13 Jul How to Wash the Wedding Dress (Part 1)

Your wedding is one of the biggest days of your life. Every bride wants to shine in their dress on such a day. A dirty wedding dress during the ceremony is an inevitable event, and don’t doubt that your dress will be exposed to all kinds of stains, from mud and dirt stains to food, drink and cosmetics. If you have enough information about washing your wedding dress, you can wash it more safely. The type of fibres and embellishments of your wedding dress will play a decisive role in the washing. This article provides you with the best stain removal and washing methods that you can use.

Stain removing the wedding dress

Stains on a wedding dress can often be removed immediately after they appear. But naturally, you don’t like to be distracted by dirty clothes during the whole wedding ceremony. So don’t worry too much about staining your clothes. But note that whenever you want to wash the wedding dress, never think about the washing machine. Use the appropriate detergent to stain the surface of the dress. At the beginning of the staining process, be sure to test the stain remover on a small part of the garment that isn’t visible to check the possibility of damage to the garment before using the material on a large scale. For stain removing of the wedding dress, you need:

•  Large tub or pan
• An old, soft toothbrush
• solvent
• Liquid and gentle cleanser

Stain removing tips

1. If your wedding dress is layered during the staining process, pay attention to separate the dirty layer from the rest of the dress so that the stains don’t penetrate to other parts. For example, you can use a clean white cloth and put it behind the stain. In this way, you separate the stained and clean parts of the clothes while cleaning.
2. To protect the wedding dress’s fibres, it’s necessary not to rub the cleanser on the dress’s surface. Just tap gently on the stained area.
3. Choosing the right stain remover plays an important role in washing the wedding dress. Therefore, first, identify the cause of the stain and use a suitable cleaning agent accordingly.
4. Pay more attention to parts of clothing that are exposed to sweat stains. To do this, it’s necessary to turn the clothes upside down and examine the parts that may have sweat stains on them. Also, to remove these stains, it’s enough to mix mild water and detergent in a bottle and spray it on the dirty area. Then gently brush a soft toothbrush on that area.
5. To dry parts of the wedding dress that are wet during staining, it’s better to use a hairdryer instead of a dryer. Because dryers themselves usually cause stains on clothes.

Washing the wedding dress

Use a gentle, effective detergent to wash your wedding dress. Never wash your wedding dress in the washing machine. Unless your clothes have a care label that confirms using a washing machine won’t harm them. If your entire wedding dress needs to be washed, follow the steps below in order.

Clean and disinfect the wash area.

To not contaminate your clothes more while washing, it’s necessary to clean the washing environment completely. If you use a bathtub, disinfect it thoroughly and then fill it with cold water. Otherwise, it would help if you used a large basin to wash your wedding dress.

Apply cleansers, stain removers and mild detergents

To improve the detergents’ performance, it’s better to mix them in water. If you have already encountered stubborn stains during the decontamination step, add some stains to other detergents.

Put the clothes in the bathtub and let them soak.

Never use hot water to soak clothes. Because it will damage the clothes’ fibres or decorations, also, the water temperature should be per the instructions on the detergents so that the cleaners have a proper and efficient performance. After a few minutes, you can rinse the clothes completely. But avoid rubbing them.

Use an old toothbrush or soft brush to remove dirt residue

Occasionally, after washing clothes thoroughly, there are still traces of stubborn stains. In these cases, you can again use a soft toothbrush or brush to clean the clothes. But don’t overdo it. Because the fabric of the clothes may be damaged and even punctured.

Important points about washing the wedding dress

If you are one of those people who like to wash your clothes yourself or your clothes aren’t too delicate and vulnerable, you can wash your wedding dress at home. What fibres your wedding dress is made of is essential in choosing the type of washing. For example, silk fibres or taffeta fabrics require much more precision for washing. If you have a deep attachment to your clothes, we will share some important points with you in this regard:

Fabric fibres

Fine fibres, such as silk, require special cleaners. Not only can’t these fibres be cleaned with ordinary detergents, but also they can be permanently damaged. In general, when choosing a detergent, pay close attention to the fit of the detergent to the fabric. Organza fabric, also known as silk, contains polyester and nylon in addition to silk. So they shouldn’t severely rub or squeeze; Because it deforms easily. Note that even when ironing, you should set the temperature to the lowest possible degree.

Brushes

If you need to use a soft brush at every stage of washing, be sure to choose very soft hair brushes. But don’t act hastily when using. The use of coarse brushes will cause the fabric fibres to become brittle and damaged.

Bleaches

Bleaches are one of the most powerful cleansers, but they aren’t suitable for wedding dresses. Although these materials can easily remove stains from the dress in the shortest possible time, they can irreparably damage them.