Try this
- Separate clearly shared items from personal or unfamiliar garments.
- Check care labels or ask the owner before including uncertain items. Agree on who moves the load through drying and putting away so the task does not stop halfway.
A worked example
“I’ll wash the towels; please leave anything special out of this load.”
An invented example to adapt, not a real exchange or a script you have to follow.
Before you leave it here
Ask about unfamiliar items instead of assuming the same settings work for everything.