That dress looks perfect right off the rack, and that crisp button-down shirt is never going to be any brighter or whiter than the moment you buy it. So is it really necessary to go to all of the trouble of washing those brand-new garments before you wear them for the first time?

刚从商场衣架上拿下来的那件裙子太美了，而那件纽扣衬衫在你买下时是最亮最白的。所以，真的有必要花费力气在第一次穿新衣之前就把它们给洗一遍吗?

 

 

The answer to that depends on how you feel about rashes, insects and diseases.

有没有必要全看你如何看待皮疹、昆虫和疾病了。

Yes, according to Donald Belsito, a professor of dermatology at ColumbiaUniversity Medical Center, those clean-looking clothes aren't so clean after all.

哥伦比亚大学医学中心皮肤科教授唐纳德•贝尔西托的答案是，要洗，因为那些看起来干净的衣服实际上并不干净。

Belsito, who spoke to The Wall Street Journal about the risks, noted that dyes and formaldehyde resins can spark skin irritation in some or a full-blown allergic reaction in others. But those are far from the only risks.

贝尔西托在《华尔街日报》中指出，衣服的染料和甲醛树脂会引发皮肤部分或全面的过敏反应。但是事实上，危害还远远不止这些。

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