The New Year is coming soon, and winter is half over. Have you washed your down jacket? This kind of winter jacket is actually the most difficult to wash. You don’t dare to wash your own coat and have to send it to a dry cleaning shop for professional cleaning. The cotton coat is relatively not that delicate, so you can just throw it into the washing machine and then dry it. It is a little more important to wash it by hand. It is more troublesome to clean the down jacket. It must not only clean it, but also not to destroy its material and the down inside it. The surface material of the down jacket is relatively special, usually with a thin layer of waterproofing, and the solid grease in the down is the fiber. If you send it to dry cleaning, not only will the fabric be destroyed by special dry cleaning potions, but an experienced boss will probably not wash it for you even if you see it. Many "lazy" wash down jackets with a washing machine, but it is actually difficult to wash them completely. Down jackets are not like other clothes that can be washed once every few days, but they have to be worn intermittently for a long time. Because everyone knows that the washing machine "destroy" down jacket. Frequent violent washing will cause the oil in the down jacket to quickly lose. Over time, the down jacket will not be fluffy or warm.
A down jacket is not cheap, especially for this kind of clothing, everyone will try to choose a more guaranteed brand of “ this is not possible. So the down jacket only takes one more time to wash once, but after the stains accumulate for many days, it is difficult to wash it clean. Today, the editor will tell you that down jackets, "brands" have to be washed like this, and many people have to learn it.
Tools: Bath Ball + Laundry Detergent
Some people do not use a washing machine to clean down jackets, but use a brush to brush. Did you know that the texture of the brush is so hard that it will not be of much benefit to the down jacket at all! The bath ball is much softer, both soft and clean and powerful.
First, hang our “ brand goods ” on the wall of the bathroom, then spray water with the shower head of the home shower to wet the surface of the down jacket evenly. Remember not to overheat the water temperature, it is best to use cold water.
Then we pour the laundry detergent on the bath ball like a shower gel, rub it out of foam, and gently brush it on the surface of the down jacket like a bath. If there are accumulated stains in the area, you can focus on cleaning, and the laundry detergent can be replaced with shower gel. After cleaning, rinse it in the shower. Do not wrung the washed down jacket or shred the washing machine to dry it, it is very “ destroy the fabric. You can fold it and squeeze out the moisture.
Or find a larger bath towel to wrap it and squeeze the bath towel to suck out the excess moisture. Finally, just hang the down jacket in a cool and ventilated place. After drying, patting it gently, and the down jacket will return to fluffy. The down jacket washed out like this is both clean and warm. Come and learn from the editor.
Of course, students who are really lazy can buy special cleaning agent for down jackets directly, which will clean the local area and do not use wet water, and will not destroy your "branded goods" at all.