Doing laundry for the spring, summer items is usually a whole lot easier than having to wash thick, bulky winter clothing. At the same time, you may want to take some extra care and steps when laundering both your nylon and cotton items at a Laundromat like our Laundromat Woodbridge VA location.
While you may be an avid hot water launderer, try to adjust to using cold water whenever you can. For nylon items, they really do perform better with cold water washing. Something else you should try to do is wash your nylon clothing separately from other types of clothing. This particular material can tend to pick up the dyes from other clothing quite easily. While this may not be really noticeable, it can cause your lighter colored nylon clothing to look dull and drab.
Also, remember that nylon does not take kindly to bleach. If you wash your white nylon items with bleach, you can expect them to come out yellow. You can use color safe or non chlorine bleach for your nylon items. For drying nylon items in the dryer, be absolutely sure it is on its lowest setting. Nylon also tends to gather a lot of static, so be sure to use fabric softeners or dryer sheets in the dryer to reduce this.
Cotton is a great material and is often found in spring, summer clothing. The big problem with this type of material, however, is its tendency to shrink during the laundering. You can take a lot of extra steps to help reduce shrinkage as much as possible, but the first time around you can expect at least some minimal shrinkage. You really want to launder these in a cold water wash and a low dryer setting to get the best result.
Many times your clothing will be comprised of a variety of materials. The safest way to launder these items is to read the labels carefully. If you use a quality Laundromat facility, you will find that both the washer and dryer settings will give you a good selection to choose from that will be most applicable for your nylon and cotton items.
