How to wash tights

One of the essential attributes of a modern, beautiful woman, one that accentuates the beauty of her legs, is tights. Needless to say, this item of women's clothing must be in impeccable condition. So, the question arises: how to ensure this impeccable appearance, specifically, how to wash tights, and whether it's even possible? Let's find out.

Rules for washing such items

Regular tights and brushed tights must be washed properly. Otherwise, after washing, they'll be good for nothing but storing onions or tying fruit trees at the dacha. First of all, consider the material the tights are made of, or better yet, read the information on the packaging. The manufacturer usually provides detailed care instructions for their products using symbols. Strictly following the manufacturer's recommendations will definitely extend the life of your tights.

• Be sure to wash your tights after each wear. Nylon tights are especially prone to dirt.
• Tights should be washed very carefully, either by hand or in the washing machine. They do not tolerate rough physical impact.
• When preparing to wash tights in a washing machine, carefully check the walls of the drum for metal burrs, which are often found even in expensive washing machines.

If you find a metal burr on the inner walls of the washing machine drum, file it down with a file or sandpaper.

• Don't even think about putting tights in the washing machine. They are first packaged in laundry bag, and then placed in a drum.
• Never wash tights with harsh detergents or in hot water. If you want your textiles to look as if they were fresh from the package, wash them in lukewarm water.

Washing product and mode

How do I wash tights in the washing machine? This question is often asked by women on forums and social media, but they don't always get a clear answer. Generally, tights should only be washed by hand. However, modern washing machines have modes that easily simulate hand washing. This method is even gentler than hand washing, but it takes more time. What should we do?

1. Carefully roll the tights so that they don’t twist and place them in a bag.
2. Turn on the washing machine and add detergent to the dispenser, close the dispenser.
3. We put the bag with tights in the car and close the hatch.
4. We set the program to either “delicate wash” or “hand wash” at a low temperature.
5. We press the start and wait for the results.

I'd like to make a special mention of the detergents used for washing these items. Many housewives say that regular liquid soap is suitable for tights. No laundry detergent or fabric softener is required. Our experts confirm this, but using a highly foaming soap for washing tights in a washing machine is overkill. However, if you buy any washing machine-safe laundry detergent made from soap shavings, it will be ideal.

In addition to soap, you can also use laundry detergent made with soap and soap-based ingredients. However, be careful and read the packaging carefully.

Hand wash

Hand washing is the ideal way to care for tights. While these items can sit in the washing machine for hours, hand washing them can be done easily in 10-15 minutes. When preparing to hand wash tights, remove any jewelry that has sharp edges from your fingers. If you occasionally catch these edges on surrounding objects, you'll definitely snag your tights, and, accordingly, send them straight to the landfill.

So, we'll wash the tights separately. Lightly dampen them in lukewarm water, then rub them with soap and let them sit for 15 minutes. Then, proceed as follows.

• Fill a basin with warm water, pour in a small amount of liquid soap and stir it to dissolve evenly.
• We put our soaped tights in a basin.
• Let them sit for another 5 minutes, and then gently rub the gusset, toe, and heel with your hands, being careful not to subject the tights to excessive mechanical stress or snag them with your nails.

For those with long, luxurious nails, we recommend washing your tights in the washing machine.

• Remove the tights from the basin, drain the dirty water, refill with warm water, dissolve a little soap in it, and rinse the tights again.
• We drain the water again and this time we pour in cold water and rinse the things in it.
• Remove the tights from the basin and squeeze them with your fist. Do not twist them.
• We dry the items in a straightened form on a drying rack or a rope.

Washing nylon products

There's one remaining question we haven't discussed in this article: can nylon tights be washed in the washing machine? The answer is yes, but with extreme caution. So, how do you wash nylon tights? First, let's inspect the tights for dropped stitches, snags, and the like. If such damage is present, it's best not to machine wash them. Hand wash only, and be very careful.

If there are no signs of damage, wash them as described in the second section of this article. Thin nylon tights should not be rubbed at all. Washing them simply involves rinsing them in warm, soapy water. This is usually enough to remove all dirt. If necessary, you can soak them briefly beforehand.

So, we've tried to answer the question of how to wash nylon tights, or any other tights for that matter. It turns out, with care, these items wash beautifully and retain their beautiful appearance, even if you machine wash them. Good luck!

   

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