How To Maintain Summer T-shirts

1. Before washing, it can be soaked in water for a few minutes, but it should not be too long to avoid color damage. Close fitting clothing should not be soaked in hot water to prevent the protein in the sweat stains from solidifying and adhering to the clothing, and yellow sweat spots may appear. Therefore, summer T-shirts are not suitable for soaking in hot water.
2. Light colored cotton clothing will gradually turn yellow after being washed for a long time. You can boil it in water with a detergent for 20-30 minutes and then rub it with clean water to restore its original appearance.
3. Dark pure cotton T-shirts definitely have discoloration. The first time you receive clothes, you should wash them first, soak them in water with a little salt for 10 minutes, and then wash them with soap by hand to better maintain the color of the clothes. But there are whitening ingredients in laundry detergent that can damage the pattern pigments on the clothes. Do not soak laundry detergent for too long.
4. The optimal water temperature for washing pure cotton T-shirts with detergent is 40-50oC. When rinsing, one can master the method of "a small amount of water multiple times", that is, not necessarily using a lot of water for each rinse; But it needs to be washed a few more times. After each rinse, it should be wrung dry before a second rinse to improve washing efficiency.
5. The collar of a pure cotton T-shirt cannot be washed horizontally. After washing, gently wring dry the clothes and drying them in a well ventilated and cool place to avoid exposure to sunlight and fading the colored fabric. When drying, organize the body and collar to avoid tilting out and avoid exposure to the sun.
6. Vinegar can corrode cotton fabrics, so when acidic substances such as fruit juice come into contact with cotton fabrics, it is best to immediately treat them with clean water to avoid stains that stay too long and are difficult to remove.
7. Sunshine can cause oxidation of cotton fabrics, which can turn white cotton fabrics yellow and brittle. Some cotton dyes are particularly sensitive to sunlight and can easily fade when exposed to excessive sunlight, especially when it comes to blue, purple, pink, etc. It is advisable to turn over and air them.
8. The temperature for ironing cotton fabrics should be about 180 degrees higher. As the cotton material is not easy to iron flat when completely dry, it is best to spray some water moderately to evenly penetrate the moisture before ironing, which can achieve twice the result with half the effort.