Thankfully, the days when dirty laundry was thrown in a big pot and boiled with lye soap to get it clean are gone. (No wonder ...

Many people think using hot or warm water to wash clothes is better than washing them in cold water because they believe the heat makes their clothes cleaner. But some detergent companies, including ...

It's true that cold water does have its purpose for your weekly load of clothes. On the positive side, cold cycles help bring down the cost of your energy bills since the machine isn't working to heat ...

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Doing laundry is a frequent chore for many of us. Industry ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Svetlana Sultanaeva/Getty Images Many of us opt to wash most of our laundry in cold water—it saves energy, can lower utility bills ...