How to wash the down jacket without getting divorced?

Often you can hear complaints like this - I washed the down jacket, left a divorce, what should I do? The solution to this problem is, and it is described below.

If you are more cautious and have not yet managed to put the down jacket on the powder, you will also find it helpful to learn how to wash your down jacket without divorce at home.

WAS washed the down jacket, there were divorces - what to do?

Divorce can remain on the down jacket because of the quality of the detergent powder or insufficient rinse. Try washing the down jacket manually with another detergent. And rinse it thoroughly. If this method does not help, then you only dry clean.

Another problem that can arise when washing the down jacket is a slugging filler. In this case, the down jacket should be washed again (or simply wetted) and the drying process divided and distributed wet filler by hand.

How to wash a white down jacket correctly (without divorce) in a washing machine?

Pooh - a gentle material, so to wash it should be approached with special attention.

1. Temperature is not higher than 30 ° C, and only a delicate (gentle) washing mode.
2. Washing is better not with powder, but with a liquid remedy (not bleaching and not dyeing). If you use powder, then the path will be childish or not containing any additional additives.
3. In the typewriter, there should only be a down jacket, no other white things that you want to wash together.
4. Zippers and buttons button up, down jacket is turned inside out and preferably placed in a bag for washing.
5. One rinse is not enough, put 2-3. Spin is only delicate, otherwise the down jacket is deformed.
6. Dry the down jacket in the fresh air, the first day in a horizontal position, so that there is no deformation.

How correctly to wash a light down jacket manually without divorces?

The best way to wash the down jacket, is to wash it with your hands, how to do it, read below.

First, determine which filler is in your down jacket. To do this, read the label. If it is "down", then inside the fluff, if the label says "cotton", then the filler is made of batting, if "feather" is a feather. If on the label the letters "fiberteck", "hollow fiber" or "polyester" are colored, then the lining of your down jacket is synthetic.

If it is synthetic, for example holofayber, then the down jacket can be placed in a basin and washed as usual. Only leave it for a long time in the water can not. And, of course, to use for washing you need a warm, not hot 30 ° C, water and a gentle cleanser. without bleach and dye or infant powder.

If your down jacket is lined with fluff, then you should handle it carefully. The product is best not to soak entirely, and wash only contaminated areas - the collar, cuffs. Carefully apply a laundry soap or liquid detergent on the fabric, foam it with your hand and rinse well with a sponge soaked in water.

If the down jacket is to be washed entirely, it is better to do this as follows. We suspend the down jacket over the bathroom, soap the cloth and three brushes the most polluted areas. Then wash off the detergent with a shower. If your down jacket is provided with a water-repellent coating, it will remain virtually dry - less time for drying. If there is no water repellent coating, then only the closest layer of feathers will get wet, which is better than completely soaked down. So the product will dry out faster, and less likely to deform it and get a divorce.

But we must remember that not every down jacket can be washed. Some products allow only a dry cleaning. Usually it is clothes with a high degree of protection from the cold, sportswear or products with fur inserts.