How to wash thermal underwear?

Thermal underwear has become a very popular form of clothing in cold winter weather( especially among athletes), as it retains heat and removes moisture. But at the same time it raises the question of how to clean it. How to wash thermal underwear to preserve its former appearance and properties?- You will learn about this from this article.

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What is thermal underwear?

Thermal underwear is a garment that performs the same protective functions as the human skin. As a rule, thermal underwear is made of synthetic materials, such as polyester, polyamide, polypropylene. In these materials, also add yarn of wool or cotton( depends on where you wear these clothes).

Advantages of thermal underwear:

• Thanks to its quality and features, a person feels comfortable, can calmly do any movements.
• This kind of material takes moisture out through small pores of fabric, so it has good thermal insulation. This allows you to feel confident on any active holiday( even in the mountains).
• Can be used at temperatures from +10 to -25 C.
• Does not get wet or stick to the body during exercise, besides, it does not stretch.

But in order to preserve all these properties of things of such purpose, you need to know how to wash thermal underwear. This will be discussed below.

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How often to wash the thermal underwear?

As in human skin, in thermal underwear, heat exchange processes are violated during contamination, therefore it is necessary to clean our clothes in time:

1. This type of things is very quickly contaminated, especially the sports model. It is recommended to wash it immediately after training, even if it needs to be done every day.
2. Other things from your wardrobe that you wear every day, you can wash 2-3 times a week.
3. Outerwear( jackets, etc.) is often not recommended to wash.

Important! The degree of contamination of thermal underwear can not be determined by smell. In the material of which this type of clothing consists, smells do not linger.

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Basic washing rules

Before you can erase thermal underwear in a washing machine or manually, learn the rules that should be adhered to so as not to spoil the thing:

1. Immediately look not at the label, it should indicate the conditions of care for the thing. Most often even detergents are prescribed, which must be used for cleaning.
2. Choose only a delicate wash mode and do not exceed a temperature of more than 40 degrees( if the fabric is made of polyester, then no more than 30 degrees).
3. At high temperatures, the thermal underwear deforms and loses its appearance, so ironing or boiling it is impossible. To give a dry cleaning is also not worth it.
4. You can not use the spin mode - it spoils the fabric.
5. Use liquid cleaners or buy special products for thermal underwear. Do not use for bleaching concentrates and stain removers, which contain chlorine. Conventional powders are also not the best option, because their pores are clogged with tissue pores, and it ceases to perform its functions.

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Basic drying rules

The first thing to be said about is the prohibition of mechanical and temperature drying, for example, on a battery. Do not dry the thing, otherwise - it will become the same as the usual other items of your wardrobe. You can not dry such a thing on the battery and because it can be deformed and you will not be comfortable walking in it.

Dry in a well-ventilated place where there is a draft, and preferably without direct sunlight.

Important! You can also use a conventional dryer - decompose the thing and allow the water to flow out of the fabric.

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How to wash the thermal underwear manually?

If for some reason you decide to erase thermal underwear manually, then you need to know a few tips that will help to do it qualitatively and without bad consequences:

• When washing by hand, use a normal soap solution - soak things in it for a while.
• Do not rub or knead strongly the laundry, but at the end of the wash, rinse it well in clean water.
• Do not squeeze the laundry - it's best to let the water run out of the fabric.

As you have already seen, nothing difficult to wash thermal underwear. But there are some rules that are very easy to adhere to - they help to preserve all the valuable properties of such clothes. We hope that you have already been able to sharpen the mastery of caring for such products according to our recommendations, and they do not need you anymore.