Cotton Laundering Tips

Cotton Dress Shirts:

Although many opt to send their dress shirts to the cleaners, industrial pressing can loosen or break buttons. This process also scorches and weakens the fabric, which eventually leads to tearing. The best way to care for your cotton dress shirts is to hand wash them as much as possible or machine wash, protecting the garment with a mesh bag.

White Cotton Tees:

Even if you don’t see stains, you should pretreat the underarms and collar of your white tee with a stain remover before each wash. Stains caused by perspiration, perfumes, body oils, and deodorant can build up and appear over time, causing unsightly stains and ruining your cotton tees.

Detailed & Embellished Shirts:

In order to protect details from fading or falling off of your embellished tees, protect graphics, crystals, and beads from damage by turning shirts inside out and hanging to dry after washing.

Cotton Sweaters:

Most sweaters made from synthetic materials require the item to be hand washed, but cotton sweaters are easy to launder at home. Hand washing is certainly an option, but the gentle cycle of most washing machines can speed up the laundering process and help preserve the life and look of your sweaters.

Stiff Jeans:

To make a pair of stiff jeans soft, fill the washer with water, add a capful of fabric softener and soak overnight. Run the wash the next morning and use your preferred method of drying for a pair of soft, comfortable jeans that are ready to wear.

Dark Denim:

The first step to preserving dark denim is to wash your denim inside out. Maintain your denim’s rich color by skipping visits to the dryer, since this is where most of the fading occurs. Hang your denim to dry, instead.

Lingerie:

The best way to extend the lifetime of your cotton lingerie is to wash by hand. However, if you don’t have time, throw your intimates into the washer on the gentle cycle and hang to dry.

OTHER HELPUL COTTON LAUNDERING TIPS:

• Always refer to the garment's sewn-in label, for specific care instructions.

• Chlorine bleach can be used safely on cotton whites but only color-safe bleach should be used on dyed
  cotton garments.

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