Explaining that bras only need washing 'after three wears', she added: 'The best way to wash them is by hand with a mild detergent, but you can also machine wash them in an optional mesh bag to help them maintain their shape.
(Stock photo) The founder of The Clothes Doctor - a high-end clothes cleaning company - Lulu O'Connor (not pictured) suggested people have a tendency to 'overwash' garments because they're 'lazy'.
While Katie Mortram, the household advice editor of Good Housekeeping UK, agrees that bras don't need washing every day, she suggests throwing your jeans into the machine 'every 10 wears or so unless they're visibly dirty'.
Speaking to The Times, the founder of The Clothes Doctor - a high-end clothes cleaning company - Lulu O'Connor suggested people have a tendency to 'overwash' garments because they're 'lazy'.
Australian cleaning expert Alexis Todorovski, who works with clothing recycling company SCRgroup, said jumpers only need to be washed every two or three wears.