Tips for washing slippers

Tips for washing slippers

Slippers are a kind of shoes that people often wear at home, and they are convenient to wear. There are many types of slippers. The most common ones are plastic slippers. If the color is lighter, they will often oxidize, making the slippers look dirty. At this time, you can use certain methods to clean them, such as putting them in a baking soda solution, which is very effective for cleaning. Let's take a look at this aspect.

Tips for washing slippers

1. Pour baking soda into the warm water prepared in advance, stir vigorously to make the baking soda solution dissolve better, and then soak the shoes in the water for a while.

2. After taking out the shoes, sprinkle baking soda evenly on the shoes.

3. Brush repeatedly with a brush and then rinse with clean water.

Method 2

1. Stir fine sawdust and laundry detergent and add a little water. Then sprinkle it on your shoes, brush them with a shoe brush and rinse them with water to clean them.

2. Wash with detergent, then scrub with 10% alcohol, and then rinse with clean water. Use 0.25% potassium permanganate solution to clean. Red ink stains on ordinary clothes can be scrubbed with lemon and then washed with clean water.

3. Wash with clean water, rub the detergent and rice grains together, and then absorb them with gauze or cotton wool. Residual stains can be washed with ammonia. Rub it repeatedly with toothpaste or milk, then wash it with soap. Scrub with 4% baking soda water.

4. If the plastic is dyed or discolored, causing the color inside the plastic to change, it is an irreversible situation.

Slippers related information

Slippers are a kind of shoes. According to popular saying, slippers originated in Japan during the Meiji era; in fact, slippers originated in India even earlier. The heel is completely empty, with only the toe at the front. Most shoes have flat soles and are often made of very light and soft leather, plastic, cloth, etc.

【origin】

According to popular belief, slippers originated in Japan's Meiji era. In fact, slippers originated in India. Zhou Qufei, an official who served in Guangxi during the Southern Song Dynasty, recorded the two types of leather slippers worn by the local Jiaozhi people: one type had a leather sole with a one-inch long bone column in the middle, which was clamped by the toes for walking; the other type had a red leather cross placed on the leather sole, which was inserted into the foot for walking.

【Ancient Definition】

Regarding slippers, Xu Ke of the Qing Dynasty believed that: "Drag means to drag. Slippers are shoes without heels. People can drag them at will because they are light and convenient." This definition of "drag them at will" reflects the unrestrained and casual spirit of slippers.

【Classification】

There are different types of slippers depending on the occasions they are worn and their performance and uses. For example, beach slippers are not made of cloth but plastic. This is to make them waterproof and easy to clean. The toe shape is also specially designed and they are often called flip-flops. But in winter, indoor slippers may be made of fluffy cloth instead of plastic to keep warm. There are also anti-static slippers commonly used in electronics factories and dust-free workshops.