Some clothes made of materials will shrink after washing, and even become entangled like a ball of twisted flowers after washing. How to solve the problem of shrinking clothes after washing? The editor has some tips here! Check out the following operation methods!
How to fix shrinkage clothes
Fill the sink with warm water.
Fill your laundry sink or bucket with at least 1 quart (1 liter) of warm water.
Please note that knitted clothes, such as cotton, wool, cashmere, are more suitable for this method than clothes with dense fabric knitted, such as silk, rayon, or polyester.
The water temperature should be approximately the same as the room temperature, or be warmer. Do not use overheated or overcooled water.
Mix with baby shampoo or conditioner.
Every 1 quart (1 liter) of water, mix with about 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of baby shampoo or gentle conditioner, stir the mixture until the water has a smooth, soapy and water-like consistency.
Baby shampoo and conditioner can relax the fibers of shrink-wrapped clothing. As the fibers are relaxed, they become easier to stretch and operate, which means you are able to stretch and restore the garment to the right size.
Soak the clothes in your soapy water.
Soak the shrink clothing in your soap solution to make sure it is completely covered.
soak for about 30 minutes.
You can start to stretch gently while your clothes are soaked if needed, but this is not absolutely necessary.
How to prevent clothes from shrinking
Reduce the purchase of cotton clothes. Not all clothes will shrink. It depends on the fabric of the clothes. If it is cotton, it is really difficult to avoid shrinkage. If you are afraid of shrinkage, you can try to choose clothes such as polyester or hemp that are not easy to shrink.
The quality is guaranteed. Don’t buy some clothes with poor quality without a small price. If you don’t have a certificate of conformity and no label, the workmanship of poor quality clothes will be poor and the texture will be bad, so it is difficult not to shrink.
The best hand washing
Nowadays, many families have washing machines, and they throw them into the washing machine when they are dirty. In fact, the clothes washed by the washing machine are not only not clean and thorough, but also have great lethality to the clothes, and it is also easy to cause the quality of the clothes to deteriorate and shrink.
Look at the label before washing
Don't wash all clothes the same way. You should develop the habit of looking at labels before washing clothes. For example, individual clothes contain different ingredients, so they are not suitable for washing by washing machines. Blind cleaning will only destroy the shrinkage of the clothes.
Clothes should not be soaked for too long
Many people are used to washing clothes [sooing for a while is easier to wash. In fact, soaking is OK, but the time is correct. 10-15 minutes is enough. After soaking the clothes for a long time, not only will the dirt be absorbed by the fibers of the clothes, but some fiber texture will also become soft, destroying the shrinkage of the clothes.
Do not clean high temperature water. Cleaning clothes is not to disinfect the clothes, but to destroy the shrinkage of the clothes. Generally, the temperature of cleaning clothes is controlled below 30.
Electric iron setting
The clothes are a little shrunk. You can lay the clothes flat and use the electric iron to set the clothes. Not only will the clothes return to their previous appearance, but the problem of shrinkage will be relatively reduced in the future.
Softener Care
In addition to soap and detergent, use some softeners such as gold spun to maintain the clothes to prevent shrinkage.