Care – Repair – Resell – Rent
TO MAINTAIN
Proper garment care can significantly extend its lifespan and ensure lasting enjoyment. We'll provide you with a guide you can follow when caring for your clothes.
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Basics
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Pilling
On favorite pieces made of natural fibers like wool, they suddenly appear – those little knots called "pilling" that are simply caused by friction on the surface. To remove pilling knots, you can use a fabric shaver or snip them off with a pair of fine scissors. But be careful: if the knots are pulled off, the fiber can be damaged. You can brush up favorite pieces with fine, long fibers from time to time.
Wash
Low temperatures and reduced spin speeds, as well as laundry bags for wool and silk, are highly recommended. Furthermore, it's best to wash your garments with similar colors and always inside out. Close all buttons and zippers to prevent damage during washing. Use bleach-free, liquid delicate detergents. They dissolve better than heavy-duty detergents and protect the fibers without compromising washing performance.
Ventilate
A wonderful and easy-to-follow care tip: Not every item of clothing worn needs to be washed immediately afterwards. Often, it's enough to hang your favorite piece on a hanger for half an hour to air it out. This not only saves time and water but also protects the environment and the material.
Iron
Ironing restores your favorite garments and smooths the fibers of fabrics that have been roughened by washing. Always follow the temperature instructions indicated on your garment. For special natural fibers such as silk, as well as natural-like fibers such as elastane, TENCEL™, and Lenzing™ EcoVero™, we also recommend placing a damp cloth over the garment and using a steam iron. Pro tip: Invest in a good ironing board cover, as the metal mesh of cheaper ironing boards can press through.
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Steaming
Steaming uses hot steam to reshape the garment. The advantage of this care technique is that the fabric fibers are not exposed to as much heat as they are when ironing. This makes a steamer an extremely useful care tool if you want to look after particularly delicate fabrics.
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Material care
Cotton
- Wash dark and colored textiles separately at max. 30 °C
- Wash special fiber blends only in the gentle program (delicates)
- Use special detergent for cotton
- Iron at moderate heat at max. 150 °C
Linen
- Only load the washing machine drum halfway, otherwise the linen fabric will wrinkle too much
- gentle wash cycle at max. 600 revolutions per minute
- Use special detergent for linen
- Do not dry in the sun
- Pull into shape and dry flat
hemp
- Allow for breaks between wears
- Ventilate regularly
- Turn inside out and wash on a delicate cycle or by hand (check label)
- Reshape and dry flat
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Wool
- Gently dab small stains with a damp cloth and never rub
- Take breaks between wearing
- Air out regularly
- Wool cycle in the washing machine possible only at max. 20 °C and 400 rpm (please check the label!)
- Use special detergent and a laundry bag
- After washing, squeeze out in a terry towel
- Store flat and dry
- Take heavily soiled favorite pieces for professional gentle dry cleaning
- Remove pills with a fabric shaver
- Use natural moth protection e.g. lavender
TENCEL™ & Lenzing™ EcoVero™
- Wash at max. 30 °C and only use mild detergent without bleach
- When washing, ensure a low spin speed
- Do not dry in the sun
- Can be ironed with steam on low to medium heat
denim
When washing jeans, the rule of thumb is: as rarely as possible! Because with every wash, both the color and the material suffer. Over time, denim develops a characteristic look, such as wrinkles and personal color gradients, which are affected by washing too often.
silk
- Hand wash at low temperature: Wash inside out with mild silk detergent, using gentle movements in the suds
- Machine wash: Wash inside out at low temperature
- Iron while still slightly damp, with a cotton cloth in between
- Can be easily steamed with a steamer
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Leather
- Remove coarse dirt with a soft leather brush or a damp cloth; never rub or scratch, as this can cause irreparable damage
- Treat leather with ecological waterproofing spray and shoe cream specially developed for the type of leather
- Take heavily soiled favorite pieces to a professional dry cleaner for gentle cleaning
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Removing stains
Red Wine
Rub with water and apply salt (for cashmere or silk: dry shampoo) to the stain. Then carefully brush out and wash. If a dark shadow remains after treatment: apply shaving foam, let it soak in, and rinse off.
Coffee
Rub with mineral water or warm tap water. If the stain has already dried: put salt or baking powder on the stain and brush it out carefully. Gall soap can be used on light-colored and very insensitive items.
Fat or oil
First, absorb the grease/oil with paper towels, then wash with hot water and dish soap. For old stains, use solid gall soap. For delicate fabrics - such as silk - alcohol can be used.
Make up
For durable, light or dark clothing: ox gall soap or baking powder. Otherwise, apply stain remover spray or stain remover to the stain before machine washing.
Sweat
Soak overnight in a warm water bath with a splash of vinegar essence. Rinse with cold water the next day. Then wash in the washing machine as usual.
Water stains
For durable, light or dark clothing: mix gall soap with plenty of warm water and generously rub the water stains with it.
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Removing stains
With the vegan SOS stain remover pen, you can quickly and easily remove light stains such as oil, make-up, or red wine from textiles.
- Remove surface dirt
- Press the tip of the pen sufficiently onto the stain to release liquid and rub lightly over it
- Dab away excess liquid with a damp cloth
- Repeat the process if necessary
