How to Wash Clothes? Simple Steps!

juillet 25, 2024 Fioboc.com Staff

How to Wash Clothes? Simple Steps!

The best way to keep your clothes in good condition and extend their life is to wash them properly. You probably don't want to buy new clothes every day; after all, it's a lot of money. It's especially heartbreaking when your expensive clothes get damaged in the wash.

So how do you wash clothes? Next, I will show you how to wash them with your hands and machine. Collect them quickly!

Preparation Before Washing Clothes:

Some basics are essential before washing clothes. This will keep your clothes from getting damaged as much as possible.

1. Before washing, sort your clothes by color and fabric type. Read care labels for more specific instructions.

2. Choose the best water temperature, wash cycle, and load size settings for your clothes.

3. Select the best detergent for your laundry load. Add bleach to remove stains or brighten whites.

4. For "dry clean" clothes, do a quick test before deciding if they are washable.

Sort by	Purpose
Color Shades	Dark dyes can damage light-colored fabrics, so separate gray, black, dark blue, red, dark purple, and similar colors into one batch and pinks, lavenders, light blues, light greens, and yellows into another.
Fabric Weight	Make sure to wash and dry heavy items, like rugs, away from lighter loads to keep your delicate fabrics safe.
Fabric Type	As different fabrics require different water temperatures, we recommend washing more delicate items separately from more durable ones. This also applies to clothing with zippers and buttons, knitwear, and underwear.
Level of Soiling	Heavily soiled items often need to be pretreated and require more agitation from the machine to wash them properly, so wash them separately on a longer, tighter cycle.

How to Wash Clothes by Machine and Dryer?

When it comes to washing clothes in a washing machine, it's vital to be smart about how you do it. If you're new to a washing machine and don't know how to use it, the following will greatly help.

1. Separate Clothes

To avoid color mixing, white or light-colored clothes should be separated from dark clothes. Some brands provide washing care for your clothes, so read and follow the instructions strictly.

How to Wash Clothes by Machine and Dryer

2. Select a Wash Program

Some delicates need to be washed in delicate mode. Here are a few common wash programs:

1. Regular/Normal Wash: Select this when washing white laundry. It will leave your whites clean and fresh.

2. Non-iron: Use this method to wash colored laundry. This method starts with warm water and finishes with cold water so that the colors of your clothes remain vibrant.

3. Delicate Clothing: As you might guess, any relatively delicate clothing (bras, dry suits, cotton sweaters, formal shirts, etc.). Always ensure your delicates don't need to be dry cleaned or hand washed (check the label to ensure it's correct.)

3. Set the Water Temperature

Hot water kills and sanitizes bacteria more effectively, but in some cases, hot water can shrink clothes, discolor fabrics, leave certain stains, and use more energy. You can wash towels, bedding, sturdy fabrics, kitchen towels, and dirty items in hot water.

Warm water is good for moderately soiled clothing, dark colors, and no-iron washing. Also, when washing delicates or clothes whose dyes may fade, use cold water in the delicate wash mode. The gentlest way to wash is in cold water, which reduces energy consumption and saves money.

4. Add Detergent

You can choose the amount of detergent to pour based on the number of clothes. Detergents include detergent, bleach, and fabric softeners. Refer to the label on the clothes to see if you can choose which detergent to use.

5. Putting in the Dryer

After turning on the washing machine:

1. Wait for it to operate.

2. When the laundry is finished, put the clothes in the dryer and choose the right program to dry them quickly.

3. Some clothes should be air-dried. If the label says not to dry, hang these clothes where they can be dried.

Here are the general settings for your dryer:

Normal/Heavy: White laundry is best dried on the Normal/Heavy setting. White clothing is usually pre-shrunk and can withstand more intense and higher-temperature drying systems (unlike colored clothing that fades at higher temperatures).

No-iron: This method is more suitable for regular-colored clothing. Medium temperatures and pressure ensure that colors will not fade.Gentle: Any clothes washed in gentle mode should be dried in gentle mode. This setting uses air close to room temperature and a slow cycle so that your gentle clothes are not damaged.

How to Hand Wash Clothes?

Washing machines are great at cleaning, but considering that some clothes are made of materials unsuitable for machine washing and need to be washed gently, hand-washing clothes is the gentlest of the many options. Now, I will show you how to hand wash your clothes.

1. Pretreat the Stain with a Topical Cleaner

If you have stains on your t-shirts or other clothes, remove them with laundry soap or liquid laundry detergent.

2. Fill a Basin with Water

Wash light-colored clothes in hot water, especially very dirty light-colored clothes, to iron out the stains on them; for dark-colored clothing, use cold water, as hot water can cause clothing fuel to fade. Cotton clothes should also be washed in cold water as they will shrink when exposed to heat.

If you want to know what to do if your clothes shrink, refer to " How to Prevent Clothes from Shrinking " for a detailed tutorial.

3. Pour in the Detergent

Submerge your clothes in water and agitate them so the detergent touches all surfaces. If you have time to spare, wait 10 minutes to give the detergent more time to work with the stains. Add a gentler fabric softener for delicate garments such as wool and cashmere to ensure that the clothes are not harmed.

4. Rinse Your Clothes

Rinse the garment in mild, clean water until no more suds remain.

5. Air Dry

You can either fold your clothes or lay them flat to dry. The weight of the water stretches the clothes. If you want to dry your clothes quickly, you can also throw them in the wash for dehydration and air dry them.

How Do I Deal with Various Stains When Washing Clothes?

Stained or soiled clothes need to be pretreated. The logic behind pretreating is to loosen the stain particles deep within the garment's fabric, making the stain easier to wash out during the washing process. You can pretreat stained clothes in several different ways.

The methods for treating various stains are as follows:

1. For coffee, tea, berry, or sweat stains, pour liquid detergent directly onto the stain. Next, rub the fabric gently with a soft-bristled toothbrush or your hands to help the soap get into the fibers. Then, let the item of clothing sit for a few minutes.

2. Dirt or oil stains: Fill the sink with water and prepare a soaking solution with liquid detergent. Soak the laundry for 30 minutes before washing.

3. Food fats and oils, e.g., butter, margarine, and cooking oil: Rub detergent into the stain, then pretreat the stained area with liquid detergent and leave for approximately 10-15 minutes.

4. Protein stains, e.g., blood and baby feces: after removing excess stains from the garment, treat the stain with liquid detergent and apply the detergent evenly using the pre-treatment cap. Always use cold water! Hot water breaks down proteins and leaves marks.

Which Detergent or Soap Should I Use?

Choose the right product for the fabric of the clothes to be washed. Always check the clothing label before washing. We like to use a delicate detergent for clothes such as evening gowns and lingerie and a wool and cashmere shampoo for sweaters and cardigans.

What If the Water in My Sink is Discolored?

Don't panic. This is normal and simply the release of color by fabric dyes. Often, this does not mean you will notice discoloration in your clothing after washing.