Washing natural fur

Washing natural fur Fur products require special care. The material is quite specific, so it can't be washed in the usual way. But what should you do if your fur coat has lost its shine, developed an unpleasant odor, or is stained? Natural fur should be washed with care. Let's review the basic care recommendations for fur products and explain how to clean the material without ruining its appearance.

Recommendations for caring for natural fur

You can clean a fur coat or a fluffy collar at home. It should be remembered that it is not advisable to wet-treat natural and artificial fur. If you ignore this recommendation, the product may become deformed, discolored, and the pile will look untidy after drying. To avoid these consequences, use dry cleaning methods.

Wetting natural fur should only be done as a last resort, if there are no other options for dealing with the stain.

Before soaking a fur garment, test how the material reacts to water. Test on a small area. Prepare a solution of the following ingredients:

water – 1 l;
ammonia – 5-7 ml;
shampoo.

Mix the ingredients. Soak a sponge in the resulting solution and wipe a small area of the fur coat. Wait half an hour – if after this time the fur looks as good as before, then wet cleaning is a good option. Washing natural fur by completely soaking it in water is strictly prohibited. If the material passes the test, you can wipe it with a sponge soaked in soapy water. In other cases, dry cleaning is best. Let's look at each method.

Cleaning with flour

You can clean natural and faux fur at home using flour. It doesn't matter which flour you use: wheat, corn, oatmeal, rye, or rice. You can also grind the flakes yourself and use the resulting powder. The procedure is as follows:

pour flour into a bowl (a 10-15 liter container should be filled one third full);
place the fur product in a basin;
“Roll” the fur coat or collar in flour, sprinkling the item on all sides;
Shake the product gently to remove the white powder;
Hang the fur coat on a hanger.

After cleaning with flour, the fur product should be vacuumed or combed with a special comb with wide teeth.

This treatment will help remove accumulated dust and debris from the pile. This method is completely safe for fur. The flour will not harm the material in any way.

Sand blasting

This method may seem strange to many, but sand is a good way to clean natural fur. This method is perfectly suitable for washing fur capes, throws, and other items. The procedure is as follows:

wash and sift river sand;
Pour sand into a deep frying pan and heat it to a comfortable temperature;
lay out the fur product on a flat horizontal surface;
sprinkle the fur with warm sand;
Rub the material with gentle movements, as if rubbing sand into the pile;
shake off the granules from the already cleaned item.

This method is suitable for items with a small number of seams, such as stoles, fur blankets, and collars, as removing sand stuck in the threads can be difficult.

Potato starch and peroxide

Owners of light-colored fox or mink coats often need to refresh their fur. Hydrogen peroxide can be used for this purpose. Here's how:

soak a cotton pad and comb in peroxide;
comb light fur;
Treat the most contaminated areas with a cotton swab.

Potato starch can help clean a mink or silver fox fur coat. Follow these steps:

lay the item out on a horizontal surface;
sprinkle the fur with starch;
Rub the white powder into the pile using gentle movements;
shake the fur product.

Starch will remove all dust and dirt from the fur garment. It's best to shake the item out on the balcony or outside. If necessary, you can vacuum the lint.

Cleaning with sawdust

Items made from muskrat or karakul fur are easily cleaned with sawdust. Here's how to do it:

buy sawdust at a pet store or prepare it yourself;
wet them with purified gasoline;
While hanging, treat the fur product with wet sawdust;
Shake the item and comb the pile with a comb.

The method is applicable for hard pile. For cleaning fur, it is permissible to use sawdust from hardwood trees only; coniferous trees are not suitable.

We wash in bran

Fox fur is easily cleaned with wheat bran. Place it in a frying pan and heat until it's warm to the touch. Lay the fur flat and sprinkle the bran on top. Then, brush the fur with a soft brush.