Pure cotton clothes are comfortable to wear and use, but can you clean and maintain them correctly? Here’s a comprehensive introduction to cotton clothing, from washing and drying to care and anti-wrinkle tips.
Washing method
1. Cotton clothes should be washed thoroughly before wearing.
2. Cotton fabrics are alkali-resistant and acid-resistant. They can be washed with ordinary washing powder and soap, or by hand or machine.
3. It is best not to use a washing machine (except drum, smart) for clothes made of cotton and linen. Cotton and linen are soft in texture. If you use a washing machine to stir hard, it will easily deform and wrinkle. Seriously, the clothes will be washed. If If you really don’t have time or energy, you can also put the clothes in a laundry bag (it costs about 10 yuan in supermarkets and can be used repeatedly), and then wash it with the gentle cycle of the washing machine.
4. When washing black cotton or linen clothes, add some strong coffee or strong tea to the final rinse water, which can make some faded clothes black as usual. But only cotton and linen are black.
Drying method
1. Before drying, you can use a washing machine to dry it
2. When drying, try to Flatten the garment and turn it right side out.
3. Cotton clothes are easy to wrinkle. When they are 89% dry, they can be taken off, folded and flattened, and there will be no wrinkles after drying.
4. Some cotton dyes are particularly sensitive to sunlight and are prone to fading due to overexposure, especially blue, purple, pink, etc., so you’d better dry the clothes.
Cotton clothing care
1. Fold and heat the steam iron at medium temperature. When printing and dyeing cotton fabric, it should be ironed on the other side so that it retains its color for a longer period of time.
2. Dyed clothes tend to fade after washing. If you wash the clothes, rinse them in clean water with two glasses of beer, and the faded parts can be recolored.
3. Pure cotton clothing easily absorbs moisture and should be placed in a wardrobe during storage to avoid erosion by moisture and acidic gases.
4. Light-colored cotton fabrics will gradually turn yellow after being washed for a long time. Add detergent to the water, boil for 20 minutes, and then wipe with clean water to restore it to its original state.
5. Sunlight will cause the oxidation of cotton fabrics, making white cotton fabrics yellow and brittle.
6. Acidity will corrode cotton fabrics, just like juice and other acidic substances contaminated by cotton fabrics. It is best to treat it with clean water immediately to avoid staying too long and making it difficult to remove stains.
7. What to do if cotton white clothes become more and more yellow. Tips: Boil the water, add washing powder, and soak the clothes for about 30 minutes to ensure that they are white and clean.
