Laundry Myths - Treat All Stains From the Front

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Treat All Stains From the Front

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As tempting as it is to tackle the stain on a shirt by rubbing away, turn it inside out and start there. By treating a stain from the back of the fabric, you are pushing the stain out of the fabric fibers rather than rubbing it in deeper. Learn more about spot treating stains to save yourself from embarrassment and to reduce your laundry loads.

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Laundry Myths - Use More Detergent to Get Cleaner Clothes

 Use More Detergent to Get Cleaner Clothes

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More is not better when it comes to laundry detergent. We are all quite guilty of using too much detergent and creating excessive suds that actually redeposit soil onto our clothing. 

Many liquid detergent caps make it difficult to see measuring lines. Take time to use a permanent marker to enhance those lines. You'll save money and get cleaner laundry. It is also a good idea to use half as much detergent as recommended and see if you are pleased with the results. You can always add more but you can never pull it out.

If you have a front load washer, that smell coming from your machine could be because you are using too much detergent and fabric softener.

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Laundry Myths - Add Coffee to Rinse Water to Keep Clothes Black

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Add Coffee to Rinse Water to Keep Clothes Black

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We had not heard this myth until recently but a reader was convinced that adding a cup of black coffee to the rinse water would prevent black jeans from fading. It would take a washer-full of espresso to make a difference in the color of black jeans.

Coffee can color fabric, but adding one cup will not keep your black clothes from fading; follow these tips to keep black clothes black.

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Laundry Myths - Use Hair Spray to Remove Ink

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Use Hair Spray to Remove Ink

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The idea of using hairspray to remove ink from laundry began in the 1950s and was actually a valid tip. It was the alcohol in hairspray that worked on the ink stain. Today's hairsprays are different from those aerosols of yesteryear. Many formulas do not even contain alcohol and can actually cause stains compounding the problem of the ink that's still on your favorite jeans.

Fortunately, we have tips on removing both ink and hairspray stains that you can use!

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WASHING & LAUNDRY SYMBOLS EXPLAINED

At Cashmere & Cotton we don’t believe in throwaway fashion, our cashmere is made to last a lifetime and with a little love and care, it can. We want to help you get the most out of your cashmere clothing; whether it’s your favourite go-to wardrobe staple or those easy to throw on accessories that you just can’t live without.

The care label in any garment is where you'll find recommended laundry symbols, but what do these actually mean? We've popped together a helpful guide for when you're washing your clothes by machine or hand.

WHAT DO WASHING SYMBOLS MEAN?

Washing instructions for cashmere can vary due to different grades and knitting tensions so we always advise to take a look at the care label symbols and carefully read all the information given; you will find this inside your piece of cashmere knitwear. On this clothing label there will be a group of laundry symbols dedicated to clothing care, which will let you know the best way to look after your item of clothing and keep it looking it's best.

WASHING LABELS

The clothes washing symbols on the care label will let you know if the item needs to be machine or hand washed, the wash cycle and what temperature to use. The washing machine symbols commonly used are; Machine washable, Wash cold (30 degrees), wash warm (40 degrees), wash hot (60 degrees), synthetics cycle, gentle/wool wash cycle, hand wash, do not wash and do not wring.

Our cashmere can be hand washed but is also machine washable and we recommend a gentle machine cycle such as a wool wash or a delicate cycle, a maximum temperature of 30 degrees, using a specialist cashmere detergent and no fabric conditioner. You will see two washing symbols on our washing labels; the gentle/wool wash cycle which looks like a bucket filled with water and two lines underneath and the hand wash symbol which looks like a bucket filled with water and a hand. For full instructions on washing your cashmere read our guide how to wash c

IRONING SYMBOLS

Our most hated chore, ironing! We advise to always read the label for the recommend heat setting to avoid any disasters; this will be shown as an iron with number of dots or for do not iron an iron with a cross through.

When it comes to ironing our cashmere, we recommend steaming with a steam iron as opposed to ironing flat, which may cause the natural pile of the yarns to be crushed. This is depicted on our care label as the cool iron symbol, which is an iron with one dot in the middle; meaning a maximum of 110 degrees.

DRY CLEAN SYMBOLS

For those of you who would rather a professional dry cleaner handle the laundering of your cashmere, look for the dry cleaning symbols; these will help you to make the decision on whether the item should go to the dry cleaners and what solvent they should use. Common dry cleaning symbols you will see are; dry clean only, any solvent, any solvent except trichloroethylene, petroleum solvent only and do not dry clean.

Our cashmere can be dry-cleaned and on our care label will show the circle with a P in the middle, which means dry clean with any solvent except Trichloroethylene.

BLEACHING SYMBOLS

If you need any information on bleaching look for the triangle symbol. Bleaching symbols consist of a triangle with a cross through it for do not bleach, a triangle with diagonal lines for use of non-chlorine bleach or just a triangle for bleaching allowed.

We advise to not use bleach on any of our cashmere, this is depicted in the symbol that looks like a triangle with a cross through it.

WRITTEN BY HATTIE FARROW

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TUMBLE DRY SYMBOLS

Once you have washed your piece of cashmere next in the laundry process is drying. To determine the best way to dry your clothes without causing any shrinkage or damage, look for the drying symbol on your garment. The common drying symbols you will see are; tumble dry allowed and the heat setting, this is a circle within a square with a number of dots inside, permanent press/ Synthetics, Delicate/Gentle or do not tumble dry.

Here at cashmere and cotton we recommend laying our items flat or rolling in a dry towel. We do not recommend the garment is put in a tumble dryer this is shown on the care label by the use of the do not tumble dry symbol, which is a square with a circle inside and a cross through it.