A Few Opinions to Take into Account when Cleaning your loved Down Jacket

Published: 31st January 2011
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It's absolutely happy for the fans or the customers of down jacket to find and get a satisfying high quality down jacket. And you must pay more attention to its maintenance, but you may not know the concrete and right ways to keep it bright and attractive. The passage in the following are something about methods to maintain and keep it which I summarize in my everyday life.

Usually, you needn't wash it if it's not dirty obviously. It often rains in the summer and autumn, so your down jacket had better be hung out to prevent mildew if it's sunny outside. If it becomes moldy, wipe with cotton balls dipped alcohol, then scrub it with clean wet towels, dry thoroughly and then collect properly. Remember not to place it in the sun or it will change into old clothes.

The following are some maintenance and washing tips in details. I hope it will inform you something important.

1. Advice on how to remove stains
Wipe the stain with a white cloth dipped in petrol detergent. If it's hard to remove it away, you can wash it wholly.


2. Several advice on washing.
Soak the clothes into warm water at about 30 degree centigrade and try washing with a neutral detergent based on certificate washing instructions inside the clothes. In addition, you can not use chlorinated detergent for washing to avoid reducing clothing fading and damage of fabric. Various fabric should be cleaned in different ways.

It's worth knowing that PCE medicine will destroy the protein in the down and affect the thermal properties if you clean it by dry cleaning. Meanwhile, drying process tends to make the fabric aging. However, you had better wash by hand and brush lightly with a soft brush. Then, dry it in the shade and smooth it. Attentions here: some down jackets are required to wash specially with a mark inside the clothes so that you had better sent it to the professional laundry.

3. Opinions on how to store
After washing it, you are supposed to store it in the dry place. In the rainy and wet season, it ought to be hung and exposed in the cool air. Then, put it in breathable materials such as finishing bag with a camphor ball which can prevent moth. Finally, place it in ventilated and dry wardrobe


Except the methods above, you still need care about the following taboos.

1. Do not make use of bleach and detergent containing bleach except white clothing.

2. High-temperature drying or washing machine shouldn't be made use of when drying it's simple to make fabric aging or deformation.

3. Do not soak it for a long time in wash-powder or soap water, or it will fade more easily.

Don't expose it directly in the sun to stop from fading.

5. Do not clean with machine.

Downs in different colors are supposed to be washed separately.

In short, you can first wear a new down jacket in chilly weather as long as you maintain it cautiously and enjoy warm and comfortable season, showing your personal charm more! If you know something important, you can also share with all of us. Hope you have a warm and bright winter!

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