How to keep your silk products forever new??
Silk products are very expensive and luxurious,it is very pity to be spoil because of inappropriate washing or keeping.
Silk is not easily affected by dry cleaning solvent,So dry cleaning is the safest way to maintain silk fabric.As some of the dyes used to dye silk often fade or infiltrate in water. and setting might be dissolved,So if the washing label says "hand wash",then pls use a neutral detergent to clean.,and don't rub it. At the same time, please use medium temperature when ironing.
Washing silk is very popular in recent years. But indicated by the tests,some silk dyes are not fast enough to wash, and sometimes even colored clothes are infiltrated into detergents and water solutions. The degree of discoloration depends on the severity of the coloration.
Dark wash silk, especially simple washing, after washing the best dry quickly, light color is not easy to fade. When washing, do not mix colored silk with other clothing because the dye may penetrate. A simple fading test should be performed before washing.
Please be careful to deal with stains on velvet clothing that are easy to break when wet, so never rub them off. Just gently press the stains.
If the surface fiber is damaged, it will always appear white in that area. In case you have rubbed and left marks, please immediately inform the dry cleaner that they may be able to cover the damaged area in a special way.
There are many reasons for the discoloration phenomenon, generally silk fabric after washing will have varying degrees of fading phenomenon. Many dyestuffs are sensitive to light, and the more exposed they are to the part of the light, the more discoloration occurs, while under the collar the original tone is maintained in the pocket. Light can also make clothes yellow and crispy, so don't store silk under a direct light source.
Some dyes also seep when wet, resulting in a deep and light color on the wet part of the garment, such as sweat or drink; discoloration is likely to be stained with a drink or food, or even drizzled by rain; and food is removed. Soiled water or waterborne chemicals can also cause coloration.
Yarns often occur in thin or loosely woven fabrics, which often cause wool or deformation, mostly when silk is wet and stained with stains, so it occurs mostly under the armpit, at the elbow or at the waist. So avoid buying too tight clothes, can reduce the possibility of yarn walking.
