Hello World! Welcome Friends! Polyester is among the most widespread synthetic materials we use for daily wearing today. This fabric is lightweight and strong, stretching-resistant which makes it a perfect choice for sportswear clothing.
That is why it is essential to learn how to maintain it so that we could enjoy our outfit longer.
Do’s and Don’ts When Handling Polyester
It may seem at first sight that, since polyester is synthetic, it must be extremely easy to take care of. What do most of us think? Synthetics? Then simply toss it to the laundering barrel, set the synthetic regime, and take it out when washed.
But no! It doesn’t work like this with this particular fabric.
Yes, polyester is washable and it is rather resistant to various deformations like stretching. Nevertheless, it doesn’t mean we can treat it carelessly since this material is rather predisposed to shrink under certain conditions. It is important to do your research, and understand how to handle and clean these items, to prevent any damage. You could look at this site to get a better understanding.
And if you want to keep your polyester garments good-looking and wearable longer, we offer you the list of several essential and handy tips regarding the maintenance of this artificial material.
- Forget about the high heat! No hot irons or high heat drying or washing if you don’t want to damage the apparel! Instead, launder such clothing at the low or medium machine setting. It refers to the drying, as well.
- To minimize the need for ironing, hang dry polyester items the second they are laundered and dried.
- Don’t leave the bright-colored polyester clothing under the sun to avoid fading.
- Wash your sportswear right after each training to avoid the sweat stains set and ruin the fabric.
- All oily marks on polyester must be dry-cleaned by a professional cleaner since oil products are very difficult to delete from this material.
- Before tossing the polyester apparel to the laundering barrel, turn it inside out to prevent any possible snags.
- For laundering, make use of an all-purpose detergent. To decrease the static electricity, it’s okay to go for a fabric softener.
- Chlorine bleach can be applied to polyester garments but only if no other measures can be taken and in a reasonable amount.
- To bring the white polyester items their shining color, try to soak them overnight in a blend of ½ cup automatic dishwashing product and a gallon of warm water. Machine wash as usual but remember to add ½ cup acetum to the final rinse.
- Remember that over dried polyester will shrink gradually so use the low heat regime.
- For ironing, choose the medium heat or, which is even better, steam polyester.
Why You Should Think of Not Wearing Polyester
Synthetic materials are all easy to maintain and use, nevertheless, such fabrics can be a rather serious health hazard.
Regarding polyester, this issue has been discussed for a while by now, and the final conclusion shows that this fabric has more risks than benefits for us.
- It Has Carcinogens: Excessive wear and use of polyester can lead to skin, lung, and even heart cancer.
- It can Be the Source of Breathing Issues: Various respiratory infections don’t only get into our bodies from sick people. Polyester is another reason why people suffer from chronic breathing issues.
- Harmful to the Skin: That’s true, being frequently in contact with our skin, this material tends to cause skin problems or make those that already exist worse. Rashes, itching, redness, eczema, dermatitis – and that’s not the full list.
- It damages the immunity
- It doesn’t absorb the body moisture making people sweat and leaving that vapors on the skin surface. This can create a perfect surrounding for the fungal infections in particular.
And apart from all that, this artificial material uses chemicals for being produced. Because of that, manufacturing polyester is very energy-consuming and that is not good for the environment. Moreover, this fabric will not biodegrade fast.
So perhaps, we should think of searching for more organic material or simply go back to the good old cotton and linen?
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