How to wash down jackets best? down jacket
The filler down in the down jacket is a combination of duck (goose) down and duck (goose) wool. This type of down is a protein fiber. Protein fibers are composed of amino acids, and the surface of the fibers also has fatty properties to play a protective role. If you use soap and ordinary washing powder to clean, because their pH value is around 11, they have strong alkalinity, which is easy to damage the fat protective film on the surface of the fiber and penetrate into the fiber. The down loses its original softness, elasticity and luster, becomes dry, hard, brittle and aging, and shortens the service life of the down. When cleaning down jackets, be sure to pay attention to:
Must be washed by hand
90% of down jackets are marked to be hand washed, so do not dry clean. Because the potion used for dry cleaning will affect the warmth retention and age the fabric. And machine washing and drying can easily cause the clothes to be out of shape after being twisted, affecting the appearance and warmth retention.
30 ℃ water temperature rinse
Soak the down jacket in cold water for 20 minutes first, so that the inside and outside of the down jacket are fully moist, then dissolve the detergent in warm water at 30 ° C, then soak the down jacket for 1 quarter of an hour, and then gently brush it with a soft brush. Rinsing should also be done with warm water, which is conducive to the full dissolution of the detergent and makes the down jacket rinse cleaner.
Use special detergents
The poultry down in the down jacket is protein fiber. If it is cleaned with soap or ordinary washing powder (let alone enzymatic washing powder), because it has strong alkalinity, the down jacket loses its softness, elasticity and luster, becomes dry, hard and aging, and shortens the service life of the down jacket. Therefore, it is best to use a special down jacket cleaning agent for cleaning down jackets. If not, a neutral detergent can be used. If an alkaline detergent is accidentally used, the residual detergent will easily leave white marks on the surface of the clothes. To remove, after rinsing twice, add two small spoonfuls of vinegar to the warm water, soak the down jacket for a while and then rinse. Vinegar can neutralize alkaline detergents.
Can't wring it out.
After the down jacket is washed, it cannot be wrung out. The moisture should be squeezed out, tiled or hung to dry. After drying, you can pat it lightly to make the down jacket fluffy and soft.
No sun exposure
When the water is not dripping, take out the clothes and put them in a ventilated place to dry, without exposure or baking. When it is about to dry, you can gently pat it with your hands or a small wooden stick to restore the down to its natural fluffy state.
If your down jacket is only partially dirty, you don't have to wash the whole thing. Because ordinary down jacket fabrics are not afraid of water, just put a few drops of collar cleaning or detergent spirit on the dirty part, and dry it with a wet towel after a few minutes to remove the stain. If it's not clean again, just repeat it a few more times.
