Our style, our habitus, along with other important details, are also determined by our clothes. It creates the first impression, which is so important and decisive in many cases. What we wear, how we wear people gives us confidence. Do you want your brand new pair of pants to be discolored after three washes, ripped and ripped, and the money you paid for them ends up in the landfill? - Of course, nobody wants that. However, cloth, like any material or immaterial object in this world, needs to be taken care of.

Did you know that sorting clothes requires knowledge? Therefore, knowledge is needed to care for clothes. If we want to have our clothes always neat, clean and crisp as new, we need to know how to wash them. A few details to consider:

  • Color of clothes

  • clothing fabric

  • Detergent for clothes

  • Dosage of detergent

Color of clothes

First, sort your clothes! Be sure to consider: what color the clothes are and what material they are made of. Not all fabrics can handle the same level of water pressure equally. Therefore, when you buy something, before you cut off the label, look at what the fabric is, at what temperature it is washed, whether it is possible to iron it, etc. Sh.

Washing clothes according to color is considered a traditional way of care. However, this does not mean that only blue or only red clothes should be washed in one cycle. We are talking about washing light and dark colored fabric. It is important that pale pastel colors - white, beige, pale - should be washed in slightly hot water. Dark colored clothes - in cold water. It should be taken into account that when washing in hot water, the dye goes beyond the fabric and may transfer to others.

clothing fabric

The texture often determines the washing mode, duration, water temperature and detergent.

Cotton and synthetic fabrics are generally washed with the same detergent. Shawl, cashmere and silk need special care. There is a special washing gel/powder for this. Water temperature should also be considered. Let's not forget that at high temperatures, wool and cotton shrink and shrink, and silk fades.

Washing linen often requires extra effort. It tends to shrink and shrink. Machine or hand wash with cold or warm water. Paint it while it's still wet, straighten it so it doesn't shrink. For easy straightening of folds, it is preferable to iron a damp cotton wool. Note that if the linen is heavily soiled, it is better to wash it at a high temperature. Otherwise, it is not necessary.

For example, nylon tends to become static, so it is recommended to use a softening gel. Viscose and cellulose should be dry cleaned.

Polyester is relatively unpretentious. When washing, you can use cold or warm water. Fabric softener is preferred. Dry either in the air or in the dryer at medium or low temperature.

Sportswear is often made of spandex, lycra, and elastane. Professionals recommend that you never wash them with detergents that contain chlorine or conditioner. This texture reacts poorly to heat. It is preferable to turn the fabric over and place it in a mesh bag. High temperatures may break or thin the fibers. Air out, away from sunlight.

Detergent for clothes

Frequent washing and high temperature damage the fabric. The common belief that powder does not dissolve at low temperatures is considered outdated. At present, the formula of detergents is completely suitable for hot, warm and cold water. Therefore, it is not necessary to wash clothes on a high degree for this reason alone.

Some fabrics have a tendency to become static, so it is preferable to use a softener along with the powder, which has the function of flavoring and softening.

Dosage of detergent

As a rule, the required dose of detergent is specified for each product. However, there is a standard that more or less applies to most detergents, for example: 100-110 g of powder, or 50-60 ml of gel, or 1 dosed capsule is enough for 5 kg of moderately soiled clothes; For heavily polluted - 150-170 grams of powder, or 80-100 ml of gel, or 2 dosed capsules. 30 ml of fabric softener is used for 5 kg of clothes.

Note that different brands of detergents sometimes differ in formula and ingredients. Therefore, first of all, we should be guided by the manufacturer's recommendations.

Remember that it takes knowledge to sort clothes, so it takes knowledge to wash clothes. Order and cleanliness determine our style, our habitus. This is exactly how the people around us perceive us and how we see ourselves.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is it desirable to wash your clothes only when you are passing by?

- No, because the clothes will still be washed.

Is it advisable to use colored fabric gel/powder on black clothes?

- No, because its washing formula is adapted to the color pigment of the colored fabric.

Is it desirable to wash the fabric constantly in a long-term mode and at a high temperature? 

- No, because the fabric will stretch and loosen.