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Cotton clothing are the most comfortable ones. But maintenance
is a bit of trouble. Here are a few tips for taking care of
your cotton clothing:
- To get longer life out of your wardrobe, follow the manufacturer's
care label instructions.
- Also, try turning your clothes inside out before washing.
This minimizes abrasion on fabric surfaces and reduces wear.
- Separate man-made fibers, like polyester, from natural
fibers such as cotton before washing.
- Sort articles of clothing by colour, keeping whites, darks,
brights and medium colours together. Lighter garments can
pick up dyes from darker colours.
- Wash heavily soiled items separately from slightly soiled
items. This will help prevent fading and keep colours brighter.
- Chlorine bleach can be used safely on cotton whites and
colour safe bleach on dyed cottons.
- Cold rinse water saves energy and makes ironing easier.
- A general-purpose detergent may cause light spots to appear
on a garment, especially on pastel-coloured cotton fabrics.
Should spotting occur, soak the entire garment in a solution
of four parts water and one part general-purpose detergent.
This lightens the entire garment and evens out the colour.
- All garments that are not colourfast should be washed
separately. In addition, to neutralize the colour and minimize
fading, add ½ to 1 cup white vinegar when washing
the garment for the first time. Continue to wash it separately
until no colour bleeds in the wash water.
- Cotton takes much longer to dry than less absorbent fibers
- use a higher heat setting for the dryer.
- All cotton clothing should be left in the dryer just long
enough to remove wrinkles and moisture. If left in too long,
the heat can actually "set" wrinkles, increase
static cling and cause shrinkage.
- After removing cotton garments from the dryer, put them
on hangers or fold immediately.
- Cotton clothing can take the heat - use the highest setting
on an iron.
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