And you, when was the last time you cleaned your comforter? Throws, curtains, cushions, rugs... we often put much more energy into hunting or stalking in sales all these sublime textiles that surround us than to wash them. And yet, they may be at the top of their Social Media Game, they are nevertheless simple objects that generously capture dust and dirt. On the menu of bacteria that swarm in them: sweat, regurgitation of the youngest, compote and dirt from the subway.
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It must be said that tackling the cleaning of certain rooms - at random the Berber rugs or the sublime XXL woolen plaids - is not as simple as solving the fate of a dishcloth. We think about it and then we always end up patting them or vacuuming them, telling ourselves we'll take care of them the next weekend.
The concern, besides the proliferation of bacteria that weaken our health (red eyes, itchy neck and other pleasures), is the encrustation of dirt that ends up hardening, breaking the fibers and cracking it. Not to mention the colors that fade, the textures that change and the flexibility that is lost. It would be a shame to let laziness ruin your decor. Especially since it's not that complicated. The proof.
How To Clean My Comforter
We spend about eight hours a day in bed and each night, we lose an average of one liter of water. Conclusion: we wash our comforter at least twice a year and we offer ourselves a mattress topper to save the mattress, which does not wash.
How do you clean it?
There is no need to try to get your comforter or mattress cover into your washing machine. To clean them (even separately), you need a machine with a capacity of at least 15 kilos, knowing that at best individual models support 10 kilos.
There are two options: the laundromat (bring a good novel and a thermos of coffee to wait for the washing cycle and then the drying cycle so that it gets back into shape), or faster and less tedious, the dry cleaner. We prefer ecological brands like PressExpress. This chain of eco-friendly dry cleaners cleans with water or dry cleaning with Greenearth's liquid silicone technology (like that found in cosmetics and shampoos). "The dry cleaning we do not only revives the colors, preserves the fiber but also extends their life while respecting the environment," explains the manager, co-founder of PressExpress.
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How To Clean My Bedspread
Like the comforter, they absorb all the water you lose during the night. It is recommended to wash them every two months.
How do you clean them?
Smaller than a comforter, they can be easily washed in the washing machine at 40° to 60° depending on the type of pillow. The best is to refer to the label. We prefer to wash them in pairs to balance the machine. The little trick: slip a tennis ball in the dryer so that they keep all their swelling. Ideally, we take them to the dry cleaner's once a year for a more thorough cleaning with a fungicide and an antibacterial agent as proposed by the PressExpress chain.
How To Clean My Linens
For comforter covers and pillowcases, it is machine washed every week at 60°. And dry-cleaning, the zero effort option if you prefer to recover them directly folded and ironed under cover
How To Clean My Comforters
We've been wrapping ourselves in them all winter, it's about time we aired them out a bit.
How do you clean them?
If they are made of wool, go to the dry cleaner's or you will see them felting, shrinking and becoming so rough that you won't want to curl up in them next winter. If the label allows it or if you know it's 100% cotton, they go in the machine, and then on to the dryer or the yarn in the garden. It is better to go to the laundromat, depending on their size, the plaids can be very heavy. Beware, the sun can alter certain colors transform your elegant terra cotta into pink romper.
How To Clean My Pillows
We buy them on a whim, without thinking for a second how we will be able to wash them. And yet, we live with them and like everything else, they accumulate dirt and dust.
How do you clean them?
If they have removable covers, we wash the cover cold to avoid shrinking and then we let it air dry or dry in the dryer if the label allows it. If they are not removable, they should be sent to the dry cleaner's to find them as new. Otherwise they risk to be deformed and to dry badly, then to mould from the inside. The same advice applies to sofa covers.
How To Clean My Curtains & Sheers
Not only do they collect dust that eventually settles and breaks the fiber, but like everything else they are not immune to stains. We clean them every two years.
How do you clean them?
If they are made of cotton, linen or synthetic fiber, we put them in the machine, or in the laundromat if they are too big, following the instructions on the label. Wring them out at low speed. If they are velvet curtains, double curtains or custom-made models, we do not ask ourselves the question, we leave them at the dry cleaner's at the risk of finding them deformed and shrunken.
How To Clean My Carpets & Rugs
Just like carpeting, carpets must be cleaned regularly. Their fibers are real dust traps and other bacteria traps, especially since we walk on them, sometimes even in shoes.
How do you clean them?
On a daily basis, we vacuum them thoroughly every week. To go a little further, we can from time to time pass them to the steam cleaner. That remains superficial, but it is a little more effective than the vacuum cleaner. The only constraint is that you must be able to let the carpet dry completely on the floor to prevent it from becoming moldy. On the other hand, a visit to the dry cleaner is mandatory from time to time (no need to hope to fit it into a conventional machine if it is more than one meter long). The professionals have special deep machines of more than 4 meters for an optimal washing. We go there once a year if it is located in a place of passage, every 2-3 years if it is the carpet of the room on which we walk only in slippers. On the other hand, the bath mats are washed every week.
Help me with my stain!
The best thing to do if you get a stain is nothing," says Tony Blake, co-founder of PressExpress pressing. The fewer attempts you make, the better the professionals will be able to remove it. "The worst idea is to put salt on it!
The fantasy is that it will absorb the stain, but in reality, it cooks it. It's not for nothing that dyes are fixed with it," warns Tony Blake. If the fabric is washed with water, you can dilute the stain with a few drops.
What is an eco-friendly dry cleaner ?
When we talk about dry cleaning, we are actually talking about cleaning without water because the textiles are still bathed in a liquid. Most dry cleaners use perchloroethylene, a potentially carcinogenic solvent that will be completely banned by 2022. Instead, many are switching to hydrocarbons, the technology used before the advent of perchloroethylene. Still feel like warming up in your freshly laundered plaid?
Rest assured, more and more eco-friendly dry cleaners are opening up, such as the PressExpress chain, which has 53 stores. Whenever possible, PressExpress favors cleaning with water, but in an optimized way to take the greatest care of fragile items. Otherwise, as in the case of very delicate textiles that cannot withstand water (between felting and shrinkage...), such as alpaca, wild silk or velvet, these pressings use a patented liquid silicone, non-toxic for the environment, "Greenearth", like those used in cosmetics. PressExpress takes this approach even further in their stores, with LED lighting, recycled tire mats, reduced water consumption, furniture made in France, and certified green printing. Even the hangers are recycled!
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