Hand washing vs machine washing.....which is cleaner?

I wash some things by hand - the ones that say do not machine wash. I honestly find though that my water stains clothes so i'm more likley to drive to my parents and do laundry because their washer ...and water gets my clothes cleaner without staining. I can not have white clothing if i wash at home becuase they turn orange!

I think the reason people might feel their clothes are cleaner by handwashing is because they get to see the dirty clothes get clean and are a part of the process. I personally see no difference unless there is a specific mark on an item of clothing which I will usually just rub some detergent onto before putting it in the washing machine. Using a washing machine is just so convenient.

I think clothes get cleaner when they're washed by hand. When I wash clothes by hand, I don't need to soak them in stain remover or use a lot of "helpers" or bleach or whatever. I use a plunger to work the soapy water through the clothes, but I wish I had a washboard and may get one soon. A washboard makes the scrubbing part much easier. Automatic washing machines do not get clothes clean even compared to the old wringer washers.

When we are camping which we do a lot I wash a lot of clothes by hand. I feel like I am getting them just as clean as when they are washed in the washer and it is not that hard. I only do a few things at a time so it isnt that hard. I think if I were to try and wash all of our clothes it would be to hard for me to do. A few things is a little work and a big load is so much harder to get everything clean. I admire the people that are willing to do that work, but for me I like my machine better.

when we aare just starting with our life as living together with my wife, we dont have a washing machine so me nad my wife wash our clothes using our hands. my wife is good at this, using a washboard and a laundry brush she can really clean any clothes in and out. on pants and shorts she can really brush the parts that are not easily get cleaned by the washing machine. but it consumes time and it is really very tiring. now we have washing machine already, using it for 5 years and we also have a three year old son so it is no longer very good to wash clothes using hands for it consumes a lot of time. i think it is cleaner when we use the washboard and the laundry brush, but we can not squeeze the clothes manually very well. not like the washing machine when you put the clothes at the dryer it squeezes out all the dirt the clothes has.

there have been times i've had to wash by hand. back when i could not afford a washer or to go to the laundry mat either also i've used a wash board some but not having that have thrown them in the tub and stomped them. that works. some may think they are cleaner because they can see if theres any dirt or stains needing special scrubbing.

I think hand washing is still the best way to clean your clothes. I don't trust the washing machine to remove all the stain, you still need to hand wash it. Though using washing machine is less stressful and less time consuming because you can still do other chores while the washing machine is working. Use detergents that smells good and will not cause irritation to your hands.

I think when it comes to stain removal doing it by hand will guarantee the stain will come out as you are standing right making sure it goes away. You can't guarantee a stain will go away in the wash you spray the stain, throw it in the wash and hope for the best. Maybe it will come out maybe it won't, and maybe you will have to wash the item again. So for stain removal it might be more cost effective to remove stains by hand. Also some things like panty hose, some sweaters and other lingerie items are best washed by hand.