Dry Cleaning & Laundry Care Tips

Tips and Advice for your clothing to remove stains, and prevent damage to your garments.

When you are grooming up..
Some people brush their teeth after eating a meal. Be careful of that toothpaste that may
land on your clothing. It causes decolourisation. You may still think that it is the toothpaste
you haven’t removed. And that stain is permanent!

Avoid spraying perfumes and hair products on your clothes. They contain alcohol and certain
chemicals that may affect the dye on the fiber of some fabrics. Removing them can be difficult.

When your garment is stained..
If it is an oil stain, sprinkle some baby powder onto the affected area to soak up the excess oil.
If it is a water stain, use a slightly damp clean cloth and dab on the affected area.

Do not attempt to remove a stain if you are not certain. Stain may worsen.
Do not leave the stain for too long before sending the clothing to us, as the stain may set permanently.

Let us know how you got the stain so as to enable us to determine the right chemicals to remove the stain.

When you don’t know that your garment is stained..
Water contains iron and manganese. They can come from rusty water tank, water heater and
pipes. Detergents, bleaching agents and heat causes oxidation on the iron to produce rust.

When you thought you stained your garment but don’t see it..
If a stain seemed to have disappeared before washing, it may reappear and set if it is heated or ironed over. The heat locks in the stain permanently.

Make sure to treat the stain before putting it in the washer. If it is still there after washing, treat it again with stain remover and a little light scrubbing or dabbing.

If the stain is still there after all this, do take the garment to a professional such as Cotton Care.

Inform us if your garments were in-contact with white wine, soft drinks, sweets and other sugary substances. They are invisible to the human eye.

When you receive your laundry..
Remove the cleaned laundry from the plastic wrappings. Humid weather here may cause
water vapour to condense in them.

Heat, sunlight, moisture and salt are the most common enemies of your garments. Store them in a cool and dry place if you use them infrequently.

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