May 13, 2014 0 comments

Should we wash our jeans?

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Without sounding like a big slob, this question of washing jeans is entirely legitimate. And yes, the use of "big" is justified given my size. Anyway, that's not the point, of course.

The real question is "Am I a dirty person if I decide to wash my jeans less?"

Let's be clear between you and me, I'm the kind of girl who wears jeans and sneakers. Yes, sorry, it's not feminine, that's just how it is. You can't change it. I try. But in vain.

Fine. I wonder. How many times a week/month should I wash my jeans without losing my cleanliness?

Before talking about Levi's (yes, SORRY) (in a future article) (but we don't know when), I'm going to tell you about this young man, this American, who wore the same pair of jeans for 15 months without any pressure. He never washed them. NEVER. NEVER. (yeah, he's American, I'm writing in English, QED). Okay, you understand the goal was to conduct a study and see if there are more or fewer bacteria if you wash them regularly compared to washing them every 15 months. The results are quite surprising, I must say. Bacterial growth is practically similar in both cases. That is, no more, no less. So, we can conclude that you can wash your jeans, let's say every two weeks, without being a dirty person. Seriously, if everyone did it, we would save 756,725,738 liters of water. A huge number of swimming pools! (my humor will be my downfall, I know)

Well, that was just about washing jeans. Are we agreed?

So, let's wear jeans. Preferably with as little elastane as possible, even though I know elastane makes for nice butts. Organic if possible, but oh well. And above all, let's not wash them every 3 days! (however, underwear should be washed every day!)

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