It's official, raw unwashed denim will kill you

[lilldavid]

Swedish public radio news sets the record straight:

(translated with google)

Although textiles containing chemicals on many jean manufacturers and retailers to their customers not to wash the jeans until at least after six months, for the fit and wear stylish mixture of clarity, but that does not wash takes a risk.

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[almostnice]

exactly.for the same reason i stopped driving,drinking,smoking and having sex ( risk of a heartattack ).life always been dangerous,but on a serious note: i think this counts very much for mostly cheap massproduced denim,not sure how much this is true for our beloved repros.and i dont care really.

[dawei69]

No randomised controlled trial has been done.... this is just media making story out of nothing, just bcos some prof said it has "potential" to cause allergies...

U can get allergies from breathing dust in the air... It's not gonna kill you....

[LC_Miey]

I would definitely recommend to wash first, "says Ã…ke Bergman.

all hes saying is 'get your maximum shrinkage outta your jawnz..coz you'll hate the shifting combs later !'

[cheapmuthafukr]

well... its been known for years that denim will destroy your life... might as well kill ya too.