To keep your clothes looking impeccable, like the first day, you must follow a series of washing guidelines. Depending on the type of fiber, color or substances to be removed, this process may vary.
We explain some guidelines that you can follow to make a correct wash of your clothes, so that they can last much longer in good condition:
- Sort and prepare the clothes. Before putting them in the washing machine, it is essential to check the clothes. This means separating them by color (white, black or color), checking if there are any items in the pockets that cannot be put in the washing machine and, above all, reading the labels on the clothes, to give the correct use to each fabric and group them by type. This step is very important because the label tells us the degrees at which we can wash the garment, if it should be washed by hand or if it is necessary to iron it afterwards.
- Sort dirty laundry into different rows or groups. You can divide them into white clothes (completely white), light clothes (pastel and similar colors), dark clothes (black, navy blue, dark green, dark red…), towels and sponges (to which we recommend you add two tablespoons of white vinegar to kill bacteria and eliminate the smell of mold), another group are colored aprons, underwear or delicate clothes.
- Prepare all your clothes. Remove any coins, paper or tissues from your pockets before putting them in the washing machine. Failure to do so can cause fibers to come loose and stain all your other clothes.
- Treat any heavy stains with a touch of stain remover or a specific cleaning product, to get rid of any stubborn stains or dirt. This way you can pre-treat it before machine washing.
- Check your washing machine's filter to remove any lint or dirt that could cause a jam or a problem with the wash.
- Finally, take the clothes out of the washing machine once it's finished without taking too long. If you wait too long, the clothes get very wrinkled and, in addition, because they're damp, the fabric gets damaged and the clothes get a damp smell. If you hang them up as soon as they're finished, you'll be able to get the clothes to smell nice, be soft and iron much better, because they won't have as many wrinkles.