# Do you usually wash sheets before you use them?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 25, 2014, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-usually-wash-sheets-before-you-use-them/682205 "2014-02-25T07:45:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-usually-wash-sheets-before-you-use-them/682205/12 "2014-02-25T15:14:49Z")

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> [@Isilder](#):
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> Yes you should wash all sheets and clothing before use.  
> Even if you don’t have formaldehyde allergy at the moment.
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> 1. Could contribute to cancer
> 2. Could contribute to formaldehyde allergy. That would make you allergic to going clothes shopping.
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> See
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> [Formaldehyde and Formalin Contact Allergy](http://dermnetnz.org/dermatitis/formaldehyde-allergy.html)

**This.**

Great Og, I can’t emphasize it enough. Elsewhere on this board, I’ve discussed my year at Macy’s. Whenever new clothes were brought in from the docks to the floor, the smell was overpowering. You, the average shopper, are never supposed to experience this - trust me! :eek:

Please, please, please, \*always \*wash new clothing - new ANYTHING - as well as yourself as soon as possible after you’ve tried new stuff on. If you can’t wash it, make the monetary sacrifice and take it to the dry cleaners.

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