Laundry
day often spells trouble for a lot of Filipino households especially when it
comes to using a washing machine because of the fear it might ruin their
clothes. That is why Electrolux Philippines and their FashionCare Council is
here with laundry and fabric care tips to help them care for their precious
pieces of clothing.
Check
out these hacks from FashionCare Ambassador Rajo Laurel, along with the
FashionCare Council members Mommy Mundo Founder and mompreneur Janice
Villanueva and executive director and teacher of SoFA Design Institute, and
Creative Director of fashion accessories and bag label ARANÁZ Amina
Aranaz-Alunan, that will help keep their clothes looking new for longer.
1. Turn Your Clothes Inside-Out
When
it came to machine washing, acclaimed fashion designer Rajo Laurel advised
women to turn their clothes in reverse and wash them inside out. It not only
helps preserve color but also minimizes the risk of damage to stitching or
embroidery on the exterior of your clothes.
2. Pre-wash your store-bought garments
Thinking
of wearing your clothes fresh from the store rack? According to Rajo Laurel,
this is a don’t as companies treat their clothes to a certain spray to protect
them from insects, especially here in the Philippines as our weather is hot and
humid. Rajo’s advice was to wash clothes as soon as they’re bought and before
they are worn.
3.
Read the Care Instructions
Both
Amina Aranaz-Alunan and Rajo Laurel stressed the importance of reading the
laundry care instructions on the clothing labels. From using cold vs. hot water
in the wash to recommendations on how best to iron or hang clothes, these
guidelines are there to help ensure that your clothes remain in the best shape.
By reading and following the care instructions, your clothes will definitely
last longer.
4. Hang or Fold?
To
help keep clothes in the right shape, Amina Aranaz-Alunan also shared that it
was important to know whether a certain piece needs to be hung or best to be
folded to keep its form. “The best example of this being to fold a sweater
instead of hanging it. By hanging a sweater, the fabric used might stretch. In
order to keep its form, it’s best to fold it instead,” Aranaz-Alunan said.
5. Protect Delicate Items through an Old
Stocking
Rajo
also shared that another way to protect clothes with beading or embroidery is
to place them inside an old stocking. He further explained that “the stocking
is more pino. The holes basically are able to protect them. The
water can penetrate but the beads won’t fly out.”
6. Yellowing? Use Candle Wax
Have
you ever opened your closet to put on a white shirt or blouse that you’ve been
storing and been surprised by yellow stains? Laurel shared a creative way to
keep your whites white – by using candle wax.
“What
you do is simple. You get a white candle and you rub it around the collar lalo na if you’re going to store it. What
happens there is that like any fabric, the main enemy of the material is
sunlight and humidity so light and water. The wax protects it from both
humidity and from light,” explained Rajo.
7. Find the Right Machine
When
asked about effective and reliable ways of caring for the items we love, both Aranaz-Alunan
and Janice Villanueva stressed the importance of a reliable washing machine brand.
When
it comes to caring for clothes, Villanueva talked about the investing in the
right machine, tools, and technology. “Technology is there for convenience
because we live busy lives,” she explained. “Everything is Electrolux in my
house it saves time, energy, money, stress, and there are functionalities that
are so well thought of such as baby-care, anti-allergen, and vapor-action which
helps against amoy kulob.”
Electrolux
aims to help moms keep their clothes looking newer for longer with their
UltimateCare™ range of washing machines and dryers. These come with UltraMix™
technology that not only promises to clean and remove stains but also help retain
the colour, shape, and softness of all types of clothing fabrics and materials.
Other
features which helps the Electrolux UltimateCare™ washing machines and dryers
care for clothes are Vapour Action which is designed to soften fabric and
reduce allergens by up to 99.9% and a Woolmark certified cycle which promises a
safe wash for wool garments.
For
more information about Electrolux and FashionCare visit
bit.ly/ElectroluxFashionCare and follow @ElectroluxPhilippines on Facebook and
Instagram.