- What is antistatic?
- Why do I need an antistatic?
- Types of antistatic
- Antistatic with their own hands
- Urgent measures
Everyone in the house and wardrobe today has things made of synthetically produced textiles. Such products are quite convenient, practical, and are inexpensive. All of them are good, if not one "but" - the constant appearance of static electricity with constant contact. Therefore, so that the hair does not represent a cluster of antennae, which are heeled at different ends, and skirts, dresses do not stick to their feet, forming into bizarre forms around the body, you need to choose a quality and really effective antistatic for clothes. How it can be, how to choose it and what you can use instead of antistatic, you will learn from this article.
to the contents ↑What is antistatic?
Antistatic for clothing and hair are special products made by combining chemical elements. In the finished form - the volume in which they are sold and available to each consumer, such a means will stop the effect of static electricity.
Important! Depending on the quality and basis of the product, the antistatic for clothing gives a more or less lasting result. Therefore, the choice should be carefully considered, so that money, albeit small, was not wasted.
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Antistatic for clothes - it's not just a whim and a desire to use all the novelties available in the modern market, but an urgent necessity. Pantyhose, dresses, blouses, skirts, and even bed linens, curtains, curtains, decorative textiles for different rooms today are made if not completely from the synthetic composition, then with the addition of such fibers.
The result of the interaction of various items of daily use and clothing manifests itself as:
- adherence of clothing to the body;
- the occurrence of a short low electrical discharge when touched by a person, metal objects or even just to hair or clothing on oneself;
- sticking of pile from fabrics, animal hair on clothes;
- adheres excess dust to things;
- effect of magnetized hair, because of which it is impossible to make a normal styling.
All this does not add to anyone's attractiveness, so the only way out is to buy an antistatic or make it yourself and use it regularly.
Important! Regardless of what means you decide to give preference to the removal of the effect of static electricity, do not apply it on both contiguous fabrics, for example, on the tights and hem of the skirt. The result in this case can be directly opposite.
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Antistatic for clothes today can be bought in different form of release, but the most convenient and practical is the one that is sold as a spray. Such means can be:
- On a water basis. Safe and convenient to use, but not so effective that you could use it, for example, only once a day.
- Based on ethyl alcohol. This version of the product is convenient because it evaporates almost immediately, leaving no traces on the fabric and at the same time it is quite effective. The only nuance is a sharp and slightly unpleasant smell, which even some people can cause allergy, and clothes after it should be washed more carefully.
Important! If none of these options are suitable, you can add special anti-static clothing for clothes directly when washing. It can be a conditioner, a soluble paste.
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Antistatic with your own hands
In a situation where you do not want to use additional chemistry without such a vivid need, it's time to think about what can replace an antistatic or how to prepare an antistatic at home with your own hands.
Option 1
Remove material from accumulation of static electricity during washing - add vinegar or lemon juice at the last rinse. They not only help prevent an unpleasant phenomenon, but also make the fabric of any product softer and more pleasant to the touch. And if you use a lemon, it also smells nice.
Important! Vinegar can be replaced with ordinary table salt. It will take 1 tsp.for 10 liters of water. The effect will be the same.
Option 2
Another solution that is perfectly used as a fabric softener and antistatic for clothes is also added when washing or rinsing. For its preparation, mix:
- 2 parts of your hair conditioner;
- 3 parts of vinegar;
- 6 parts of water.
Important! For any amount of washing, in principle, only ½ of a glass of such a substance is sufficient.
Option 3
If you use fabric softeners, dilute the concentrate with water, fill any container with a spray gun - your home antistatic clothing is ready.
Important! Such a tool can be applied like a spray directly on things, carpets.
to the contents ↑Urgent measures
If in advance you are not stocked with a tool and the situation with the magnetization of hair or tissue caught you off guard at home or elsewhere, use the means that are always around and which you can replace the antistatic for clothes:
- usualwater - wet your hands and draw them through your hair or clothes;
- grease feet with cream - any, suitable for hands, face;
- if there is a piece of soap in the bathroom - easily lead them through the pantyhose or lining of the skirt.
Now you know a lot of the easiest ways, how to always look neat and elegant, and not as an epicenter of a magnetic field. Be energetic, but let it be just a hidden "electric charge", not static electricity, spoiling your hair and bringing discomfort when you wear your favorite things.