As the winter is coming, it is time to pack your cotton clothes and bring out the polyester from the closet. The rain is also accompanying and the problem of stains of mud on cotton is a troublesome job for anyone. It is the best season to use all of your polyesters as it also protects against the evening breeze. Moreover, the bright colors and trendy designs help you to keep your fashion game on.
Now, here comes the main section of using polyester dresses – the maintenance. If you have any questions related to washing, drying, and ironing, then here we will bring you some interesting and useful tips that will help you to deal with this fairly common fabric.
Things you should keep in mind:
- Before washing, check the care label attached to the dress
- Always use a high-quality washing powder like Safed
- You can use a fabric conditioner for better result
- For machine wash don’t use hot water
- Prefer for tumble dry on low cycle or air dry
- You can use the vinegar to keep up the brightness of the white clothes
Now, check out the following tips that will help you to maintain the polyester all through the year:
- To know how to care for your polyester, the best way is to follow the instruction label. Every item has a different care guide and that label is the only source to know that. You can also know whether there is 100% polyester or not.
- You can wash the polyester in a washing machine but you have to keep in mind that the water is not much hot, the cycle you select is gentle, you are using a good quality detergent powder like Safed and use conditioner to reduce static electricity.
- We suggest that, for better results and longer life, you must go for the hand wash the polyester as it is the best way to care for it. Make a solution of warm water and detergent by swirling your hand on the bowl. Now soak the clothes for some time and use the running cold water to wash away all the residues of the detergent. Air-dry it gently to remove all the excess water.
- As polyester is a synthetic fabric it will not shrink after washing. However, if you put the material on the hot water time and again, it will shrink eventually. If the clothing is made of 100% polyester, then it will not tend to shrink.
- Go for the tumble dry if you don’t want your cloth to shrink with time. Select the low heat and short cycle in the drier. The best way to dry the polyester is the air-drying method.
- In case, your polyester clothes lose its brightness you can either soak it overnight in lukewarm water and detergent powder or add vinegar in the bucket while washing.
- Use low heat and steam iron while iron pressing the polyester if required otherwise you can just avoid this step.