Washing white clothes?

Question

I have some last minute laundry to do for my vacation that I'm going on tomorrow but my parents won't be home until late so I have to do them myself. I know how to use the washer and everything but is it safe to put white clothes with darker coloured clothes? My mom told me to hand wash them if I was so paranoid but I have to leave in a bit so I don't have the time.

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Answer 1

Unless you're completely sure that the dark clothes are colourfast, you should always separate them. From the way you ask, I'm guessing you're not certain about whether or not they are colourfast, so I'd suggest that you do two separate loads.

But of course, if you don't have time to hand wash them before you go on holiday, you certainly won't have time to run a machine load!