Detergent T-Shirt: Throw and Wash

Here's an interesting concept from abroad. The UK design team us design studio created this t-shirt concept as a "memento for festivals throughout the summer" where attendees often get filthy over a day's time amongst thousands of other revelers...

The t-shirt is infused with detergent (it looks like they've infused it with Persil) and can be directly thrown into the wash with other clothing, providing enough for a whole load. After the initial wash, the t-shirt reveals a unique pattern and number.

Our question is whether this is safe and hypoallergenic, since we're unsure having a detergent filled t-shirt would be the best bet for skin health (on inspection, we believe the designers specifically used Persil Non-bio formula detergent, which was specifically formulated for sensitive and newborn skin).

Comments (9)

ok... who doesn't wash clothes after they buy them... thats bad for your skin all the dyes and acid's they use to colour the fabric...

posted by venus_thames on March 4th 2008 at 12:12pm
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umm. I dont?
Its like the new car smell :-)

posted by Clairepetrol on March 4th 2008 at 12:37pm
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To clarify, i wash all my clothes on a regular basis - just not before the first wear!

posted by Clairepetrol on March 4th 2008 at 12:38pm
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what happens if you get caught in the rain?

posted by purplemonster on March 4th 2008 at 12:38pm
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Am I missing something? What's the point? You can only use it once to wash a load, right?

posted by brookberrys on March 4th 2008 at 12:39pm
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I'll bet this is geared towards revelers who may travel a few hours by car to somewhere like Creamfields

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seqU4r1du44

to party for a day or two, off their faces, slide around in the mud a little bit or a lot, then hit up a local laundry to throw their clothes in for a tumble before they head home.

I guarantee you'd be the coolest bloke or blokess? in your group if you threw your shirt into that mess and told everyone their clothes would come out clean!

Enjoy the video!

posted by art on March 4th 2008 at 12:58pm
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I think it's neato. (cept far less attractive pre-1st wash).

posted by MelissaC5 on March 4th 2008 at 1:23pm
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What happens when you sweat?

posted by Comicgeek on March 4th 2008 at 5:37pm
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Ah creamfields - now that reminds me of home!

posted by Violetsrose on March 5th 2008 at 3:09am
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