I give them a wash when I first buy them, then never again unless they actually get something on them, which is very infrequent.

This question doesn’t apply to jeans you’re wearing to work in, and expect to get dirty.

  • wjrii@lemmy.world
    1071·
    3 days ago

    Okay, I’m sensitive to the fact that both Unilever and Levi’s want to sell more product, and that 24 hours is not some magic number for everything, but for fuck’s sake people, wash your goddamn pants sometimes. I personally will wear unstained, unsmelly pants for three or four days, but for special stuff, sure, you can go longer. The “never” or “once a year” thing is just yucky though.

    Denim is not magic, and neither are you. Your legs have skin cells and sweat glands and your jeans cover your asshole. You never fart with your pants on? Ever? For months on end? Then there’s the environment. You sit on things, walk alongside busy roads, etc. You know, LIFE.

    Never washing your pants simply because you like the particular shade of slightly unstable dye they came with is nasty and a very weird, bullheaded flex.

    • Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orgOPEnglish
      174·
      3 days ago

      You never fart with your pants on? Ever? For months on end?

      During the holidays I am farting for months on end.

    • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comEnglish
      126·
      3 days ago

      Detergent and washing are not the only ways to remove smells. Airing out cotton works quite well, and if it’s merino wool, even better.

      Also, genetics play a role as some people just dont sweat much or have BO.

      There is no one size fits all here, and reducing wash cycles makes cloths last longer, especially cheap ones. That being said, smell your cloths. If they smell, at all, wash them.