A wardrobe can be really expensive. Shield your investment by looking after your clothes using these tips. You can avoid fading, shrinking, sleeping and even dry cleaning if you correctly look after your clothes.

Vinegar can be your best clothing pal in the laundry room. White vinegar works great on brightening colours, stopping yellowing of fine lace or silk, and removing many stains. Vinegar can even help remove gum, mildew and grass stains. Keeping a spray bottle filled halfway with white vinegar and the other half water can be helpful for pre-treating stains. Add a half cup of vinegar just before the rinse cycle to help remove detergent residues from your clothing. It acts like a natural fabric softener, making clothes fluffy and static free.

nothing’s nastier than opening to dryer only to discover that your gorgeous new red shirt has stained everything pink. To bypass the feared color run, wash red items with dark clothing. Wash them in cold water and employ a washing detergent that claims something like,’safe for colors’,'color care’, or’inhibits dye transfer’ on the label. Some detergents are even made for dark fabrics and help the dye set in. Use the delicate cycle the first time so that red or dark items aren’t squeezed tightly against other fabrics.

If a tag says to dry clean only , then you possibly should follow that recommendation. if the fabric is safe to steam, you may be able to avoid dry cleaning till the end of the season when you’re ready to store the garment. Put some vodka in a spritz bottle and spray areas that might start to smell. Your body can leave bacteria on your clothing and vodka safely kills the germs that cause the odour. You can let the garment air dry or use a clothes steamer to further freshen up the clothing. Steaming causes less damage than ironing and can be employed on many fine fabrics.

employ a lint brush to get lint and pet hair off of suits, jackets and shirts. Use an adhesive lint roller if the fabric is more delicate. A lint brush can sometimes make a fabric appear fuzzy, which is excellent for certain things, like flannel, but you may wish to use a lint roller for more fragile items.

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