Thrifted this crew neck I can use for work because my store Sells no Name

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Title: I love thrifting but I’m OCD af about germs/contamination — how do you ACTUALLY sanitize thrifted clothes without destroying them?

I love thrifting, especially sweaters, dress shirts, suit pants, etc., but I’m an absolute germaphobe/OCD about wearing someone else’s clothes.

I’ve always washed thrifted clothes in cold water because I don’t want them to shrink. My current idea/routine is:

Cold wash with a strong fragrance-free detergent like Tide Free & Gentle

Lysol Laundry Sanitizer Free & Clear

Dry according to the garment label

I recently learned I’ve apparently been using the Lysol sanitizer wrong because I was just pouring it into the wash instead of using it in the rinse cycle, so that sent me down a rabbit hole lol.

My biggest irrational(?) concerns are warts/HPV, fungus, bacteria/viruses, lice/nits, scabies, bedbugs/eggs, and even possible drug/chemical residue (fentanyl, weed oils, unknown powders, etc.) from whoever owned the clothes before.

I started brainstorming increasingly insane solutions: leaving clothes in my car trunk during the Charlotte summer, sealing them in garbage bags for months, freezing them for a week, putting them through 70 minutes of high dryer heat, literally baking them at 200°F, soaking them in hydrogen peroxide… 😂

So my actual question is: Is there seriously no reliable way in 2026 to completely disinfect/decontaminate thrifted clothing—including resistant viruses like HPV, parasites/pests, and potential drug or chemical residues—without using temperatures or chemicals that shrink or destroy the clothes?

For normal washable clothes, is cold wash + good detergent + correctly used laundry sanitizer + normal drying realistically enough that I should just consider them clean and stop thinking about it?

And what do fellow germaphobe thrifters do with wool/cashmere sweaters, suits, and dry-clean-only clothes? Is professional dry cleaning enough that you consider them completely clean afterward?

Earlier today, I was with my Mamaw, picking up some pool chemicals, and we went thrifting, and found this absolute 'Beaut!

It's brown, by the way, lol.

I just bought doc martens shoes and I’m not entirely sure how to wash thrifted shoes especially this one as I never bought second hand shoes before. Please give me any tips!!🙏