Natural and healthy fabric, silk, requires delicate care. Rules for the care of silk products prevent the appearance of tightness of the fabric, loss of color and shape. To preserve the silk fabric in its original form, you should adhere to some rules.
In what cases is it better to take a silk dress to dry cleaning
First you should familiarize yourself with the notation on the manufacturer’s label. As a rule, it indicates the temperature at which the product can be washed. However, not all silk dresses are wet-treated at home; some products are intended only for professional care. When buying things from silk, pay attention to the labels inside the product so that subsequently there are no questions about whether to wear a silk dress for dry cleaning or not. It also does not hurt to ask the store where the dress was purchased. Professional cleaning of silk dresses is especially relevant when heavily soiled.
Features of hand and machine wash silk dress
For machine wash, select the appropriate modes: Silk, Delicate Wash. Be sure to add conditioner and a detergent for delicate fabrics during machine wash. After washing, do not use drum drying.
Silk dress is not an expensive thing, and it is preferable to choose a hand wash without fear for damage to the fabric. It is better to wash a silk dress separately from other things. The temperature of the water when washing silk products should not exceed 30 degrees. Specialized detergents for washing silk or delicate fabrics should be added to the water. Do not use chlorine bleaches so as not to give the fabric a yellowish tint. To maintain color brightness, select liquid powders marked "Color".
Concentrated products should not get on the fabric, because there may remain stains on the fabric in the form of numerous layers of a lighter shade than the color of the product itself. Silk dresses should not be in the water for more than 10 minutes. So protein threads can become very wet and the product will lose its original shape.
Proper spinning of a silk dress is one of the most difficult procedures. In order not to stretch the dress, you should put the product on top of absorbent material, such as towels, and then the remaining water drains on its own. And then you can spread the dress on the entire surface of the dryer. For drying, the use of clothes hangers is allowed. In summer, you can not dry a silk dress under the influence of sunlight.
