Silk is the "aristocrat" in natural fiber fabrics, representing the delicate temperament. But silk clothes may be damaged if you don't pay attention to them. How to wash silk clothes without deformation? Let's take a look with Xiaobian.
How to wash silk clothes:
Hand washing
Silk clothing is made of protein delicate health care fiber. Hand washing is the best. Please use special silk detergent or neutral soap solution. Mix the detergent in water before putting it into the clothing. The water temperature should not be too high, and the soaking time of the clothing in water should not exceed 15 minutes. Wash it gently by hand. Rinse it with water after washing, remove the soap solution and do not wring it dry. Color coated silk clothing should be cleaned Rinse the water repeatedly.
When drying, put the opposite side of the clothes outwards and leave it in the shade to dry with water dripping. When the clothes are dried to 70-80%, iron or shake them flat. When drying, the moisture content should be about 10%. Take it off and iron it with a hundred cloth to keep its luster and wear. If it is not ironed properly, it can be put into the plastic bag when 70% of the clothes are dry, and then touch it with hands; or it can be dried in the air, folded and put into the plastic bag, sealed, and put into the freezer for 12 hours of strong freezing to achieve the effect of no ironing.
dry cleaning
1. It is not allowed to rub rough articles and wash them with washing machine, and hand washing is the best.
2. Special washing articles shall be used for washing, alkaline detergent, soap, washing powder or other detergent shall not be used, and disinfectant shall not be used.
3. Never wash directly with soap, because the fatty acid anion produced by soap in water will combine with calcium and magnesium ions in water to form the precipitate of insoluble fatty acid calcium and fatty acid magnesium. This deposit is very sticky, plus the silk has a positive charge, once it settles on the silk clothes, it is difficult to rinse.
4. When washing, the water temperature should be at room temperature, about 30 ℃.
5. After washing, silk clothing should not be dried under sunlight or fluorescent lamp, and it is not suitable to be heated by dryer. It should generally be dried in a cool and ventilated place. Because the ultraviolet light in the sun is easy to make the silk fabric yellowing, fading and aging.
6. The silk crepe should not be twisted when washing. It should be gently shaken open and spread out to dry on the opposite side. Do not overlap or fold it to dry to avoid staining.
7. Silk clothes are easy to harden after a long time. Soak in silk softener or white vinegar diluent to restore softness.
Key points for cleaning silk clothes
1. There are many kinds of real silk, some of which are not suitable for washing, such as flower soft satin, brocade, ancient fragrant satin, Tianxiang silk, golden crepe, golden velvet, etc.; some of which are suitable for dry cleaning, such as cashmere, Zhangrong, Qiaoqi yarn, etc.; some of which can be washed by water. Before washing, soak them in cold water for 10 minutes, left and right, and the soaking time should not be too long. Wash in cold water or warm water, not for a long time; gently knead, never vigorously scrub. Select light gear when washing. Dark color is easy to fade;
2. Alkali resistant, neutral detergent without enzyme or special detergent for silk shall be selected;
3. Use extrusion washing, avoid wring, squeeze to remove water, hang in the shade or half hang in the shade, do not expose to the sun, and do not dry;
4. Softener shall be used to maintain soft handle and antistatic.
5. Silk clothes should be hung and stored. The boxes and cabinets for storing clothes should be kept clean and dry, sealed as much as possible to prevent dust pollution. Do not spray deodorant or perfume, and do not put camphor pills.
Washing methods of silk clothes
1. Alkaline detergent should be avoided, and neutral or special detergent for silk should be selected
2. Wash it with cold water or water, and do not soak it for a long time
3. Wash gently, avoid wringing, avoid hard washing
4. It should be dried in the shade, not in the sun, not in the oven
5. Some silk fabrics should be dry cleaned
6. Dark silk fabric should be rinsed and faded
7. Wash separately from other clothes
8. Never twist.
Silk clothing maintenance method 1. Exposure to the sun, reduce the fastness and cause discoloration, color deterioration.
2. Avoid contact with rough or acid or alkali substances.
3. Wash, iron and cool dry before collection. It is better to stack them and wrap them with cloth.
4. Camphor pills should not be placed, or white clothes will be flooded.
5. When ironing, pad cloth to avoid aurora.