Manufacturers have done everything so that we do not make mistakes in caring for things. It remains only to decipher their recommendations.
Of course, improper care can ruin the appearance of even the highest quality item, depriving it of its original color and intended shape. Sometimes a favorite thing can even change its size. Therefore, before sending a sweater, shirt or skirt to a typewriter, drying, ironing or dry cleaning, carefully study the information on the label. It is usually sewn into a seam on the back of the fabric.
One of the most important things to look out for is the wash water temperature. The consumer is informed about this from the very first badge. “Numbers in a basin” are the degrees at which a given thing should be washed.
Cold water (up to 30 ° С)
Cold water is intended specifically for delicate fabrics: wool, natural silk, lace underwear. It does not particularly deform the product and does not affect the color.
Warm water (30-40 ° C)
This temperature is favorable for washing almost any type of clothing and various textiles. Warm water, when combined with cleaning agents, helps to remove moderate dirt. To remove a stain, you need to soak the item first. And only then can it be sent to the wash.
Hot water (40-60 ° C)
Hot water helps to remove stubborn dirt. It is also suitable for washing bed linen, towels and baby clothes.
Boiling water (95 ° C)
Besides the fact that boiling removes stubborn stains, it also disinfects. Only textiles can withstand this temperature: toys, clothes for newborns, medical products.
Horizontal dash
One dash below warns that a gentle wash cycle is needed. Things should take up less than two-thirds of the drum, since spinning should take place with measured rotation.
Two dashes – delicate washing conditions. The amount of laundry in the drum should not exceed one third, as the wringing out is gentle.
1. The thing can be washed.
2. Do not wash. Dry cleaning only!
3. Cannot be machine washed. Gentle wash only.
4. Sparing regime. Push-ups at a low number of revolutions.
5. Gentle wash at 30 ° C with gentle soap formulations.
6. Delicate wash.
7. Hand wash only at 30-40 ° C. Do not rub, do not squeeze.
8. Boiling laundry (linen, cotton).
9. Wash laundry in hot water at 50 ° C.
10. Washable in water not exceeding 60 ° C (cotton and polyester).
11. Wash in warm water at 40 ° C (dark cotton, polyester, rayon, synthetics).
12. Wash in cool water at 30 ° C.
13. Wash without push-up.
It is important to know how to squeeze out a thing and whether it can be done at all. Otherwise, the form of clothing and its fabric may deteriorate noticeably.
1. Dry upright.
2. Dry without squeezing in an upright position.
3. Dry flat on a horizontal plane.
4. Dry without squeezing on a horizontal plane in a flattened form.
5. Drying vertically in the shade.
6. Dry without squeezing vertically in the shade.
7. Dry horizontally and flattened in the shade.
8. Dry without push-ups horizontally and flattened out in the shade.
In order for a thing to serve you as long as possible, you should know at what temperature you need to iron it. If you do not follow the icon on the label, you can burn your favorite blouse.
1. You can iron.
2. Iron at high temperatures up to 200 ° C (cotton, linen, textiles damp).
3. Iron up to 140 ° C (wool, polyester, silk, viscose, polyester).
4. Iron at temperatures up to 150 ° C through a damp cloth.
5. Iron at a low temperature of 110 ° C (nylon, viscose, nylon, polyacryl, acetate, polyamide).
6. Ironing is prohibited.
7. Steaming is prohibited.
Before you decide to give a thing into the caring hands of professionals, see if it can be dry-cleaned. And when filling out the form in the laundry, remind you under what conditions you can safely handle the thing. Caution in such matters is never superfluous.
1. Chemical cleaning with any solvent.
2. Dry cleaning with hydrocarbon, chlorine ethylene, monoflotrichloromethane.
3. Dry cleaning with hydrocarbon and triflotrichloromethane elements.
4 и 5. The same as without the dash, but in a sparing mode.
6. Dry cleaning only.
7. Dry cleaning is not permitted.
Often home textiles and light-colored items need bleaching. For example, over the years of use, they can turn slightly gray or yellowish. It is best to carry out this procedure as soon as noticeable changes in color are found on the fabric. This is especially true for white things. Rinse your laundry well! Otherwise, more dirt will adhere to the remaining layer of powder. It is also best not to use bleach that contains chlorine. The fabric quickly loses its density and becomes yellowish in color.
1. Whitening is allowed.
2. Cannot be bleached.
3. Bleach with chlorine in cool water.
4. Whitening without chlorine.
5. You can bleach, but without chlorine.
Cotton
Laundry soap
Put the item in cold water, rub the dirty area with laundry soap and let it sit for three hours. Then put it in hot water, lather and soak for an hour. Then you can wash as usual.
Hydrogen peroxide
Dissolve hydrogen peroxide in a bowl (1 tablespoon per liter of water). Soak the item for an hour. Then rinse.
Woolen and delicate fabrics
In this case, chlorine is absolutely contraindicated. For soaking, salt can be added to the water with powder (1 tablespoon per 1,5 liters of water).