第一次穿新衣之前需要洗一遍

 

The answer to that depends on how you feel about rashes, insects and diseases. 

 

Yes, according to Donald Belsito, a professor of dermatology at ColumbiaUniversity Medical Center, those clean-looking clothes aren't so clean after all. 

 

Belsito, who spoke¹ to The Wall Street Journal about the risks, noted² that dyes and formaldehyde resins³ can spark skin irritation⁴ in some or a full-blown allergic⁵ reaction in others. But those are far from the only risks. 

 

"I have seen cases of lice that were possibly transmitted from trying on in the store, and there are certain infectious diseases that can be passed on through clothing," he explained. "The other infestation⁶ I've seen from clothing is scabies." 

 

Dressing⁷ rooms aren't the only place where your would-be wardrobe comes in contact with others. From the people who manufactured the clothing, to those who shipped it and others who stocked the racks, there's just no telling how many hands (and other parts) have touched it all. 

 

If that, along with Belsito's added warning that "fungus⁸ can hang around for a while," isn't enough to make you want to wash those new items once before wearing them, maybe it should make you want to wash them twice — that's what the doctor does. 

 

"In terms of hygiene⁹, it's a very good thing to do," he told the Journal. "Being a dermatologist¹⁰, I've seen examples of some strange stuff, so I don't take any chances."

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