How to take good care of your clothes?
Did you know you should never wash a wool sweater? That we should feed his leather belt with moisturizer? Julia Faure, co-founder of the ethical and sustainable loom brand of ready-to-wear, gives us her advice on how to make her clothes last as long as possible, and thus avoid buying new ones and contributing to textile overproduction. Here are five tips to take good care of your clothes.
Do not wash your wool sweaters
This might seem counterintuitive, but wool, as a natural material, does not need to be washed in a machine-even in a woollen program. "wool does not retain body smells," explains Julia Faure, co-founder of the ethical and durable fashion brand Loom. "wool does not retain body odours," explains Julia Faure, co-founder of the ethical and durable fashion brand loop. It naturally eliminates bacteria and fungi. On the contrary: laundry contains enzymes that destroy wool proteins, and therefore damage the garment every time it is washed. Simply by aerating them: "what wool needs is oxygen renewal.
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Never wash above 30 °
Too much washing damages the textile fibres that break and bounce. Look's advice: never wash more than 30 °in a machine. "maintenance instructions dating back to the 1950s continue to be followed, while modern detergents contain active components that are now effective at low temperatures. The solution: consider the temperature indicated on the maintenance label to be the maximum temperature, not the recommended temperature. Furthermore, washing your clothes at 10 degrees lower can save up to 60% of energy.
Do not use tumble dryer
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On this subject, Julia has only one sentence: «the dryer, it is an aberration. In fact, the dryer burns the fibres and weakens the clothing. We prefer the good old clothesboard to him.
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Feed his leather
Leather is a living material: it must therefore be moisturized like normal skin! If some recommend a regular cleaning with makeup remover milk, Julia confides to us her secret for a beautiful leather: the traditional moisturizing cream Nivea. Apply to your belts to blur marks and stripes.
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Do not overload your machine
In order to avoid white marbling on clothes, do not fill your washing machine to the brim: when the washing machine is too full, the linen has no room and becomes a ball, which encourages deposits of laundry and limestone.
Learn more about loop on their website.
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