There is never a need to use hot or warm water to rinse clothes. If you don't have a detergent that is formulated for dark colors on hand, use the least amount of your regular detergent as necessary for cleaning your clothes. One to two teaspoons is all you need for a regular size load. Excessive amounts of detergent can cause dye bleeding and leave a residue in fabrics that make them appear dull.
Using a l iquid detergent instead of a powder detergent will prevent any undissolved particles from clinging to dark clothes leaving the finish looking dull. If you don't use an automated washer detergent dispenser, be sure to add the detergent to the washer drum first.
Adding detergent after clothes are in the machine may cause problems with spotting or residue. If you must pretreat a stain , test the cleaning solution first in an inconspicuous spot like an inside seam or hem to ensure that the product will not cause fading. Unless your dark clothing is heavily caked with dirt, select a gentle or permanent press cycle for dark colors.
These cycles have shorter wash cycles with less agitation that can damage fibers and cause them to break and look fuzzy and faded. Also, choose a slower final spin cycle to avoid the breaking of fibers. This is a good place to mention that a front load washer or a top load washer without a center agitator is more gentle on clothing than a standard top load washer.
More gentle agitation means less fiber breakage that causes clothes to look worn and faded. Hand washing is always a good option for delicate dark items. Step One: Always turn dark-colored garments inside out before washing. This will prevent fiber finishes from becoming damaged and showing frayed ends and attracting lint.
Step Two: Be sure to load the washer correctly and never overload the capacity of your machine. Even though line drying laundry is a money-saver and good for the planet, drying dark clothes in direct sunlight can fade them. Use an indoor drying rack placed away from direct sunlight or an automatic tumble dryer.
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A mild detergent without anything added is best for dark clothing. Measure the laundry detergent out carefully and take care not to use too much, as it may not wash out completely.
You need a lot less than you think you will, especially if it is a high-efficiency detergent. Be sure that you use laundry detergent for HE washers if you have one of these models. Special liquid detergent works better for dark clothing than powdered. You can also add some vinegar to your wash to preserve dark coloring.
Put the washer on the correct cycle for the type of fabric. Use a delicate wash cycle for more delicate fabric, and a higher setting for sturdier fabric. You can wash dark jeans on a delicate water cycle to help preserve their color and shape. Do not wash your dark clothing more often than necessary.
Even oil stains can usually be gotten out without putting your item of clothing in the wash. Use oxygen bleach or non-chlorine bleach instead of color safe bleach, if you must use bleach at all. If necessary you can get the bleach out of clothes but it is a rather difficult procedure. Make sure your water is not too hard for your laundry as well.
Hard water can damage clothes and lessen the power of the detergent. If you have hard water, you can buy special detergents, like those best for cold water, to remedy the problem, or use a water softener. If, despite your best efforts, your dark garment bled onto other clothing, do not put them in the dryer, as this will set the dye and cause stains.
Rewash them before drying. Try not to run dark clothing through the dryer more than necessary. If you must use a dryer, set it to the lowest heat possible to avoid fading, below degrees. You should have whites alone, pastels and medium colors together, and brights and darks separately. While all dark clothes such as black, dark blues, or dark reds can be washed together, Sansoni suggests adding a dye-trapping sheet to your washer when laundering dark clothing, which absorbs and traps loose dyes during the wash cycle.
Another way to protect against dyes coming into contact with each other is to turn the garments inside out, washing with the clothing tag on the outside. It's best to get in the habit of looking at care labels when doing laundry. It will tell you whether machine washing, hand-washing , or dry cleaning is recommended," says Sansoni.
Make sure you have any supplementary cleaning products designed for washing dark clothes, if necessary. Be sure to read the product label and look for features like 'color guard' or 'for black' or 'dark clothes,'" he says.
You might think that warm or hot water is best for cleaning clothing and getting rid of germs, but that's not always the case.
If you're washing the clothes of someone who is sick or you live in a cold-weather state where water temperatures can be 40 degrees or below , thus making detergents less effective, it's true that warm or hot water may be best. If those factors aren't the case, though, it's best to use cold water on dark clothing. Cold water is preferred," he says. Using cold water also decreases the chance of clothes shrinking, wrinkling, or bleeding, and it'll help save you money.
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