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How to Wash your Jeans

October 18th, 2009
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Jeans are expensive. The best denim can end up taking up to $300 from our pocket. Still many time we throw them away prematurely simply because they faded.
This happens because, after we wear them a few times, we throw them in the washing machine.
I will give you some tips for keeping your jeans’ color for longer periods of time. The basic idea is tow ash them as rare as possible, not once a week or month, as some would say.

  • If you’ve been to the clubs with them and they now smell like cigarettes, take them outside for a few hours.
  • If you’ve stained them, try and remove the stain as soon as possible, before it runs dry. Wash only that portion, not the entire piece of clothing.
  • Hand wash them in cold water. It shouldn’t take long because, in most cases all you want to do is take out the smell.

If you’re not comfortable with the idea if washing them yourself, take them to a dry cleaners. It will save you time and trouble. Yes, jeans can be dry-cleaned (unless specified otherwise on the label).

What do I do if I decide to machine wash them?

  • When it comes to washing, I recommend that you turn them inside out. This will protect the denim and thus, the color.
  • if this is the first time you wash them you should put them in the washing machine alone. That’s right, no other clothes in there! At the second wash you can combine them with other clothes.
  • Set the washing machine to use cold or slightly warm water. Cold water will help in maintaining your color.
  • Use detergent that helps preserve color.
    • If you thought my advice about jeans was valuable, I would like you to take a look over the a href=”http://www.bestylish.org/ebook”>Be stylish! manual where you will find plenty of other advice, including:

      • how to choose the right pair of jeans depending on your weight, height and proportions,
      • how to make sure the quality of the denim and the stitching is good,
      • how to remove different types of stains from clothes.
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  1. October 21st, 2009 at 15:50 | #1

    I don’t wash my jeans unless their stained

  2. brown pope
    December 25th, 2009 at 01:33 | #2

    i never washmine…….gross…i dunno….they look solid…wash them in the shower..wearing them….hang dry..inside out..

  3. edjtastic
    February 28th, 2010 at 19:21 | #3

    my drying machine has a setting called “freshen up” it’s basically a short, cool, dry cycle. I throw my jeans in there and it takes out the smell and makes them feel “fresher” or something.

  1. February 27th, 2010 at 23:59 | #1