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Is it true that the down jacket is too much washed and not warm? Proper cleaning method of down jack

Is it true that the down clothes are not warm when washed too much? Yes, the down clothes are washed too frequently, which will reduce the warmth of down. Therefore, the frequency of washing down clothes in winter should not be too high, generally two or three times. If the frequency is too high, it will affect the warmth retention effect.

Wrong laundry method

Using the wrong washing method to wash down clothes will definitely make them less warm. Because you hurt down deeply!

The down jacket is warm and light, unlike the heavy cotton jacket, but it is not easy to take care of. The down of the animals inside is even more delicate. If you don't take good care of it, the effect of warmth preservation is getting lower and lower. After all, the hair doesn't grow on yourself.

Why is it not warm when the down is washed too much

There will be a layer of hydrophobic lipid on the surface of down fiber. The chemical solution used for dry cleaning or the soap washing powder with strong alkaline (with enzyme washing powder) will destroy the lipid on the surface of down, making down lose its elasticity and become dry and brittle. After washing, the washing powder (surfactant) remained in the clothes will also affect the elasticity and fluffy degree of down. After washing, wring the down clothes by hand or by washing machine will make the down in the clothes wring together and become uneven in thickness, which will reduce the air content in the clothes and reduce the warmth retention.

Why down jacket keeps warm

Because down jacket reduces heat conductivity. The factors that affect the heat conduction of clothes are determined by the materials of clothes and the air in clothes. The heat transfer efficiency of air is very low. Clothes contain more air and keep the air is the key to improve the warmth retention. In addition to the low permeability of the fabric (so as to keep the air in the clothes), the key to the warmth preservation of down clothing is to select duck or goose down, which has a good fluffy property, so that the clothes can be filled with more air to keep warm.

How about washing more down clothes

Too much washing of down jacket will reduce the warmth of down jacket, and it may also cause the down running inside.

Regular washing of down clothes will affect the warm keeping effect. For a good quality down clothes, it is suggested that the washing times should not be too many on the premise of not affecting the clean wearing. At the same time, after washing, pat the clothes as light as possible to reduce the damage to down.

Down jacket has excellent thermal performance, which is determined by its structure: the down flower is a flower like structure, which is composed of a down core and a lot of emitted down filaments. Velvet is composed of many small hollow scales, which contain a lot of still air. Because of the low thermal conductivity of air, it forms a natural barrier to the flow of hot and cold air. With the unique three-dimensional branch structure of down, compared with other heat preservation materials of the same weight (such as camel hair, cashmere, silk, cotton, chemical fiber, etc.), the fluffy degree is higher and the heat preservation is stronger.