Fabric guide
How to wash denim
Denim bleeds indigo, wash it inside out, cool, with similar colours.
Denim bleeds indigo and fades with hot water and frequent washing. Wash inside out, cold, with like colours, and wash it less often.
28 machines, 28 answers
The same denim garment, run through the Lavo engine on every machine in the catalogue. This is why generic advice fails: the right answer depends on the dial in front of you. Checked July 2026.
Bosch WAN28200GBJeans / Dark Wash, 30C, 800 rpmBosch WAX32M4GBEasy Care Plus (Jeans/Dark), 30C, 800 rpmSamsung WW90TP44DSHDark Garment, 30C, 800 rpmSamsung WW80TA046AEDark Garment, 30C, 800 rpmLG F4WV309P2Cotton, 30C, 800 rpmMiele WSD 323 WPSCottons, 30C, 800 rpmBeko EnergySpin BM3WT3941Cottons, 30C, 800 rpmHotpoint NSWA 946 WW UKCotton, 30C, 800 rpmIndesit Push&Go BWE 111496X (11kg, 1400rpm)Cotton, 30C, 800 rpmHoover H-Wash 300 (H3W 49TE)Dark Colours, 30C, 800 rpmCandy Smart Pro CSO4 1275TEJeans, 30C, 800 rpmWhirlpool FreshCare+ FFB 9469 BVCotton, 30C, 800 rpmHisense 5i KitchenFit WF5I1045BWQCotton, 30C, 800 rpmAEG 7000 Series ProSteam (LFR73964B)Cottons, 30C, 800 rpmComfee CFEW70-124 7kg Slim LineCold Wash (Kaltwäsche / Kaltwäsche 20 °C), 20C, 800 rpmSiemens iQ500 WG44G209GBCottons, 30C, 800 rpmNeff N 50 W543BX1GBCotton, 30C, 800 rpmSamsung Series 5 ecobubble 9kg (WW90CGC04DAB)Cotton, 30C, 800 rpmLG F6WV710NMix, 30C, 800 rpmMiele W1 WEB365 WCS (PowerWash 8kg)Dark garments/Denim, 30C, 700 rpmBosch Serie 6 WGG244A9GBJeans, 30C, 800 rpmIPSO CW10C Coin Front-Load WasherNormal/Hot, 20C, 900 rpmMiele PWM 511 BenchmarkWhites, 30C, 800 rpmSpeed Queen Commercial Front Load (Quantum Gold Pro)Normal, 20C, 900 rpmLaunderette washer (coin-op)Normal 90, 30C, 1200 rpmMiele W1 WSI863 (honeycomb drum)Dark garments / Denim, 30C, 800 rpmZanussi ZWF845B4PWDenim, 30C, 800 rpmBosch Series 8 i-DOSCottons, 30C, 800 rpm