We always want our clothes to stay and look new forever. If we buy bright colored clothes, we want them to stay as bright as they were at the time of buying. It can be made possible to some extent, if you take a few additional steps while washing them. Washing can actually decide the future life of your clothes. If you take it as a difficult task, it will show you only the problems in doing it and leave you frustrated and annoyed. You should remember the time when you were buying the garment. How excited you were to have that particular dress and how much money you have spent on it. This thought will encourage you to take up the challenge of saving your valuable possession.Tips to Wash New Colored Clothes
- Read the care label on the garment thoroughly and carefully. It will take a few seconds but will save the time later, that you will have to spend on looking for some solutions to repair it.
- Follow the indications provided on the label, like washing in cold water, use of a specific detergent and the drying process, as they are because they are given by the experts who know each fabric and its washing techniques.
- Do not mix colored clothes with white clothes. But, sometimes if you do so, then you can use color catcher sheets that catch the bleeding color and do not allow it to stick on other clothes. The fabrics made out of pastel colors do not bleed and hence, can be washed with the white clothes.
- Bright colors like orange, yellow, purple, etc., can be washed together and colors like green and blue can go together.
- Try to wash dark colors together.
- Turn the clothes inside out so that it prevents faster fading of the clothes from outside.
- Soak the clothes in cold water containing salt or oxygen bleach, for few minutes. (It is advisable to carry out this activity before wearing the garment for the first time.)
- Wash the clothes in cold water. A gentle wash is sufficient for colored clothes. Do not heavy wash them.
- Do not stuff the machine with clothes. The machine will be forced for tough wash as there will be a load of clothes and cause color fading.
- Make use of special laundry detergents available for colored clothes if there are any stains on the clothes.
- When washing of the clothes is done, remove them out of the machine immediately as allowing them to stay there for long can lead to leaching of color on other clothes.
- Avoid the use of machine dryer to dry the clothes to prevent fading of color. Stuffing too many clothes in the dryer also can harm the clothes. They need to move freely so put them one by one or two at a time. Drying them in the air will be more helpful as they can also breath fresh air and remain fresh.
- Make sure that you place colored clothes on one side of the rope while hanging them to dry.
- Sorting of clothes is the most important step before laundering them.
- The labels on each garment will make the sorting job easier to some extent. There are clear indications on the label about the type of the fabric and the technique to wash it.
- Separate the new colored fabrics from the old ones. Also separate the clothes that should be washed by hand, especially the woolens.
- Check the water temperatures required for washing.
- Put correct amount of laundry detergent and the clothes in the machine. You can also make use of white vinegar to remove stains and make the clothes softer.
- Select a gentle wash at the beginning and a heavy wash followed by that.
- Place the clothes by spreading them out well on the rope for faster drying.
