Stergene Gentle Care for Handwash Delicates 500ml

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While it’s a good idea to wash wool at low temperatures, it’s actually a myth that heat shrinks wool. What does shrink wool is the combination of heat with motion. Some liquid detergents you should consider include, but are not limited to: Wilton London Eco-Friendly Laundry Liquid Cedarwood In addition to this, you should also think about hand washing clothes made from delicate materials, like wool, lace, silk, clothes with lots of beading and items with fine details. Stergene can be used to clean silk and wool, as well as other fine and delicate materials. The silky smooth, almost rich in texture liquid breathes a new lease of life into fabrics, and not only cleans them but protects them, so they continue to look like new.

Start to roll the item up in the towel – the towel collects moisture from the clothes, and helps to hold the item’s shape, but doesn’t damage the material. Just using water will also mean that your laundered clothes also won’t have that ‘just cleaned’ smell either. The tag, which is usually found attached to an item’s seam, will give you advice on how to wash, dry and iron the article, for example. And it’s important that you listen to this information. If you’re after a detergent that is suitable for hand washing general, hardwearing laundry, Daz is a great option.

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The process above is also suitable for underwear, but you should always read the care label on your undies before washing them. Simply press a damp cloth on a discreet patch of silk to see if the colour bleeds away. If so, you should not hand wash the item. If nothing happens, you can continue to hand wash the item.

If we had to recommend one product to buy it would be Ecover Delicate Laundry Liquid because it’s an environmentally conscious item, it has a pleasant smell, and it’s reasonably priced.Pre-treatments should be done before the hand washing takes place – this’ll help to give your clothes the best overall clean. Washing powder is grainy in texture, is usually white in colour, and is an alternative product to use when it comes to hand washing clothes.

When machine washing wool, try to only fill the machine about halfway. Choose the most appropriate setting, which will be the woollens or delicates cycle if your machine has one. Interestingly, the bottle’s cap acts as a measuring tool, so you can use this device to pour the right measure into the water when you’re going to clean your clothes.What’s more, all of the ingredients are biodegradable and plant-based. This means this detergent is gentle on your delicate fabrics and your skin. Remove your items one at a time from the ‘washing zone’ and immerse them in the cold water in the ‘rinsing zone’.