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Laundry

Washing, drying and caring for clothes, bedding and towels, for anyone who wants things out of the machine the same size and colour they went in.

An open washing machine door beside a stack of folded towels

Laundry goes wrong in a few familiar ways: too hot, the wrong detergent for the fibre, or a red sock in with the whites. The enzymes in biological detergent that break down food and sweat also attack wool and silk, so the care label comes before the cycle.

In this section

Wash cycles and temperatures
Detergents, pods and conditioners
Care labels and symbols
Whites, colours and dye transfer
Wool, silk and delicates
Drying (tumble dryer, airer and line)
Ironing and steaming
Bedding, towels and duvets
Odours in clothes
Washing machine care
Laundry on a budget

Laundry guides

2 guides, newest first

LaundryBio vs non-bio detergent: which should you use?Bio’s enzymes shift food, blood, sweat and grass even in a cool wash, but damage wool and silk. Which to use for which load, and what labels say about skin.By Meera Solanki26 October 20267 min read

Express Stainless · LaundryNewest first

26 Oct 2026How to get colour run out of clothesWhites came out pink or grey? Keep them damp and out of the dryer, rewash cool without the culprit, then try an oxygen soak before a colour run remover.LaundryMeera Solanki8 min read

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