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I've never owned a polyester garment that could be washed in water. Aren't they all dry-clean only? Blends (like denim) I can see but in general it seems like people just wash their clothes too often and use the machine too much instead of hand-washing.

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I'm no expert but it seems highly likely to me that you have owned polyester. Do you own socks? Jeans or shirts? A jacket? A throw blanket? So many things are poly blends or have polyester components. Unless you are explicitly checking every label, if you are just buying clothes, you are buying polyester.

No I just checked and many clothes like jackets, swim shorts and blue jeans the first 2 on the list made from 100% polyester are supposed to be machine washed. Save yourself some money and throw that clothing in the wash machine on delicate and you should be fine.

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