Summer clothes changing technique
To wear your favorite summer clothes next year ...

It's about time to need a haori coat in the morning and evening. According to a survey conducted by Lion, awareness of changing clothes will increase from "when the minimum temperature drops below 20 degrees Celsius".

Summer clothes changing technique
Lion's "2017 Clothes Change Front" (Predicted date when the minimum temperature will reach 20 degrees Celsius) Is it the right time?

By the way, when you took out your summer clothes the following year, did you have any stains or yellowing in unexpected places? The cause of the trouble that wasn't there before storage was that sweat and sebum stains that couldn't be removed by normal washing accumulated in the back of the fibers.

Summer clothes changing technique
I also have this experience ...

So what kind of measures should I take at home? This time, I actually tried the technique I asked Mr. Izumi Onuki, a lion laundry master.

"Wash" before changing clothes

Mr. Onuki recommends "washing" to thoroughly remove dirt before putting it away. However, there is no need for a troublesome process, just add a little effort to your usual laundry.

First, look at the laundry sign before washing to see if you can wash it at home. It is recommended to use a fashionable detergent for clothes with the following marks.

Summer clothes changing technique
Fashionable detergent is recommended for these marks

Apply a fashionable detergent or liquid oxygen bleach directly under the collar or armpit where yellowing is a concern. After that, wash according to the washing indication.

Summer clothes changing technique
Apply directly to the places you care about!

It is also effective to wash with a strong washing solution that is a combination of detergent and liquid oxygen bleach for 30 minutes to 2 hours. It is said that this method can also be used to prevent odors from functional innerwear made of ultra-fine chemical fibers.

Summer clothes changing technique
Functional innerwear that tends to leave odors

Summer clothes changing technique
Wash all together

In this case as well, the washing is completed according to the washing indication. It's usually a little troublesome, but it seems that you can do it before changing clothes! * Please check the washing label for the use of bleach and whether or not it can be left on.

"Washing" is effective for other than clothes

Mr. Onuki says that this time when the laundry dries well is suitable for "big washing". For example, for a pad that has absorbed sweat, it is recommended to pre-treat the part where dirt is conspicuous with a liquid diluted with a fashionable detergent, then put it in the laundry net and wash it with the "big washing course" or "blanket course" of the washing machine. is. * Depending on the washing label, you can also wash with general liquid detergent.

Summer clothes changing technique
Soak a soft sponge with detergent and apply it to the dirty part. * Be careful not to rub it on a hard surface (Image courtesy of Lion)

Summer clothes changing technique
"M-shaped drying" using two clothes-drying rods will dry faster (Image courtesy of Lion)

In order not to end summer clothes in one season. The weather was unpleasant last weekend, but on a pleasant autumn sunny day, why don't you wash it all at once?

Summer clothes changing technique
Clean by removing invisible dirt!