How to care for silk clothes? Cleansing and maintenance of silk clothes
How to care for silk clothes? The tips for washing and maintenance of silk clothes are as follows:
【1】Washing and maintenance of silk clothes
①. When washing silk clothes, use special silk washing and wool fabric washing liquid (available in all supermarkets). Put the clothes you have worn in cold water. Please indicate how much detergent is placed. The amount of water should be soaked in the clothes. Soak them for 5 to 10 minutes, gently rub them with your hands, and do not rub them hard. After washing, rinse it with cold water three times.
②. Hang in a cool and ventilated place, with the inside and out of the clothes.
③. When the clothes are 80% dry, spread them on the clothes with an iron (do not spray water). The iron temperature should not be too high to avoid burning. You can also hang it with your hands without ironing.
④. Silk clothes should be washed and replaced frequently.
⑤. Do not rub on cool mats, wooden boards or rough items when wearing silk clothes to avoid picking or breaking silk.
⑥. Wash it clean during storage and do not put mothballs.
⑦. Silk and tussaus silk clothing should be stored separately to prevent the silk clothing from turning yellow. When storing white silk clothing, wrap it in clean white paper to avoid yellowing.
【2】Wrinkle removal method for silk clothes
After rinsing the silk clothes in clean water, use half a basin of about 30℃ of water, put a teaspoon of vinegar, soak the clothes for 20 minutes, pick them up and do not twist them, hang them with water to dry, use your hands to remove wrinkles and skewers. When they are half dry, use a glass bottle filled with hot water or a low-temperature iron to remove wrinkles.
【3】Silk Clothes Rewhitening Method
Soil the yellow silk clothes in clean rice washing water, change the water once a day, and the yellow color will fade after three days. If there are yellow sweat stains, you can wash it off with winter melon juice.
【4】Silk clothing maintenance
In terms of washing, neutral soap or washing powder should be used, soaked in low-temperature water for 15 to 20 minutes, then rub it gently, and rinsed with clean water. It is not suitable to use a washing machine, nor to use alkaline soap, it is not suitable to wash at high temperature, and it is not suitable to rub it hard. After washing, gently squeeze out the moisture, hang it on a clothes rack, and let it drip into dry to avoid fading from sun exposure. When ironing silk clothing, it is not suitable for high temperatures, and it is not suitable for ironing directly. You must cover it with a layer of damp cloth and then burn it to prevent the high temperature from making the silk brittle or even burning. It is not advisable to use iron clothes hangers when storing to prevent rust. Some consumers fade and dye due to improper storage. In addition, silk products are prone to hardness after a long time, so they can be restored to softness by soaking them in silk softener or white vinegar diluent.