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Simple and effective: how to rescue shrunken clothes after washing

'01.09.2020'

Source: Furnish home

In social media news feeds, you can stumble upon various life hacks that are designed to simplify your daily routine. Furnishhome decided to check out one of the laundry tips that has garnered almost a million likes.

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Apparently, if you soak clothes that have shrunk after washing in a solution of water and hair conditioner, they will stretch to a wearable (or comfortable) size. It sounded too good to be true, but as it turns out, this method worked.

Here are the instructions to follow, step by step:

  1. Fill a deep bowl with warm water.
  2. Add hair conditioner. Mix a tablespoon of any hair conditioner with warm water.
  3. Stir everything. Dissolve the conditioner in water as best you can, stirring with your hand (or a wooden spoon).
  4. Place shrunken clothes in a bowl. Submerge any clothing you experiment with completely in a water conditioner solution.
  5. Set a timer. Let the solution do its job for 30 minutes.
  6. Rinse your clothes. Wash fabric softener under warm water, then wring out.
  7. Stretching. Perhaps the most important part! Stretch your item the way you want.
  8. Dry. Air dry your clothes (they may shrink in the dryer). Then try it on and see if the size fits!

So, does this method work?

As funny as it sounds, it works.

“When your garment shrinks after washing, it’s because the fibers are pulling together,” experts say. "The conditioner allows them to loosen so you can manually flatten them back."

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To make sure you end up with some wearable clothing after the stretching process, the experts provide some tips. First, be careful which conditioner you use. For example, avoid conditioners for colored hair, which can change the color of your clothes.

You can also wash your clothes after soaking them in fabric softener to make sure they are free of oily residue. Just do not put your clothes in the dryer, or they will return to their previous size due to the high temperature.

Follow all the steps correctly and the next time you wash it, you won't have to stretch your garment again.

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