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Colorful clothes are fun, but they also need special care, because they can fade and lose color faster than light or dark clothes. Proper washing and care of these clothes will help colorful clothes last longer. Check out our step-by-step guide and helpful video instructions below, as well as some additional tips on how to wash colored clothes with detergent, for best results and say goodbye to fading clothes. Here's a quick guide to color washing:
- Read the labels on colored clothes.
They will tell you whether the clothes should be washed in the washing machine, by hand or dry-cleaned. Sort clothes by color.
- Wash dark colors together, and white or lighter colors separately.
In the case of a larger quantity consisting of color groups, then they can be washed in a separate laundry load, where bright clothes such as purple, red, orange and light yellow can be washed together and light blue and green can also be washed. wash together in the second batch.
- Check colored clothes for stains,
and if there are stains, pre-treat them with a small amount of laundry detergent. Pour the detergent onto the stain and rub the fabric to get the detergent into the fibers.
- Turn the new dyed clothes inside out and put them in the washing machine.
Do not overcrowd the machine and wash things on a light cycle. A gentle or medium wash cycle should be sufficient.
- Wash new colored clothes in cold water.
This is the best way to preserve clothes in the long term and keep their color.
- Uses fabric protection.
Use fabric conditioner to protect clothes from stretching, fading and staining.
- Remove the clothes from the machine as soon as the cycle is finished.
Allowing colored clothing to sit in the washing machine can cause the colors to transfer to other items of clothing.
- Hang your colored clothes to dry.
Avoid using a tumble dryer if possible, as a tumble dryer can cause clothes to whiten faster and create missed stains.
