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[Biu]

If clothes were to be soaked alone without proceeding to wash, could the clothes be cleaned this way?
I mean, you just soak for some time, rinse and dry.

[Urguy]

Nope, you need to apply some kind of force on your laundry, maybe through handwash or in a way of agitation as it is in the washing machine.

[Ticam]

Why would you only soak without washing?
Take your dirty clothes to a laundry service provider if you can't wash.

[Mafy]

Soaking cleans clothes. Yes, you heard me right. Tested, trusted and confirmed.
I remember a certain time ago when my washing machine was faulty and I was sick, I couldn't wash with my own hands, didn't even have strength to go to a dry cleaner. I resorted to soaking for a while, rinsing and drying.

If you don't repeat clothe, your clothes can't be very dirty, and in this case soaking is enough. Soak for 2 or 3 hours (I would recommend 3 hours) and ensure you change the water and detergent at least once within this hours. I mean, repeat the soaking process after 1 hour 30 minutes.

Use a trusted detergent, not every detergent out there is of standard, and ensure you don't soak clothes that bleach with those that don't.
This way, you can keep your clothes clean only by soaking.

If you repeat clothes regularly however, or your clothes are stained/seriously dirty, in this case don't say Mafy said you could soak alone, you have to wash.

[Bigowl]

If clothes have only accumulated some dusts and odour in the process of storing for long and not really dirty, those clothes can be soaked.

If you wear clothe briefly and it's not like the clothe is really dirty, you can just soak for some time and rinse.

There are some clothes you have to be very gentle with when washing, hence you can't use washing machine on them. These type of clothes can be soaked too.

But when a clothe is really dirty, soaking can't be enough, you can only soak briefly to remove stains or excess dirt and wash properly after that.

[Kemkem]

Soaking with warm water wouldn't only make clothes clean, it's also effective to kill the germs in the clothes.
No matter how much you wash with cold water, microbiologists say it can't make clothes completely clean. I support the fact that clothes could be cleaned by soaking for hours if not too dirty but only with warm water and enzyme detergent.

[Cashtree]

Lol...You all saying soaking can clean, you should endeavour to at least wash the critical parts of your clothe e.g the groin area, the armpit and the parts close to the legs. We all know those areas can effortlessly accumulate odours and dirts.
Don't say I didn't do anything for you.

[Kemkem]

Lol...You all saying soaking can clean, you should endeavour to at least wash the critical parts of your clothe e.g the groin area, the armpit and the parts close to the legs. We all know those areas can effortlessly accumulate odours and dirts.
Don't say I didn't do anything for you.

You see us emphasizing on "if not too dirty". Besides enzyme detergent is enough seriously, try use one and see wonders.

[Malawy]

Soaking with warm water wouldn't only make clothes clean, it's also effective to kill the germs in the clothes.
No matter how much you wash with cold water, microbiologists say it can't make clothes completely clean. I support the fact that clothes could be cleaned by soaking for hours if not too dirty but only with warm water and enzyme detergent.

Can the clothes be soaked overnight this way?

[Kemkem]

Can the clothes be soaked overnight this way?

I don't encourage overnight soaking except you can wake up in the midnight and renew the water and detergent at least within half the duration you plan to soak the clothe, just like @Mafy described above.

[Malawy]

I don't encourage overnight soaking except you can wake up in the midnight and renew the water and detergent at least within half the duration you plan to soak the clothe, just like @Mafy described above.

Noted

[Rayma]

As a mother of a toddler, there was a time the plumbing work of a whole side of our house had issue. It affected that part of the kitchen where the washing machine is placed and you know how stressful it could be to manually fill an automatic washing machine with water, I got so weak, we couldn't get a plumber to fix it for almost 2 weeks.
That's how I started soaking my baby's clothes for some hours before rinsing and drying (lol, at least my laziness is better than remaining dirty), then I discovered some of these clothes get cleaner compared to when washing machine was being used😱. No kidding, it was surprising, that was how I tried soaking mine as well, this time, for longer hours, 4 hours or so and I discovered they came out clean.

So yes, soaking cleans clothe if not very dirty. I still soak clothes that way till today if they're clothes I don't want my washing machine to tamper with and it's been working.

However, one thing I don't know is if my detergent is an enzyme detergent as kemkem said which I will find out and update the house, but certainly soaking without washing cleans clothe if not very dirty.

[Rayma]

As a mother of a toddler, there was a time the plumbing work of a whole side of our house had issue. It affected that part of the kitchen where the washing machine is placed and you know how stressful it could be to manually fill an automatic washing machine with water, I got so weak, we couldn't get a plumber to fix it for almost 2 weeks.
That's how I started soaking my baby's clothes for some hours before rinsing and drying (lol, at least my laziness is better than remaining dirty), then I discovered some of these clothes get cleaner compared to when washing machine was being used😱. No kidding, it was surprising, that was how I tried soaking mine as well, this time, for longer hours, 4 hours or so and I discovered they came out clean.

So yes, soaking cleans clothe if not very dirty. I still soak clothes that way till today if they're clothes I don't want my washing machine to tamper with and it's been working.

However, one thing I don't know is if my detergent is an enzyme detergent as kemkem said which I will find out and update the house, but certainly soaking without washing cleans clothe if not very dirty.

Update: Found out my detergent is non-bio/non-enzyme detergent and non-bio detergents are probably next to bio/enzyme detergents in terms of stains and dirt removal.