Does Tumble Drying Damage Clothes?

Studies show that tumble drying can cause significant damage to clothing, mainly in regards to shrinking and wearing fabric down. Drying shrinks clothes twice as much as washing, and tumble drying shrinks clothes twice as much as air drying.

Is using the dryer bad for clothes?

Here's the two ways the dryer destroys clothing: Dryers shrink clothing. ... The study says that the temperature of tumble drying isn't what causes shrinkage — it's the agitation and forced air that affects the fabric's size. The agitation of tumble drying produces microscopic wear to your clothing.

Why shouldn't you tumble dry some clothes?

The effect of your clothes loosing these fibers is actually the wear and tear of the clothes. ... Just like you can't wash your clothes on high temperatures, you can also not dry them on a hot temperature. The clothes can shrink or deform. With most dryers you can choose the temperature to dry your clothes.