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How often should you wash jeans? It's fine to wait weeks — even months, experts say

Jeans come in all manner of styles, but there's a divide among jean-wearers as to how much to wash them.

If you're washing your jeans after every wear or two, you're likely washing too much. At least, that’s what multiple designers and experts from denim brands tell USA TODAY.

The fabric on denim is thicker than a T-shirt, and you're (hopefully) wearing a
layer of underwear beneath your jeans. Concerns about bacteria are likely
unfounded: In 2017, a student in the University of Alberta wore jeans for 15
months straight, and they contained the same bacteria levels as they did
when he wore them for less than two weeks.



But the reasons are manifold: It’s better for the environment, it keeps jeans
looking good and less faded for longer, and, most importantly, it reduces
laundry.


A report issued by Levi's in 2015 says that washing jeans every 10 wears
"instead of every two times reduces energy use, climate change impact, and
water intake by up to 80%." Levi's CEO Chip Bergh even confessed to not
putting his jeans in the washing machine for over a decade.


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