Washing Methods for Common Fibers

1.Silk: Dry cleaning is the best washing way for silk. Silk can be hand washed by using cold water, if it is shown washable. Silk is picked after being washed. Water which does not need to be wrung on silk drains naturally. Then hang silk at ventilated place to be fried. Solarization is not allowed.

2.Nylon: Nylon is dried easily after being washed. Common lotions can be used for washing nylon. Nylon cannot be insolated for a long time in case of clothes turning yellow. So nylon must be hanged at a cool ventilated place. Put a placemat on the surface of nylon before ironing and the temperature of iron is between 120℃ and 130℃.

3.Polyester: Polyester is washed and dried easily. Ventilated place is the best place for drying. Polyester does not need to be ironed constantly.

4.Linen & ramie: When washing linen or ramie, mild soap or neutral detergent is the most suitable.

5.Rayon: Dry cleaning is the best for washing rayon. Rayon can be washed by using cold water if it is shown washable. It needs to be dehydrated after being washed. Forceful wringing is not allowed when it is ironed, the best suitable temperature of iron is between 130℃ and 140℃.

6.Cotton: Soap or neutral detergent is used to wash cotton. Washing powder containing fluorescer is not allowed to be utilized and cotton cannot be soaked into bleach. Cotton goes mould easily. For that cotton must be dried before being stored. Drying machine must not be used.

Wool: Dry cleaning is the best washing method for wool. It can be washed by using warm water if it is shown washable. Hot water, alkaline detergents and strong acid detergent are not allowed. Wool is put into water to wash after neutral detergent dissolving in water whose temperature is 30℃. Wool can only be scrubbed lightly without using brush. Wool is put flatly to dry after being washed. A layer white cloth is used to cover wool in case of direct sunshine. When ironing, the most suitable temperature of iron is about 140℃, and a placemat is put on the surface of wool.

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