Means for washing down jackets - how to choose and use?

Only by correctly choosing and using means for washing down jackets, one can count on keeping the attractiveness and functionality of the product for a long time. Dry cleaning services are not available to everyone, but for someone this option is simply inconvenient, so every housewife should know how to properly subject the wardrobe to the treatment in the washing machine and how to clean it manually.

Based on the chosen variant of the treatment, the detergent composition is also selected. Despite the fact that today, if you want, you can buy a quality and safe gel for the product, liquid powder or even profile shampoo, we should not forget about the traditional variants of products.

Detergents that are not suitable for cleaning down jackets

Some products are not suitable for washing down jackets, regardless of the exposure to the material and filler. This is due to the peculiarities of the structure of the pen, which is intended to make the garment as light as possible, but warm at the same time. For example, if you wash the thing with the usual powder of even the highest quality, the natural grease layer on the surface of the feathers will be destroyed. As a result, they are stuck together( both in the washing machine and during the usual soaking) so that even after drying they can not straighten out under the pressure of their own weight. Forming numerous lumps, such filler will not be distributed evenly, leave a lot of gaps, will start to let in cold air.

Also not the best option is a hair shampoo. His mistresses are increasingly trying to use to wash the down jacket "in the most gentle way."In practice, this approach creates more problems than benefits. First, it also actively removes the fat layer from the surface of the pen. Secondly, he can not fight with dirt, stains after such washing, even in a washing machine, still remain. Thirdly, because of the abundant allocation of foam, it is almost impossible to completely wash the shampoo from the filler. After the product dries, divorces and streaks clearly appear on its surface.

Multifunctional washing liquid will also have to be postponed. The vast majority of such formulations reduce the quality of the filler, despite the fact that they do not cope well with impurities.

Advantages of store products

Today in any large sports hypermarket you can find profile means for washing down jackets. They do not have a high cost, they are economically spent and they give exactly the result that is necessary. In addition, these compounds still have many advantages:

• A special formula of the product affects the synthetic surface carefully but intensely. At the down filling there is no negative effect.

Tip: Many stores offer caps for washing down jackets. These are small pouches in which the gel is placed, placed directly into the drum with the product. The only advantage of this product is that it does not need to be measured. In the rest, it is the same product as in the vial, only at a significantly overpriced price.

• The structure of the fibers does not change, the fabric does not shed, is not covered with stains and divorces.
• Even if the down jacket is washed with such a composition in the washing machine, it will look like a new one. The filler will dissolve, the product will acquire the desired volume and pleasant odor.

Most often, a special gel or special shampoo is available for the treatment of down jackets. In extreme cases, you can use and powder, but only designed for automatic machines and marked "suitable for washing down jackets" in the manual.

Effective folk remedies

Natural household chemicals do not lose their popularity due to high efficiency against the background of hypoallergenic and safety for materials. If you wash the down jacket with one of the following means, you can count on the desired result with minimal risks of a negative outcome:

• Powder based on soda. This type of detergent practically does not give soap foam, so it does not harm the down filler and synthetic casing. With its help, the down jacket can be washed both manually and in a washing machine.

• Castilian soap. Can be represented by a solid bar and liquid. The first option is ideal for removing local spots. The liquid is best used for hand washing. Although strong pollution it does not wash, the product will noticeably refresh. Soap nuts. A composition made from soap nuts is added to a basin of water. The liquid must be thoroughly mixed until uniform. In the resulting solution, the down jacket should first be soaked for 1-2 hours, then wash with hands. It should be noted that this approach not only removes stains, but also has bleaching properties.

• Shampoo without sodium lauryl sulfate. These are natural mixtures that do not give a lot of foam, but have a clear cleaning effect. The main thing is not to disregard the rules of dosing - to clean the down jacket, there are three tablespoons of the product diluted in a basin of water. Due to a lack of foam, it may seem that the method does not work, but it is not. Only by observing the dosage it is possible to clean the down jacket without spending several hours washing the product.

Unfortunately, natural remedies are almost powerless before serious pollution in the form of ink, grease, stains from berries. If the down jacket is strongly dirty or has acquired a grayish shade, it is better to use a profile gel to clean it.

Several nuances and useful tricks

In order to achieve the maximum positive effect from cleaning the down jacket, it is necessary to remember a number of important points of the process:

1. Do not rush using stain removers and bleaches if you have to deal with persistent stains. First, it is necessary to wash the product with the most ordinary soap of brown color with a specific pungent smell. Directly on the spot, a thick foam is applied. Then the cloth is gently three, rinsed and run in a washing machine on a suitable regime.
2. Regardless of the color of the down jacket, the use of chlorine and oxygen bleaches is prohibited.
3. Downy filler actively absorbs all chemicals and odors, therefore it is better to refuse any conditioner and conditioner.
4. If the washing is done manually, the detergent must first be diluted in a small amount of warm water. This will reduce the risk of divorce and increase the effectiveness of the approach.
5. If the treatment is carried out in a washing machine, then it is worth using an additional rinse cycle, and the usual amount of detergent is reduced by one third.
6. If the down jacket is equipped with decorative inserts of artificial or natural fur( which are not removed), then it's better not to risk using different home approaches, and immediately bring the garment to the dry cleaning.

Regardless of the type of exposure, before you wash the down jacket, you must carefully read its label. Neglect of recommendations will not affect the quality of the product in the best way.