How to wash a fur collar at home?

Chic down jackets with fashionable fur collars on the hood are always at the peak of popularity. Comfortable and lightweight, such outerwear is not only beautiful, but also allows the hostess to feel comfortable even in the most severe frosts. Many manufacturers of down jackets are thinking about how to wash and clean not only the product itself, but also the fur edge. It is for these purposes that the collars are equipped with zippers and buttons. But, unfortunately, not everyone does this. Therefore, often a question arises for girls how to wash a fur collar at home, so as not to spoil it, and its appearance remains pristine. Let's figure it out together how to do this.

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Hand wash natural fur

Why wash fur from a down jacket at home?

1. During even the most accurate wear, a down jacket accessory may lose its luxurious appearance. Shopping at the grocery store, trips in public transport, the use of a home elevator - all these are the same factors, the impact of which can lead to the deplorable state of the fur on the down jacket.
2. Even with the most accurate wear, there is no guarantee that at the end of the cold season you will not find dirty and greasy stains on the fur.
3. Dry cleaning services can not afford all, since this is quite an expensive pleasure.

Manual processing is the most effective and easiest way to wash fur from a down jacket. Let's define the main stages that will help us clean the product from grease, dirt and other contaminants:

• To begin, disconnect the fur from the down jacket itself. The product can be attached to the hood with a zipper or buttons. However, manufacturers often sew fur to the hood. In this case, you have to carefully open the edge.
• In order to wash the fur from the down jacket, you should prepare a soap solution. Pour water into a small basin, the temperature of which should not exceed 30 degrees, since the fur does not like high temperatures. In a modern hardware store you will find means for cleaning fur and fur productsalthough a regular detergent, liquid soap or shampoo may also be used.
• After preparing the water, proceed directly to the processing of your product. Dip the fur in a soapy solution and leave it like this for half an hour.
• After 30 minutes, proceed to the wash itself. Proceed carefully, slowly and smoothly handling the places of contamination.

Important! Try not to squeeze or rub the fur, as it may deform.

• After washing the product in soapy water, wash the basin thoroughly. This will save him from foam, which can remain on the edges of the container and prevent you from rinsing the fur well.
• After the basin is completely clean, lower the fur there.

Important! Rinse the fur exclusively in cold water. So you will achieve that after washing the product will be shiny, silky and soft to the touch.

• Drying of this product should also be given close attention.

Important! In no case do not hang the fur on the battery or on the rope in the bathroom, and do not twist it and do not squeeze it. Lay the edge on a towel, let it dry naturally.

• After complete drying, the fur must be put in order.To do this, you can use an ordinary comb with rare teeth. In addition, in the pet store you can buy a special model for fur.

Important! During combing, do not make sudden movements - slowly and smoothly slide the comb in the direction of growth of the villi.

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How to remove oily stains?

In order to remove an annoying grease stain from the fur edge, prepare a special solution. For this:

1. Take two teaspoons of salt and a spoonful of 10% ammonia, as well as 200 milliliters of water.
2. Then carefully mix all the components, apply the resulting mixture to problem spots.
3. Leave on for 30 minutes, and then wash the product according to the above principle.

Important! In addition to this method, oily stains can be removed using a more affordable mixture of vinegar and salt. To prepare such a solution, add the following components: add a tablespoon of vinegar and a spoonful of salt to half a liter of water. After that, carefully apply the resulting solution to greasy stains for no more than 30 minutes, and then wash as usual.

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Dry clean fur collar

If for some reason you can’t remove the fur from the down jacket, then you can dry clean the product. There are several options for such washing.

Gasoline and Starch

Refined gasoline will do a great job cleaning the fur collar. To do this, add starch to the substance, and then mix the components to a thick consistency. After this, you need to apply the mixture to problem areas and leave for 30 minutes. Next, remove the rest of the mixture with a vacuum cleaner or comb.

Talc

This method involves the use of talcum powder as the main cleaning agent:

1. Take a small handful of the substance and carefully treat the problem areas on the fur product. This procedure should be repeated until the fur turns white.
2. Then remove all the powder from the fur by shaking the edge several times.
3. Remove any remaining grains with a vacuum cleaner.

Important! If you do not have talcum powder, you can replace it with semolina or starch.

Lemon juice

With the help of lemon juice, yellowness can be removed from white fur. It should be diluted with water in equal proportions, and then just wipe the fur with the resulting mixture. As a rule, after this, yellowness leaves.

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Faux Fur Collar

All of the above methods concerned those cases when the collar of a down jacket is made of natural fur. However, very often synthetic fur serves as decoration of outerwear. It is understandable: faux fur is lightweight, easy to clean and costs several times less.

Such a product is not difficult to care for. Often, you can use a washing machine to remove contaminants from the surface of such an edge.

Important! In order to determine if you have natural fur on the edge or artificial, carefully examine its inside out. If the threads stick out and matter is visible, then the edge is clearly synthetic.

To get started, study the label that you will find on the down jacket itself. The manufacturer must indicate on it all the conditions for washing the product.

Often, faux fur can be machine washed with a down jacket in delicate mode at a water temperature of no more than 40 degrees, and it is better to use liquid powder.

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That's all the wisdom on how to wash a fur collar at home. As you can see, there is nothing super complicated. The main thing is to allocate a little time for this, and carefully restore the appearance of the edge of your outerwear.