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Deciding whether to wash in hot or cold water used to be simple. Hot for whites and towels, cold for darks, warm for everything in between. But detergent formulas have changed a lot since those rules ...

Is it better to wash your clothes with cold or warm water? (Be careful how you answer; the topic has been known to hamper polite discourse.) The maker of Tide detergent has thrown its marketing weight ...

Cold water can help preserve color, protect delicate fibers and prevent elastic fabrics from losing their shape, making it the best choice for several common types of laundry. Modern detergents are ...

If you’re still washing clothes in warm water or hot water by default, you’re spending more energy than you need to. Modern detergents are built to work at lower temperatures. For most everyday loads, ...

For most of laundry history, hot water was the default. Hotter meant cleaner. But modern detergents have changed that equation, and the answer to whether you should wash clothes in hot or cold water ...