Recently, the temperature has dropped, and I took out my down jacket and found that I forgot to wash it during the season change. The clothes are bulky and it is cumbersome to clean them by themselves. Many people choose to send down jackets to the laundry for dry cleaning. They think that dry cleaning is better than washing.

In fact, dry cleaning and water washing are two different washing methods. Dry cleaning is to wash clothes with a tetrachloroethylene solvent, and water washing uses water as a carrier to add detergent to wash. No one is better, choose different washing methods for different types and materials of clothing.

1. Down jackets are not suitable for dry cleaning

Dry-cleaning down jackets will wash away the natural oil on the down surface, making the feathers brittle, broken, and lose the fluffy feeling. The warmth of down is mainly maintained by the fat of the down. Once the fat is removed, the down will lose its own warming performance and reduce the service life. Therefore, under normal circumstances, down jackets are not suitable for dry cleaning.

So, if down jackets are not suitable for dry cleaning, why should they be sent to a launderette for cleaning? Isn't it the same to wash at home?

2. Home cleaning is risky

First of all, it is not recommended to use a domestic washing machine to wash down jackets. Improper washing can easily cause explosions and other accidents. In addition, down jackets are inevitably stained with stubborn stains when they are worn on the outside, which makes it difficult to clean the home.

Professional laundry stores are equipped with large-capacity washing equipment and drying equipment, which can dry down feathers after washing. After the feathers are completely dried, they are fluffy and have good thermal performance. Generally, we do not have such equipment at home, and we can only restore the fluffy feathers by tapping, but improper force can easily cause the feathers to break or drill out of the gaps in the clothes, which affects wear.

In summary, the best way to wash down jackets: send them to a professional laundry for cleaning. More click here: Down jacket manufacturer and supplier