How to wash colored items in a washing machine?

Every housewife already knows that colored items should be washed in a washing machine separately from white and black ones. This is the only way to avoid staining and discoloration, cleaning your laundry without consequences, stains and streaks. But this is only one rule when caring for bright colors. To prevent colored items from losing their original saturation, you need to remember several nuances. We'll tell you about which ones in more detail.

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The easiest way to wash clothes is in a washing machine. This also applies to colored things, which, like white and dark, are not afraid of the rotation of the drum and other related subtleties. You just need to organize the washing process correctly - choose the temperature, detergent, stain removal method and spin intensity. Otherwise, the saturation of the fabric will suffer.

To prevent the washing machine from depriving the clothes of their brightness and original shade, it is worth remembering several nuances:

• heavily soiled items are pre-soaked;
• new underwear is first washed by hand, as some of the dye will certainly be washed off;
• Before loading the item into the drum, it is advisable to wet it, and then apply a white napkin - if the latter is stained, then the item is washed separately;
• powders or gels are used for colored laundry (it should not contain bleaching components);
• The maximum water heating temperature is 40 degrees.

Multi-colored items can be washed at 20-40 degrees!

Washing takes place according to the standard scheme. First, the sorted items are loaded into the drum, then a mode is selected, the parameters are adjusted, and the cycle starts. Then the clothes are taken out and sent to dry.

Traditional wash

The most appropriate washing for colored laundry is considered to be hand washing. This way you can clean things one at a time without the risk of turning red things blue and vice versa. The sequence of the procedure does not differ much from the standard one.

1. Fill the container with water at room temperature.
2. Dissolve the detergent for colored laundry in water.
3. If necessary, first soak the clothes for 30-80 minutes.
4. Using gentle movements, wash the contaminated areas.
5. Rinse in clean water with conditioner.
6. Wring out and dry.

Hand washing is considered more gentle, so the item will retain its color longer. The main thing is to change the water when dyeing and not heat it above 40 degrees. It is important to take care of your hands by wearing rubber gloves.

Recommendations from experienced housewives

Colored clothes cannot be washed with white and black - otherwise all things will be spoiled. While many people know this rule, only a few know the other nuances of washing brightly colored clothes. We suggest you solve problems by getting acquainted with the recommendations of experienced housewives.

The first tip is to wash colored clothes in soft water. You can do a test: add 25 g of soap to 250 ml of boiling water. If the latter quickly dissolves without a residue, there are no problems with hardness. Otherwise, you need to purchase a special softener or add soda every time you wash.

To wash colored laundry, you need a detergent without bleaching ingredients!

Particular attention is paid to soaking. If you immerse colored tights and socks in a solution of water and boric acid for an hour, the stains will go away faster and the shade will not be affected. When washing workwear or heavily soiled items, rub them with a mixture of laundry soap, boiling water, soda, kerosene and leave for 7-8 hours.

There are some more tips:

• When washing linen items, add vinegar and rinse in cool water;
• rinse pink, yellow and blue in vinegar water;
• Rinse red and blue in salted water.

Multi-colored mohair products are rinsed using a special technology. So, for rinsing, three tablespoons of glycerin are diluted in water. The component will fix the shade and give the fabric softness and smoothness.

General tips

That's not all. It is worth taking into account several “general” rules, if you follow them, colored things will definitely not fade, maintaining their saturation and gamut. We are talking about the following recommendations:

• Before washing, carefully read the information on the label - it indicates the optimal temperature and the desired cleaning method;
• remember the capacity of the drum - do not fill it “to capacity”;
• do not heat the water above 40 degrees, otherwise the laundry will fade;
• combine colors correctly: red with purple, orange and yellow, and blue with blue and green;
• colored laundry is turned inside out before loading into the drum;
• Do not bleach colored items - aggressive components will remove the pigment from the fibers;
• do not leave wet laundry in the drum after the end of the cycle, as things will inevitably fade;
• Do not use chlorine-based detergents to remove stains, which will discolor the fabric;
• When drying, do not place multi-colored items on top of each other - prolonged contact will lead to shedding.

Particular attention should be paid to the detergent. In stores it is easy to find powders and gels designed specifically for colored laundry. In addition to gentle cleansing, they preserve and fix the shade, making it richer even after several cycles.

Colored items are valued for their brightness and catchiness, so it is important not to lose the original shade when washing. Our tips will help maintain and enhance the richness of the fabric.

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