14 GREAT LAUNDRY TIPS

A collection of our best laundry tips before and after washing to maintain your garment's fit, extend its lifespan and reduce resource consumption.

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General laundry tips

Did you know that the best way to reduce your environmental footprint is to take care of your clothes and wear them for as long as possible? Because if you buy quality clothing, it will last longer – especially when washed with care.

1. Avoid unnecessary washing
Wear your clothes one more time. Avoid unnecessary washing that wears out clothes and thus shortens their lifespan.

2. Air out the clothing
Feel free to air out your clothes instead of washing them, if they are not dirty, then they will last longer.

3. Check the care label in your clothing
The care label indicates how the clothes are best cared for, washed and dried to preserve their quality and lifespan.

4. Fill the washing machine
Fill the washing machine as much as possible and minimise the use of water, electricity and detergent.

Advice before washing

Before you wash your clothes, we recommend reading through the laundry tips below, as they will help you take the best possible care of your clothes.

5. Sorting
Wash the clothes with similar colours to avoid bleeding of colours in the washing machine.

6. Turn inside out
Turn clothes inside out. Close zippers and buttons when washing or tumble drying to keep clothes longer.

7. Choose the right detergent
Choose eco-labelled detergent as it is economical in use and beneficial for both the clothing and the environment.

8. Dosage
Dose detergent correctly and according to water hardness. Too much washing powder does not make clothes cleaner, but leaves soap residue in clothes.

9. Avoid the following
Bleach, optical brighteners and fabric softener.

10. Lower washing temperature
Turn down the temperature when washing. The washing instructions in the clothes merely indicate a max. temperature.

After washing

After washing your clothes, it is important to follow the drying and ironing advice below to take the best care of your clothes.

11. Maintain shape
After washing, stretch the clothing into shape before drying it, and it will keep its shape better and shrink less, so you can use the clothes longer.

12. Use the clothesline
It requires less energy consumption and you avoid the clothes shrinking after a round in the dryer.

13. Ironing
Always follow the ironing symbols in the care label located on the inside of your clothing.

14. Clean the washing machine
Clean the washing machine and rubber strips after each wash, remove old soap from the soap drawer and run a hot wash monthly to avoid bad odours.

What do the wash symbols mean?

To make it easy and simple to understand the washing symbols, we have made a comprehensive overview of the icons you will meet in the care label on clothes from ID^® Identity and the three sub-brands GEYSER by ID^®, PRO Wear by ID^® and Seven Seas by ID^®.

The care label is your best friend when it comes to washing clothes and gives you instructions on how to care, wash and dry clothes to preserve their quality and lifespan.

Find the washing symbol overview here

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