How do i keep my pants from shrinking?

Question

ALL my pants/jeans/sweatpants/pajamas/ALL MY BOTTOMS become shorter after i wash them! they seriously are highwaters and it's so embarassing, since i'm sitting at a desk at work! maybe it's cuz HOW i wash them. i wash them under permanent press, and the wash is warm water and the rinse is cold water. should i use other water temperatures?

Answer 1

wash in cold, and hang dry

Answer 2

Alot of my shirts do that. But i dry all my clothes in the washer. Sometimes that  makes them shrink. I would just let them air dry.

Answer 3

buy atleast a size larger. and always wash clothes in cold or warm water and the ones I don't want to shrink put them on a very low dryer setting just for a short time and then on an indoor drying rack.... the shrinking comes from the tumbling action of the washer and dryer.  

Answer 4

Wash in cold water and hang dry for the first few times. My shirts do the same thing, and I can't stand it!