Storing Dirty Laundry
Until it’s wash day….
Dirty clothes, whether put in a laundry basket or bag or tossed into a pile in a big chair while they await washday, can be prone to certain laundry mishaps when they are washed, provided they are not stored the right way.
We believe that whether you are doing your laundry at home or taking them to a professional laundry Service provider like Trenor Coats and Gowns Limited, Wash day shouldn't be stressful. How? Check out these best practices we have put together for you to effectively store your dirty laundry in the best condition before wash day. The number one rule is dirty clothes must be stored dry.
BEST PRACTICES BEFORE WASH DAY
1. After a long day at work, briefly hang the work clothes to dry out any patches of sweat, before tossing them into the laundry basket.
2. If your clothes got drenched in the rain, hang them until dried before dropping them in the laundry basket. Dry the swimsuit, after a relaxing swim, before adding to the pile of dirty clothes.
3. For clothes that have an undesirable odor, such as our gym clothes after a great super sweaty workout, or on days our kids wet their bed, it is best to rinse the clothes with water. Add a few drops of vinegar if available (Vinegar is a natural deodorizer and very safe on clothes) and air-dry before adding to the laundry basket. Sweat and urine can also impart stains if they get too old, thus rinsing prevents this.
4. Garments that get heavily dirty or soiled such as working gears, gardening clothes, aprons, should be air-dried and placed in a polythene bag before adding to the laundry basket so it does not impart its odor and dirt to all the other garments in the pile.
5. Hang towels and wait until they have dried before placing them in a laundry basket to await washing. Hanging towels after each use would make this much easier. It is ideal to wash your towels at least once a week even if they don’t look dirty and oh you can trust Trenor to give your towels a soft fluffy feel with a clean linen scent. You’ve got to try us on this!
6. Do not make a pile of damp clothes in a laundry basket, or else it would become a heap of mildew-infested stains and smell, and all other articles of clothing in the basket would be affected. It is also necessary to train everyone in the family to hang clothes to dry before tossing them into the basket so that it becomes a habit. Read on! Let’s discuss stained items a bit further
7. For stained items, the faster you act on them the better. The best is to get help from the best professional laundry service provider. The number 1 go-to laundry service provider is Trenor Coats and Gowns Limited.
Let’s take a look at a few things you can do to your stained items before wash day:
7i. For liquid stains, quickly blot the liquid with a clean white cloth. Do not rub or scrub forcefully, instead dab the stain after rinsing with cold water.
7ii. For food/solid stains, scoop all solid particles and rinse with cold water. You would be surprised at how rinsing with water can lighten up spots and remove some stains even. It is also necessary to keep note of what exactly caused the stain so you can report to the professionals to make stain removal more effective.
8. Finally, it is not advisable to keep the laundry basket in the bathroom. This is because the bathroom is a damp location in the home, placing the dirty laundry in the bathroom can increase the possibility of mildew which can stain and ruin the clothes before it’s wash day.
Go on! follow the best practices for a hustle-free wash day. For a truly hustle-free wash day, you’ve got to outsource to a professional laundry service that provides total fabric care for the whole family, Trenor Coats and Gowns Limited. We have a pick-up and delivery laundry service and so you don’t have to make a trip to the laundry. Just a call away!
Contact Trenor Coats and Gowns Limited for total fabric care done right. 0553655059/ 0245026840/0245026831
Written by :
Loveryn Dodu
Research and Training Supervisor
Trenor Coats and Gowns Ltd
