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Common Laundry Mistakes (and how to fix them) #laundry

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I’m a dry cleaner and here are some common mistakes made when doing laundry:

1) Using too much detergent. You should max out at two or three tablespoons for large loads. Maybe a touch more for powder. Never more than two pods!
2) Try using hot water less frequently. Keep in mind that you probably think you’re much dirtier than you are. Cold water will do a great job for most loads so try and keep hot water reserved for those tough jobs. 
3) Some products are not designed to be mixed, like baking soda and vinegar, or detergent and fabric softener. These two examples are great because both are lovely on their own, but counteract each other when used together. 
4) Try to separate your clothes by color and then weight. You don’t want white lint on your dark garments and dark dye on your whites, they’ll look dingy and grey. 
5) I would never tumble dry synthetic fabrics like your gym clothes.
6) Remove chlorine bleach from your laundry routine; it’s extremely damaging to your clothes.  If you want to sanitize, try using the sanitizing cycle and a laundry sanitizer. If you want to whiten, use oxygen bleach. 

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How To Clean Cashmere #laundry #cashmere #cleaning

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How to clean cashmere:

1) If you have stains, do not use an all purpose enzymatic stain remover. Keep it simple with vinegar, water and dish soap.
2) Use a detergent designed for animal fibers like SOAK.
3) Select the handwash cycle or clean your garments by hand. I recommend up and down motions.
4) Remove what water you can by squeezing. Then use the rolling towel method.
5) Dry flat and reshape your garment. Do NOT hang dry.
6) Steam if needed
7) Store in a breathable fabric bag to avoid moths and oxidation

Protips:
1) These detergents don’t include harmful enzymes like PROTEASE which break down protein. Silk, cashmere, and wool are protein based fibers so you can cause damage by using a regular detergent
2) Also, these detergents are usually NO RINSE because they include conditioners in them. Make sure you follow the instructions.
3) Bring your cashmere to a dry cleaner if you don’t want to deal with this headache!

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How To Remove An Ink Stain – A 4th Generation Dry Cleaner’s Guide #inkstain #stain #clean

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A dry cleaners guide for removing ink!

1) Have a low expectation
2) Put a towel behind your stain
3) Treat the ink stain with white vinegar. Tamp with a cleaning brush
4) Hit it with dish soap and some water
5) Let the pretreatment sit for at least 15 minutes before washing
6) Wash as recommended
7) Inspect before tumble drying. Repeat the process as needed

Some stains simply cannot be removed and Sharpie was a good example of this. Keep in mind that very very smart people designed Sharpie to ensure it’s as permanent as possible!

I hope this helps 🙂

This Is Why Your Clothes Smell & How To Fix It #diy #odorremoval #laundry

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Body odor is caused by bacteria that lives on your body, not sweat itselfs. This bacteria loves to eat our body oil (sebum), so the more oil we can remove from our clothes, the less stinky they will be!

Unfortunately, synthetics hold onto oil much more than natural fibers like cotton. This means that you may need to try some new solutions if you’re having a problem with body odor on your clothing. Here are some tips from a 4th generation dry cleaner:

1) Wash sooner than later
2) Pretreat them with an all purpose enzymatic stain remover (I keep mine next to my hamper so I pretreat right away)
3) Use a detergent designed for odor removal
4) Use washing boosters like baking soda, borax, washing soda, and/or sodium percarbonate to supercharge your detergents cleaning power
5) Stop using fabric softner! This will make it worse
6) Try using a rinse product designed for extra cleaning / odor removal like white vinegar or Downy Rinse / Tide Boost
7) Use a laundry sanitizer if all else fails

I hope this helps unstink your stinky clothes!

How To Remove Sweat Stains – A Dry Cleaner’s Guide #laundry

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You should know that sebum is the cause of yellow stains on your clothing. Sebum is an oily substance that protects your skin and hair and is produced by the sebaceous glands. Your body produces about 40 grams of sebum every day which means it’s the most common and prevalent stain on your clothes!!!

Overtime, sebum oxidizes (turns yellow) when exposed to air. This is the same reaction that occurs to an apple or avocado when cut into. 

Soooooo here are some tips from a 4th generation dry cleaner on how to prevent and remove* sebum / old yellow stains. *This guide will also work for any old stain that you haven’t had luck removing! 

Sebum is an oily stain, so do what you normally would do for a greasy stain. I’d pretreat it with your favorite stain remover, laundry detergent or a high quality dish soap. Plus, the sooner you get to it the better (less time for it to oxidize). 

Once you’ve addressed the root of the issue you’ll need to fix the color. To do this use an oxygen bleach like hydrogen peroxide or powdered oxygen bleach (OxiClean). To remove with hydrogen peroxide, spray it on the stained areas and let it air dry inside (HP and UV rays do not vibe). To remove it with powdered oxygen bleach, soak your entire garment in hot water and powdered oxygen bleach (ideally 140 F / 60 C and above) overnight. The second method is a great way to keep sheets and towels bright and white as well (you only need to do this once or twice a year). 

Oxygen bleach is also known as color safe bleach or nonchlorine bleach. It’s sooooo much gentler on your clothing too! The one drawback is it takes a while to work, so patience is key. You may need to repeat this process for severe staining. I also recommend washing after using either of these methods.

For more tips on stain removal check out thecleanclub.com

Anyways I hope this guide helps 🙂

BABY PETS 👗🧼 Kira learns how to do the laundry

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Hello girls and boys! Summer is here, so let’s get ready by learning how to separate colored and white clothes to do the laundry. Help our pet, the kitten Kira, to choose in which washing machine each dirty garment should go. And don’t forget the detergent and fabric softener!

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Learn with Eddie 🧦 How to Do Laundry for Kids | Eddie the Dinosaur Does His Laundry

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Hi, guys! In today’s new episode of Learn with Eddie we are going to learn how to do the laundry for kids. Our dino Eddie, after having worked in the garden and taken a bath, Eddie the dinosaur has to put his dirty clothes in the washing machine. Help Eddie sort his whites and colours! If you like playing and learning, don’t miss the educational videos of Learn with Eddie, and have fun colouring and cooking new recipes!! #learnwitheddie #pretendplay #eddiethedinosaur #gameplay #laundry #videoforkids

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Learn with Eddie is a YouTube channel where you can have fun watching cartoons starring Eddie! He is a little, messy dinosaur who is full of energy and loves learning, but is always messing things up and joking around. In our weekly Learning with Eddie videos you will have fun with this wonderful dinosaur’s slip-ups: he loves playing dress-up, colouring, doing puzzles, tidying up his room, cooking, washing up, growing food, and dancing!!

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How to Fold a Shirt in Under 2 Seconds

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How to fold a shirt under 2 seconds. This step by step guide shows you how to fold a shirt very quickly. Works on all short sleeved tops including t-shirts and polo shirts. Great tutorial and easy to learn.

Someone taught me the technique last year, I’ve been told its a Japanese technique which dates back to the eighties, but who invented it and when exactly I don’t know.

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