Can Down Jacket Be Dry Cleaned? Introduction To Cleaning And Storage Of Winter Clothes

Warm up in spring

Are you going to arrange seasonal clothes

What's the point of cleaning winter down jackets and woolen overcoats?

How to avoid shrinking and fabric aging?

Clean and store the whole guide quickly ↓↓

Do not dry clean down clothes

Teach you to wash down jacket correctly

Down jacket is the first choice for many people to keep cold in winter. The excellent cold proof performance of down jacket mainly comes from the special structure of down, its filler.

Down is the mixture of "feather" and "down", and down content is the key factor to measure the warmth retention of down jacket. The filaments on the pile are hollow and contain static air. A large amount of air can be locked between the pile and the pile, and between the pile and the pile. The static air provides excellent thermal insulation.

　　 Do not dry clean down clothes

Before cleaning, carefully read the washing label. The washing label of down jacket usually clearly indicates "Do not dry clean". The principle of dry cleaning is to use organic chemical solvent to treat clothes. The solvent does not contain or only contains very little water, which is a "dry in and dry out" washing method.

The main component of down is protein. At present, tetrachloroethylene, the most commonly used dry cleaning agent, will damage the protein component of down. The strong degreasing effect on down will also cause felting and hardening, making down hard, losing its bulkiness, and damaging its warmth retention performance.

At the same time, many down jacket fabrics are treated by waterproof coating process, and dry cleaning agents will partially dissolve some chemical composition of the coating, causing damage to down jacket fabrics.

　　 Down jacket is washed with water like this

When washing, someone directly throws the down jacket into the washing machine, which may cause "explosion" of the washing machine.

The explosion occurred when the washing machine cleaned the down jacket. The main reason is that during the cleaning process, high-speed drying will allow the air originally existing in the down jacket to gather in a short time, filling a space between the fabric and lining. When these gases accumulate in a narrow space to a certain extent, they will break through the outer fabric and "explode".

If you want to use a washing machine to clean down jackets, you'd better choose a special down jacket cleaning mode. If the washing machine does not have this mode, the soft gear can be selected. Soak and wet the pile before cleaning, so that the pile is relatively evenly wet, which can reduce the damage to the pile structure during cleaning.

It is generally recommended to wash down clothes gently by hand. Please refer to the following steps ↓↓

Prepare a basin of warm water, fully soak the down jacket, put in detergent and soak for 10 minutes;

When cleaning, the dirty parts on the surface of the fabric can be gently brushed with a small soft brush (it is not recommended to brush lightly on coated fabrics, which will damage the coating);

Clean down jacket shall be hung in a ventilated place to dry after gently squeezing the water to avoid exposure to the sun;

In the process of air drying, you can gently pull the tufted down to spread it out, so as to achieve the purpose of full air drying and prevent mildew caused by being wet for a long time. Completely dried down jacket can be gently tapped to restore its fluffy state.

　　 Vacuum pumping is not recommended! There is knowledge in preserving down jackets

Most down jackets are thick and fluffy, which takes up space. Many people choose to use vacuum bags to store down jackets during the season change to save space. But in fact, it is not recommended to do so!

The vacuum compression will cause the extrusion between the down, reduce the puffiness of the down jacket, and thus affect the warmth retention. At the same time, it may be difficult to restore the wrinkles of the down jacket fabric. It is better to hang the down jacket in a dry place for storage.

　　 Never wash woolen overcoats

Woolen overcoat is also a common winter warm clothing, which is generally made of pure wool, pure cashmere or wool, cashmere and chemical fibers.

Wool fiber has a special surface structure. Under the microscope, the surface of wool fiber can be seen to be covered with scales. This scale structure causes a large friction coefficient between fibers. When water washing is used, especially hot water and alkaline water, the scale tissue expands and opens. At this time, if you knead or stir, the adjacent scales will be entangled and entangled, holding each other back.

It seems that the length of the fabric shrinks and the thickness becomes thicker. In textile terms, it is "felting" and "felting". Wool clothing with severe felting is difficult to restore its original state.

Wool sweaters also have such "troubles", so it is better to send wool overcoats and sweaters to professional laundries for dry cleaning, but do not wash them too frequently to reduce the damage of dry cleaning agents to wool fibers.

　　 Cashmere sweater can be dry cleaned or hand washed

Compared with wool, cashmere is not easy to shrink. Cashmere clothes can be washed by hand. Special detergent for cashmere can be used correctly under the guidance of the instructions. The clothes should be washed gently in cold water to avoid heavy scrubbing. After being squeezed dry, they should be laid flat in a cool and ventilated place to dry.

If consumers do not have a good command of cleaning methods, they can also choose to send them to a dry cleaner for dry cleaning. It is also recommended not to dry clean too frequently to avoid damaging cashmere fibers.

　　 Wool and cashmere clothing shall be mothproof and mildewproof

Wool and cashmere clothing should be mothproof and mildew proof during storage. mothproof mothballs can be put in the wardrobe. In humid areas, special attention should be paid to ventilation and dry storage. During this period, clothes can be taken out several times for drying and ventilation.

　　 Pay attention to the drying method when washing sweaters

Nowadays, many sweaters are made of chemical fibers such as polyester or acrylic instead of animal fibers.

This kind of sweater is also relatively simple to clean and maintain. It is recommended to put it into the washing machine after putting it on the laundry bag and use the conventional cleaning method. The method of laying flat is used for drying to prevent the sweater from being stretched and deformed due to its weight increase in the wet state.

　　 Tips for storing sweaters

When storing, lay the sweater flat, cross the sleeves, fold one half of the clothes in, fold the bottom of the sweater up one third, and then insert the top of the sweater.

Except for clothes

Quilt is also a necessity in life

Seasonal quilts

Don't pack it right away

To avoid moisture

Breeding bacteria or mildew

You can air the quilt first

Storage after drying

　 Come and get the correct quilt drying method ↓

Quilts such as wool quilt, down quilt and silk quilt are protein fibers, which are not very sun resistant. It is better to put them in a cool, ventilated and dry place to dry in sunny days.

Cotton and linen quilts are more durable than protein fiber quilts, but the drying time should not exceed 4 hours, preferably 2-3 hours.

Chemical fiber quilts, especially polyester and acrylic quilts, have better sun resistance. It is not a problem to dry for 4 to 5 hours, but because of its poor moisture absorption, 2 to 3 hours is usually enough.

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(Source: CCTV News Client)