-lights (whites, and light colors)
washed with warm water or hot water

-darks (blacks, grays, jeans, and other dark colors)
washed in cold water

-whites (whites ONLY, if it has and logos or anything it will not go in here.)
think white undies, white socks, plain white tees, etc.
I don't do this all the time, only when my whites start to get dingy.
washed in HOT water with a little bit of bleach

- REDS
(in all caps! reds need their own load. or else you will ruin your clothes, light or dark. Mayny red items bleed.)
The load should include everything red, orange and pink. These 3 colors are perfectly safe to wash together.
COLD WATER ONLY!!!

When using cold water, use liquid soap, because powders do not really break down in cold water, and you might have to wash your clotes teicw to get rid of soap grit.

Really, I hate powdered soap.I would always use liquid. Oh, and if the liquid soap is blueish, don't wash whites in it. Even if you let the soap dissolve in the water, it can still make your whites dull.

Woolite is always a good investment. They make it for lighter colors too. The bottle will last forever. Only use a bit!

Always look at the tags, if it's hand wash only, dry clean only, FOLLOW DIRECTIONS.
And mattress pads... wash them, BUT DO NOT DRY THEM!  If you do, it will get all fried and crispy and ruined....

Red Noir

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I've been doing my own laundry for 5 years, and I can tell you that most of what the OP wrote is absolutely unnecessary. I never sort my clothes by what the tag says, and always wash in warm-cold water (setting on my washer). Sorting by color? No. Just don't wash intensely colored clothes that are new with your whites. Detergent? Read the bottle...it'll tell you how much to use. You don't even have to think! Then just set the washer to the regular cycle and wait.

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you should sort by color or your clothes will get ruined. Sorting doesn't take long. You are not in pre-school you know your colors. Sorting takes like 2  minutes.

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Naija gurl here! Trying to learn about the nigerian side of me
9ja movies are hilarious!

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Quote: from SingDanceRunLife at 7:15 pm on July 10, 2009

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I've been doing my own laundry for 5 years, and I can tell you that most of what the OP wrote is absolutely unnecessary. I never sort my clothes by what the tag says, and always wash in warm-cold water (setting on my washer). Sorting by color? No. Just don't wash intensely colored clothes that are new with your whites. Detergent? Read the bottle...it'll tell you how much to use. You don't even have to think! Then just set the washer to the regular cycle and wait.

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you should sort by color or your clothes will get ruined. Sorting doesn't take long. You are not in pre-school you know your colors. Sorting takes like 2 minutes.

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I've never had anything ruined.

Sorting by color is a waste of time and energy...why would you do 2-3 loads when you can do just one? No reason.

And yes, I do know my colors, but that doesn't mean that I'm going to wash them separately!