Pure cotton clothes are a common fabric that we often wear in our daily lives. They are comfortable, moisture-absorbent and breathable. In order to extend its service life and keep our clothes tidy and healthy, we need to adopt appropriate maintenance methods. The following is the secret of new maintenance methods for pure cotton clothes, including self-cleaning, antibacterial and other aspects.
1. Classified cleaning: Classify and clean pure cotton clothes according to their color, use and degree of soiling to avoid dyeing and fabric damage. You can wash light gray, light blue and light-colored clothes separately, and wash dark-colored clothes separately.
2. Gentle washing: Choose an appropriate amount of detergent, preferably neutral or low-alkaline detergent, avoid using bleach or containing strong acid Ingredients of detergent. When hand washing, soak the clothes in warm water for 10-15 minutes, then scrub gently to avoid strong friction.
3. Avoid prolonged soaking and repeated rubbing: prolonged soaking will make the fibers soft and damage the fabric structure; excessive rubbing will cause fiber rupture and deformation. . Therefore, avoid prolonged soaking and excessive rubbing when cleaning.
4. Wringing and drying: Do not use too much force when wringing to avoid damaging the fibers. After wringing, you can choose to air dry or tumble dry at low temperature. When drying, avoid direct sunlight to prevent the clothes from turning yellow or fading.
5. Avoid violent drying: pure cotton clothing should not be hung in a ventilated place to dry to avoid being blown by the wind, increasing friction between fibers and causing pilling. and capillary fiber damage. Clothes should be laid flat to dry or hung inside out.
6. Natural air drying: Try to choose natural air drying and avoid using high-temperature ironing and mechanical drying. High temperatures can cause fibers to shrink, causing clothing to deform and shrink.
7. Antibacterial maintenance: In addition to daily cleaning, you can choose some antibacterial agents to keep pure cotton clothes hygienic and clean. Detergents containing antibacterial ingredients can be added during the washing process to effectively inhibit bacterial growth.
8. Air disinfection: You can choose an appropriate time every month to dry pure cotton clothes in a ventilated place outdoors for several hours, and use sunlight and fresh air for thorough disinfection. .
9. Storage precautions: When storing pure cotton clothing, you should dry it completely first and keep the clothing clean and well ventilated. Clothes can be stored in transparent or pure cotton bags to avoid direct sunlight and humid environments.
In short, through reasonable and gentle cleaning, moderate wringing and drying, natural air drying and antibacterial maintenance, the life of pure cotton clothing can be effectively extended. service life and keep it neat and hygienic. I hope the above content can provide you with a reference for more appropriate care of pure cotton clothing.
