10 Simple Ways To Make Your Clothes Last Longer
6. Use cold water to wash
Hot water can be very harsh on your clothes and can spoil the fabric in the long run. Hence, it is better and safer to always stick to cold water to wash them.
7. Avoid using a clothes’ dryer
The heat produced by a clothes’ dryer results in fading and also damages the fabric of the clothes in the long run. Simply hang them out in the sun and let them dry up on their own.Your clothes will bless you for this.
8. Store them well
Make sure that your off-season clothes are well protected from fungus, moisture and humidity. Use anti-fungal tablets in your wardrobe to prevent fungus from creating holes in your favorite sweater.
9. Fix damage immediately
If the buttons of your clothes are broken or they are torn, make sure that you fix them as soon as possible. Don’t wait for them to get spoilt completely. Treat your clothes right, and they will last longer.
10. Look for instructions
Often clothes come with a tag containing instructions as to how you are supposed to take care of them. Different clothes cannot be treated in the same way. The instructions that come with them can be very useful to wash, dry and iron them the right way. If proper instructions are not given, you may also ask the shopkeeper for instructions so that you don’t go wrong.
Follow the aforesaid ways and you will find your clothes lasting much longer than they used to.
