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  2. How to properly clean every type of clothing - AOL

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    While washing all of your garments together saves time and energy, ... (30-40°C or 86-104°F) Wash cycle: Normal. Dryer ... If you’re washing clothes in this category that have particularly ...

  3. The Best Time To Run Your Washing Machine, According To ... - AOL

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    Freeman notes that Dominion Energy South Carolina recommends washing full loads with cold water, as water heating can represent up to 80% of the energy consumed during a wash cycle.

  4. Laundry symbol - Wikipedia

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    A laundry symbol, also called a care symbol, is a pictogram indicating the manufacturer's suggestions as to methods of washing, drying, dry-cleaning and ironing clothing. Such symbols are written on labels, known as care labels or care tags, attached to clothing to indicate how a particular item should best be cleaned. While there are ...

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    After talking to two laundry experts, I realized I’ve been washing my workout clothes wrong this whole time (yep, 26 years and still learning!). ... Always wash your gym clothes in cold or warm ...

  6. Dry cleaning - Wikipedia

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    The solvent temperature is maintained at 30 °C (86 °F) or lower, as a higher temperature may damage it. During the wash cycle, the solvent in the chamber (commonly known as the "cage" or "tackle box") is passed through a filtration chamber and then fed back into the "cage". This is known as the cycle, and is continued for the wash duration.

  7. Scouring (textiles) - Wikipedia

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    Silk is an animal fiber it consists 70–80% fibroin and 20–30% sericin (the gum coating the fibres). It carries impurities like dirt, oils, fats and sericin . The purpose of silk scouring is to remove the coloring matter and the gum that is a sticky substance which envelops the silk yarn.

  8. Laundry - Wikipedia

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    Laundry is the washing of clothing and other textiles, [1] and, more broadly, their drying and ironing as well. Laundry has been part of history since humans began to wear clothes, so the methods by which different cultures have dealt with this universal human need are of interest to several branches of scholarship.

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