WASH A LITTLE LESS
No, really. For most of us, washing is where we go wrong when it comes to clothing care. We’re doing it too often, and too warm. Spinning your clothes in the machine wears the fabric out, causes colour fade and even tears. If a garment has a couple of marks rather than ingrained dirt or odour, then it’s much better (for the planet and the garment) to spot wash.
To spot wash, dab excess muck off with a paper towel (not a coloured cloth!), then place the garment over a white cloth or paper towel and work at the stain with a dab of detergent from the ‘wrong’ side. That way you’re working the stain out, not in. Work from the outside of the stain in, so it shrinks rather than grow. Then allow the worked on spot to air dry (rather than use hot air). If you’re really on a mission, you can start carrying a spot wash pen around with you - then you can deal with splashes on the spot.