We absolutely do not ever launder the gloves. No matter what kind of detergent you use, there may be some residue. and our water here in the southwest is very hard, thus we don't know what kinds of minerals might be left on the gloves. Why risk it? Brand new gloves are fairly inexpensive. When they get soiled, we throw them away or give them to a staff member who takes them home washes them and then uses them to polish her furniture. SF Gray Executive Director 390th Memorial Museum http://www.390th.org [log in to unmask] wrote: > I'd be very interested to hear how other people wash their white cotton > gloves. Do you use commercial laundry detergents and domestic machines > or, hand washing in some speacialised wasing formula. > > Mark Clayton >