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The truth about shrinkage and cold water
There is a rumor that cold water can sometimes cause shrinkage. But we would argue that the exact opposite is true. The reality is that when you wash items in hot water, especially items that have a lot of cotton in them, those items are much more likely to shrink. Following up on a previous post about finding the softest t-shirt available and ranking the top 10 (click here to read about which ones rank the best), here is information about what happened when we washed those same items several times in cold water and in hot water. Subscribe to get...