LaundrySettings
Dryer setting

What dryer setting for white clothes?

Use medium heat for sturdy white cottons and low heat for synthetics, elastics, and shrink-prone garments.

Heat
Medium heat, or low heat for synthetics and elastics

Care-label caveats

  • Sort whites from dark or bright colors before washing.
  • Use chlorine bleach only when the fabric care label and product label both allow it.
  • Treat stains before drying; dryer heat can set some stains.
  • Elastic, spandex, prints, and delicate trim can be damaged by hot water or high dryer heat.

Full washer and dryer guide for white clothes