of dirty trousers on the floor
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Percentage of people who wash it once a year: 14%

9
Riddle

Portrait of young woman pulling her sweater over head and smelling it
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Percentage of people who wash it once a year: 15%

8
Suit

a man button up blazer getting ready
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Percentage of people who wash it once a year: 17 percent

7
jeans

Jeans in washing machine
Refuge

Percentage of people who wash it once a year: 18%

6
Gloves

Closeup of person clapping winter gloves together as snow falls from them
Mitja Mithans / Shutterstock

Percentage of people who wash it once a year: 25%

5
Scarves

Closeup of woman holding woolen scarf with hands over nose
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Percentage of people who wash it once a year: 28%

4
Bed sheets

blue bedsheets in washer
Refuge

Percentage of people who wash it once a year: 30%

3
Cushion

colorful pillow covers
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Percentage of people who wash it once a year: 33%

2
Blankets

Luxury Blanket scarves stacked up
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Percentage of people who wash it once a year: 36%

1
Coats

Colorful coats, jackets, and hoodies hanging in closet
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Percentage of people who wash it once a year: 38 percent


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