How to store a down jacket?

Down-filled jackets and coats are very popular these days. They are warm, light and comfortable, but to maintain a beautiful appearance and their functionality you need to know how to store down jackets and take care of them correctly. This algorithm is significantly different from that which is suitable for winter and demi-season items with holofiber or sintepon.

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What are comfortable down jackets?

In fact, downy outerwear has a lot of advantages. It perfectly holds heat, while the material and filler “breathes”, letting in air. Thus, the moisture that comes from the body is not collected inside and the owner of such a jacket is spared the feeling of sweating.

As a rule, feathers and fluff of waterfowl are used in such products as a filler. The peculiarity of this choice is that the filler does not stick together. But there may be other options - read about all varieties in our separate article "Down Jacket Fillers".

Knowing the basics of how to care for a down jacket, you can significantly extend the term of wearing your favorite thing. Moreover, these rules are simple and easily implemented.

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Rules for storing a down jacket

You will not have any difficulties with how to store a down jacket if you take the following rules as a basis for choosing the place and location of a thing:

1. A jacket or coat with such a filler is best stored flattened to avoid lumping down.
2. It is best to store a down jacket on a coat hanger in a special package that is pre-saturated with a substance that protects against moths. But you can choose a separate moth remedy. Moth is very fond of such products, since keratin is contained in fluff.

Important! Packaging should not be polyethylene. Covers made of natural breathable fabric are great.

3. All buttons and zippers on the product must be fastened to maintain the shape of the clothes. For the same purpose, check all pockets for the presence of foreign objects. They must be empty for storage.
4. The best storage location is a wardrobe. A chest or box is not suitable for these purposes. The cabinet should be away from heating appliances in a dry place. By the way, you can assemble one yourself with your own hands, if you use our master class "Wardrobe".

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How to wash a down jacket?

Washing or cleaning a down jacket is an inevitable process. Even if you wore the item infrequently and neatly, it is still worth washing the socks after the season before placing it in a closet for storage. But the down jacket is a non-standard product and it must be washed carefully, taking into account the particular structure of the filler. You can do this in several ways, which one will become more suitable for you - you decide.

Dry cleaning

Dry cleaning is the best option for how to care for a down jacket. This is especially true for those jackets that are sewn from water-repellent fabric.

The main features of this processing are as follows:

1. Modern chemical cleaning technologies allow this process to be carried out with respect to down jackets in an effective wet “aquacline” method.
2. At the same time, delicate means are used that do not affect the color of the tissues, clean well and leave the filler structure unchanged.
3. The presence of fur on the product does not affect the cleaning efficiency.
4. If at home it is very difficult to clean this item of clothing in a clean form, then a dry cleaning on the contrary, will do it without problems.
5. With the help of fur cleaning technology, in which fatliquoring components are used, the fur acquires luster and softness.

Important! The process of drying down jackets begins with a dryer drum and ends with a drying chamber. In it, the product is placed on the brackets in a suspended state. This method of drying contributes to uniform drying, restores fluff to the air, gives the product the correct shape and prevents the appearance of streaks and stains on the fabric.

Home wash

Unfortunately, not everyone can afford such a pleasure as dry cleaning, especially if the jacket needs to be washed more than once a season, but several. Therefore, many housewives learned and got used to wash a down jacket at home.

This is a simple matter, but requires knowledge of several rules:

1. Carefully inspect the product label, it will tell you what temperature and which type of washing is most suitable for this thing. If any of the icons you are having trouble use our decoding characters on clothes.
2. If there are stains on the product, it is better to wash them by hand before washing. The same can be done with cuffs, pockets and a collar.
3. Before loading into the washing machine, unfasten the hood, fur and fasten all buttons and zippers on the product. Check pockets for foreign objects.
4. Turn the jacket inside out - this will preserve the original color of the outer fabric.
5. As a rule, for washing down products, warm water is best suited, with a temperature not exceeding 30 C.
6. To take care of the down jacket correctly, instead of washing powder, it is best to use shampoo orliquid laundry detergent.

Important! When washing, do not use softeners, antistatic agents, or other auxiliary substances, except for detergents. They can affect the structure of the fabric and the filler of the product.

7. Together with a jacket or coat, put 2-5 tennis balls or special balls for washing down jackets into the loading drum. Their number depends on the size and type of clothes being washed. This is done in order to avoid the formation of lumps of fluff during the washing process.
8. In the washing machine, select delicate wash mode.
9. It is best to activate an extra rinse in the machine. This will help to avoid unwanted stains and streaks of soap.
10. The most optimal spin speed of such things will be 600-800 rpm.

Drying down jacket

All preliminary procedures can nullify your efforts on how to properly care for a down jacket if you do not comply with the requirements for its drying regime.

The recommendations are to comply with the following points:

• Hang the down jacket after washing on the coat hanger and place it in a warm, well-ventilated place.
• The place to dry the product should be clean and away from sources of various odors. Fluff has the ability to quickly absorb aromas.

Important! During the drying, direct sunlight should not fall on the down jacket.

• It is necessary to shake the product periodically during drying to evenly distribute fluff and prevent lumps.

Down Jacket Ironing

The product may wrinkle during washing. To make the jacket look neat, you can use a garment steamer. Iron is also a good fit. To do this, use the minimum temperature.

Important! Ironing is preferably done through a damp cloth or gauze. The vertical steam function in the iron will be very handy.

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Categorical prohibitions regarding down jacket care

There are some actions that can ruin a down jacket. Knowing them, you will protect yourself from damage and the need to prematurely purchase expensive outdoor clothing:

1. Do not soak products with downy filler and leave it for a long time in water.
2. Storing such a thing in a humid place can lead to damage to the filler and the fabric itself. The thing is that the fluff very sharply reacts to high humidity and immediately begins to rot.
3. It is forbidden to store down jackets when folded or twisted.
4. You can not use powders in the washing process - for the most part they have aggressive substances that will not benefit the down jacket. Bleaching and tinting products are also prohibited.
5. It is strictly forbidden to dry down-filled items on radiators.

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All the wisdom of care and storage of such delicate things as down jackets are described in this article. They are simple and do not require additional skills. But, nevertheless, they give excellent results, thanks to which things with down filling wear longer, look the same as at the time of purchase and remain warm for more than one winter.