I fell for this common laundry myth, and you probably have too — here's the correct way to wash your whites

When it comes to doing our laundry, there are some basic rules we’ve all been told to follow. Be it separating our colors from the whites and using the correct temperature to dispense the right amount of detergent, there are plenty of common laundry habits that make a lot of sense.

However, as technology advances, certain techniques are now becoming outdated. The advancement of washing machines, detergent formulas, and clothing fabric itself means our old routines have become nothing more than bad habits.

One common laundry rule that I’ve always sworn by is washing whites at a hotter temperature. After all, isn’t this the best way to get our white clothes whiter? Well, it turns out that it doesn’t need it. Here’s why.

Debunking the whites laundry rule

According to experts, we no longer