If you want to help protect the environment, stop using the 'delicate wash' cycle on your washing machine, a new study suggests. Researchers with Newcastle University found the delicate wash cycle ...

If you find yourself wondering which wash cycle is the best one to use when laundry day rolls around, you are not alone. Washing machine settings, what they mean, and when to use them can be confusing ...

There is no final spin that can distort delicate fabrics on the hand wash cycle. Hand washing fabrics, if done correctly, still offers the least wear and tear on the most fragile textiles. Hand ...

The volume of water used during a wash cycle, rather than the spinning action of the washing machine, is the key factor in the release of plastic microfibres from clothes. Delicate wash cycles in ...

It’s more than likely that you’ve heard of plastic microfibers and the dangers that they pose to our oceans, air, and earth. But did you know that even just the simple act of washing your clothes ...

What is this function for, anyway? Your washing machine is full of settings you likely never use, like the hand wash cycle. For a standard load, you probably turn it to "normal" or some equivalent ...

Wrongly using a delicate cycle for everyday laundry is causing hundreds of thousands of extra microfibres to be released into our water systems and end up in the sea, scientists have found. Although ...

A washing machine has made laundry quicker and more convenient, but not every fabric is designed to withstand the constant ...

Your washing machine is full of settings you likely never use, like the hand wash cycle. For a standard load, you probably turn it to "normal" or some equivalent setting with the occasional switch to ...

Delicate wash cycles in washing machines found to release more plastic microfibres than other cycles. New research led by Newcastle University has shown that it is the volume of water used during the ...