Nate Armbruster
TikToker Allison Delperdang shared a video pondering how frequently adults wash their pajamas and it’s sparked intense discussion on the topic.
The video quickly gained popularity, accumulating over 1.5 million views and nearly 7,000 comments in just a few weeks. This highlights how perceptions of ‘normal’ can vary significantly among individuals.
Allison Delperdang’s video on the frequency of adult pajama washing highlights the relevancy of the term ‘normal’ in people’s everyday life.
She posed a question to TikTok users about how often they wash their pajamas.
“I need to know if people wear pajamas multiple nights in a row. When I was younger, my parents always made us wear pajamas more than like, multiple nights in a row because they weren’t dirty. And I still do that as an adult. I’ve worn these three nights in a row.”
“So I need to know if as adults we’re still doing that or should I be literally making dirty clothes every single night? Are we wearing pajamas multiple nights or what’s the situation?”
It’s worth noting that the term “pajamas” encompasses a wide range of clothing worn for sleeping, from T-shirts and boxer shorts to traditional sleepwear.
A survey conducted by British mattress company Ergoflex, including 2,500 individuals ages 18 to 30, revealed that on average, men wear their pajamas for 13 nights before washing them and women for 17 nights.
Regardless of one’s personal answer, there are many who believe that your frequency of washing pajamas is not right.
Interestingly, the topic of how often to wash pajamas has also been discussed by the anchors of the TODAY show.
Carson Daly and Hoda Kotb both stated that they wash their pajamas frequently, similar to how they would wash a T-shirt. Al Roker, on the other hand, wears a T-shirt and boxers and swaps them out daily.
They also polled their viewers on the topic, and the majority (45.7%) said they wash their pajamas once a week, 25.8% said they do it twice a week, 19.5% said they wash theirs daily, and 9% selected the option “I’m supposed to wash them?”.
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@allisondelperdang what are adults doing these days? Asking for a friend… #pajamas #laundry #sleep #sleepover #adulting #adult #DoritosTriangleTryout
In order to get a definitive answer on the topic, the TODAY show contacted housekeeping expert Martha Stewart to get her opinion. She stated, “I absolutely suggest you wash your pajamas, your nightgowns, your underwear, whatever you sleep in, every day.”
Many viewers tend to wear their pajamas multiple times before washing them.
On the other hand, some individuals believe it’s unhygienic and prefer to sleep in fresh clothes every night.
Allison Delperdang also initiated a similar discussion on the frequency of washing towels.
“We’re gonna get into bedsheets another time, but I was wondering about towels in people’s comments. So, same thing. When I was younger, my parents always had us reuse towels because when we used them out of the shower, we were clean. So they never had us put our towel in the dirty clothes after using it one time. So now I’m curious if that’s a standard thing or what everyone does?”
Viewers Were Just As Split:
@allisondelperdang Replying to @queen.elizabeth.85 alright. Lets get back into it. Are we washing towels after every use as an adult? #adulting #towels #laundry #laundrytok #adulthumor #DoritosTriangleTryout
There are individuals who reuse towels multiple times before replacing them.
However, there were many who rotate them on a daily basis.
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