The clothing will still be clean without these substances that damage the environment.  When you choose eco-labelled detergents and eliminate fabric softeners and chlorine, you are reducing the discharge of substances into the water that are toxic to animals and plants. All the detergents and fabric softener you use ends up in nature.

6. Correct dosage. The hardness of the water should determine the proper dosage. Ask your local waterworks or municipal authorities. Clothing does not get cleaner because you are generous with detergent and fabric softener. Just the opposite – you pollute the environment and increase the risk of allergies in the family because the soap remains on the clothing. So check the detergent’s packaging. You’ll see how much detergent is needed to clean a specified amount of clothing.

7. Fill up and skip the pre-wash. You’ll save water. This is necessary since we have a large consumption of water in the greater part of Europe. The more water we use, the less there is in nature (streams and wetlands). We use approximately one hundred litres of water per person. The water we release into the sewers have to go through a water cleaning system before it can be used again. Wasting water is also a waste of energy.

8. Avoid chlorine. If you want to bleach clothes, then choose products with natrium percarbonate instead of chlorine.

9. Prevent heat damage. It is easy to iron a hole in delicate fabric if your iron is too hot. So don’t do it. Look at the clothing’s care label before you iron. Even if there are beads or embossed designs on the garment, you can still iron it – but protect the embellishments by ironing on the inside of the garment.