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Denim Care Advice

Check out our blog on Stretch Denim Care 101

Like any other piece of clothing you care about, you always want to follow the care label instructions when washing your jeans.

1. DONT WASH JEANS TOO OFTEN
According to oki-ni.com, if you do chose to wash your denim use as little soap as possible and if you can find a neutral or non-biological washing powder, use it. Try washing your jeans after wearing them three to five times.

2. DO BE GENTLE
Always turn the jeans inside out since they might get unwanted crinkles from your machine. and Wash on the gentle cycle in cold water with like colors.

3. DONT TUMBLE DRY
Biological washing powder contains enzymes best avoided to preserve your denim. Don’t tumble dry. Even if you want shrinkage tumble drying doesn’t guarantee an even reduction. Also, the heat from the dryer will cause the color to fade faster.

Dry thoroughly, it can take denim up to 2 days to air dry. Hanging outside is best for your jeans but not always possible. If absolutely necessary, tumble dry LOW, but never until the denim is completely dry. Take your stretch jeans out of the dryer when they’re still a little damp and lay them flat to dry the rest of the way.
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Denim Care For Enthusiasts

Denim enthusiast have a lot to say about the wash and care of your jeans. As in, wash them as little as possible. Denim is a fabric that forms to your body and reflects your daily life, which pocket you carry your phone or your wallet, where your purse rubs your hip etc. Enthusiasts suggest you spot clean your jeans with a household cleaner like Windex and then hang them by a belt loop in the bathroom while you shower to steam them. If you do want to wash you jeans more thoroughly, hand wash them in the bath tub with room temperature water and a few tablespoons of mild liquid soap and let them soak for 20 minutes. Then air dry. One more tip: if the jeans being washed in the bath tub are dark wash, add a 1/4 cup of white vinegar to set the dye and allow them to keep their dark color longer,
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References

image courtesy of Flickr
denim enthusiasm courtesy of The Wall Street Journal “The Jeans Care Secret: Rarely Wash Them”
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