How to wash down jackets

When winter comes, people take out thick and warm clothes from their wardrobes. Among the many warm clothing, I believe down jackets are the best choice for people. Down jackets contain animal down, and this down is the secret that enables many animals in nature to stay warm and safely spend the winter. You can imagine how warm down jackets made from animal fur are.

However, in real life, since many people do not know how to clean and maintain their down jackets, the down jackets will shed hair, the down will be clumped together, etc., which makes the warmth-keeping effect of the down jackets lower and lower.

Let's learn how to clean down jackets.

1. Wash by hand: There is a small label with care and washing instructions sewn on the inside of the down jacket. Careful people will find that 90% of down jackets are marked to be hand washed. Do not dry clean them, because the chemicals used for dry cleaning will affect the warmth retention and cause the fabric to age. However, down jackets that are machine washed and spun dry will be wrung out, which can easily lead to uneven thickness of the filling, causing the clothes to lose their shape, affecting their appearance and warmth retention.

2. Soak the down jacket in cold water for 20 minutes to fully moisten the inside and outside of the down jacket. Dissolve the detergent in 30-degree warm water, soak the down jacket in it for a quarter of an hour, and then gently scrub it with a soft brush. Also use warm water for rinsing, which can help the detergent to fully dissolve in the water and make the down jacket rinse more cleanly.

3. Do not use too high a concentration of detergent.

4. It is best to use a neutral detergent.

5. After washing the down jacket, do not wrung it out. Instead, squeeze out the water and then lay it flat or hang it up to dry. Do not expose it to the sun or iron it to avoid burning the clothes. After drying, you can pat it gently to restore the down jacket to its fluffy and soft state.

The above is the process of how to clean down jackets. If you need to clean down jackets at home, you may try using the method mentioned above to clean them. However, it should be noted that the less often you wash your down jacket, the better it is for its maintenance. Therefore, in daily life, if the down jacket is not particularly dirty, it is best not to wash it.