How to wash a jacket, down jacket and coat made of camel hair at home?

Since washing a down jacket at home and cleaning items made from natural camel hair seems very difficult, many people prefer to have such items dry-cleaned. But it is quite possible to bring them back to life on your own. The rules for carrying out such a procedure are very simple and will be understandable to everyone.

Handwash

If the inscription on the label does not allow machine washing, then you need to know how to wash a down jacket by hand. Clothes made from camel wool can also only be washed by hand.

First, fill the bathtub with warm water and dilute a portion of washing powder in it. For woolen products we use exclusively liquid detergents.
Dip the jacket into the warm solution and immediately begin washing.
If you are washing a down jacket, then during this procedure it is convenient to use a soft sponge or brush - this way you can quickly clean the contaminated areas. A camel wool jacket just needs to be lightly squeezed in water and soapy water.
After washing the down jacket is finished, it should be rinsed in several waters.

Important!

It is highly not recommended to wring out down jackets and clothes made from camel wool!

When the bulk of the water has gone, the product with down filling can be hung on hangers. As it dries, remember to shake the fluff, distributing it evenly under the lining. A camel wool jacket should dry on a horizontal surface.It is laid out on a cloth, carefully straightened and left for several hours.

Machine washable

Washing a down jacket at home will be very simple if the imprint on the label allows you to use an automatic machine. The following tips will help you do this as correctly as possible.

The product should rotate freely in the drum of the washing machine, so there is no need to fill it with things - only one jacket needs to be cleaned per wash.
As you know, down fillings quickly clump together. To prevent this from happening, you should put 2-3 tennis balls in the machine along with the product.
Before washing the down jacket, you should remove the hood, fur on the collar, and remove the belt. Don't forget to check the pockets too.
Areas that are too dirty are pre-treated with soapy water, and only by hand.
Then the product is turned inside out, zipped and placed in a drum.

Advice

The hood and belt can simply be loaded with the jacket, but it is better to place them in a special linen bag, which is usually used when washing delicate clothes. Thanks to this technique, you can avoid tangling the belt, and it washes just as well!

To understand how to wash a down jacket correctly, just look at the label, where the manufacturer always indicates the permissible water temperature - usually a delicate wash at 30°.
The jacket should be rinsed three times to thoroughly remove all the foam, and it is advisable to wring out the product at the lowest possible speed.

After you have successfully washed the down jacket, you need to hang it on hangers and periodically fluff it, straightening out the filling. Turn the product inside out after complete drying.

Streak-free washing

How to wash a down jacket without streaks? This problem can be solved quite simply.

If after hand washing there are streaks left on the product, the procedure should be repeated, but only using a different powder. Often, after changing the product to a better one, the problem disappears.
Some fabrics and fillings require the use of liquid detergent or a special gentle powder for delicate items.
If the insulation is made of natural down and feathers, such a jacket, as a rule, is not completely soaked, but the most contaminated areas are cleaned using laundry soap.

Advice

Use laundry soap in the following way: dissolve soap shavings in warm water, foam and apply to dirty areas with a sponge. Upon completion of cleaning, the foam is washed off. If the product is heavily soiled, it should be washed over a bathtub on a hanger, and the soap solution should be removed using a shower.

Now let's figure out how to properly wash a down jacket so that there are no streaks on it after machine washing.

To avoid stains, it is highly recommended not to soak the product.
Wash the jacket at a temperature no higher than 30°, in some situations you should use cold water.
It is better to choose liquid products, as they completely dissolve and do not remain on the tissues.

On a note

When washing in cold water, the granules of ordinary washing powder usually do not disperse and settle on the products!

It is advisable to rinse the coat several times so that all the foam is guaranteed to go away.

Natural fur on a down jacket: what to do?

Is it possible to wash a down jacket if there is natural fur on the hood and cuffs? This procedure can be carried out in several ways.

Using a soap solution - even regular shampoo will work as a cleaner. The detergent is foamed and applied to the fur, washed carefully (it is better to do this in a small basin) and hung over the bathtub. Dry such items of clothing away from sources of artificial heat, shaking occasionally. After the fur is completely dry, it must be smoothed using a regular comb.
Dry cleaning - this method is used in cases where the fur cannot be removed, and it is not recommended to get the jacket itself wet. This is where semolina comes to the rescue. It must be poured onto the fur and rubbed thoroughly with the palm of your hand. Finally, the grains are combed out. Semolina perfectly removes accumulated dust and all dry dirt.

Removing difficult stains

Stubborn stains are far from uncommon. How to wash a down jacket at home and remove stubborn stains? There are several ways, and the decision will depend on the nature of the origin of the stain itself.

Oily areas can be easily removed using regular detergent that you use every day to wash dishes. In a glass of warm water, you need to dilute a couple of teaspoons of liquid and apply the resulting mixture to dirty places with a sponge. After a quarter of an hour, the soap solution is removed using a clean damp cloth, after which the product is rinsed with water.
Oil stains can be removed using highly purified gasoline. As a rule, it is sold in hardware stores. But remember that this substance can remove not only dirt, but also paint. Therefore, it must first be tested on a small, inconspicuous area and only if the result is positive, apply it to the stain!
To get rid of stubborn stains, you can use ammonia (10%). A small amount of it is diluted in dishwashing detergent, spread over the contaminated area and after a few minutes, thoroughly rinsed off with running water.

Rules for washing woolen products

We have figured out how to properly wash a down jacket; now we should dwell on the basic rules for cleaning clothes made from natural camel wool. This material can be the main one or act as insulation.

To clean a camel hair jacket, it is advisable to use only hand washing, and only if the label shows a pictogram of a basin full of water. If this icon is crossed out, then only dry cleaning is allowed.
If the label shows a hand immersed in a container of water, then the clothes can be washed, but only by hand. And the numbers will tell you the acceptable water temperature.
If the percentage of camel wool is 20% or less, then the product can be washed by hand, but only in warm water and using a special powder. Such clothes can be soaked, but the water temperature should not exceed 20°.
A jacket consisting of 50% camel hair is strictly prohibited from washing! Such a product will lose its shape, appearance and will probably shrink. And to clean these clothes, they take them to the dry cleaner.

If a small greasy stain is found on a jacket made of natural camel down, it can be carefully removed using natural alcohol. A few drops of the substance are applied to a clean white cloth and wipe the contaminated area. Street dirt can be easily removed with a rubber sponge, and grass stains can be removed with stain remover.But first, carefully study the label and make sure that there is no “dry clean only” pictogram on it.