How to wash a hat made of fur, wool and other materials

Whether we like it or not, when the cold season comes, we have to take out a hat from the far corner of the closet and put it on when going outside. Naturally, the inside of the product will regularly get dirty from skin and hair. On the other hand, the top layer is also constantly polluted from exposure to the external environment. Therefore, one day the need for washing or cleaning inevitably comes. Along with this, the question arises of how to properly wash a fur hat and get rid of dirt. If you do not study the information about this and do not use it, but simply throw the product along with other things into the washing machine, then after drying it may become unwearable.

How to wash a knitted hat

If not washed correctly, a knitted hat tends to change in size: it will stretch or, on the contrary, shrink. But with a careful and careful approach, the item can retain its original appearance.

The first thing you need to know and consider is that it is not recommended to soak a wool hat. If there are stains, you should treat them with alcohol or a solution prepared before use, consisting of water and ammonia in equal proportions.

The water temperature should not exceed thirty degrees. A special detergent is dissolved in it, which is intended for washing wool items. Liquid detergents are also suitable in this case, since they not only do their main task well, but also will not spoil the shape and color of the product.

The hat is placed in water and gently washed with crumpling movements for two to three minutes. It is forbidden to rub it or twist it at the end, as otherwise the hat may stretch greatly and lose its attractive appearance.

After washing, rinse it in water at least four to five times until the liquid with it becomes clear.

During the last rinse, add a little fabric softener to the water and leave it in the basin for a quarter of an hour to drain excess water.

Under no circumstances should you dry a wool hat on warm or hot radiators or a rope. In the first case, there is a risk that the product will shrink, and in the second, on the contrary, it will stretch. Dry it on a flat surface with a clean cloth or put it on a three-liter jar. You can also use a hairdryer.

The washing machine has a special “wool” mode. By setting it or another mode, “delicate wash”, and also setting it to thirty degrees, in principle, you can wash a knitted hat there too. In this case, spinning should not be used. As a last resort, you can leave the minimum speed.

If the contamination is superficial

If dust appeared on the faux fur on a jacket or other item while it was in storage, it can be gotten rid of very easily. Take a clean, damp cotton sheet, place it nap-side down, lay the item on it and beat it out using a carpet beater. This way you can get rid of the dust that has accumulated between the fibers: it will remain on the damp surface.

If you knock out an item, but the dirt is still there, remove it using a soap solution. You need to proceed as follows:

• The surface to be cleaned must be vertical. To do this, hang the fur on hangers.
• Take a clear shampoo that does not contain any additional additives. 3 tablespoons will be enough. Dilute the shampoo in a liter of liquid, it should be warm. Beat the mixture with your hands: a fluffy foam should appear.
• Using a brush, carefully apply the product to the surface. Water should not get on the base of the product.
• If the item has medium or long pile, you should clean it in the direction of its growth. Low villi are processed in the opposite direction. Faux fur should only be cleaned this way - this rule can be called basic.
• Remove excess foam using a damp cotton cloth. Squeeze it out first until it is almost dry.
• To make the product drier, wipe it using a clean terry cloth. Then place it outside or in a well-ventilated area. The sun's rays should be prevented from shining on the item. Heaters should not be placed too close to the product.
• When the pile dries, comb it using a metal comb. Its teeth should be sparse.

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To make the fur collar fluffy and shiny, mix glycerin (one teaspoon), water (0.5 liters), ethyl alcohol (0.5 liters) and treat it with this mixture. Gently apply the mixture to the pile using a cotton swab or spray bottle.

How to wash a fur hat

Fur products look very impressive and beautiful. However, if you do not care for them correctly, then after a while the fur will lose its attractive appearance and fade. This is a clear sign that the item needs to be cleaned.

To remove minor dirt and dust, the product is simply cleaned, then ventilated and dried, preferably in the fresh air. Of course, it cannot be washed in the usual sense of the word. Natural adsorbents, for example, semolina and starch, cope well with dirt and dust.

They will clean a hat with light fur even better. Light particles pass freely into the pile and collect all the dirt. At the same time, they will not damage the color and structure of the fur in any way. Pour semolina or starch into the pile and carefully rub all areas as if they were being washed. At the end, shake the product and comb out the residue with a soft clothes brush. You can also use a vacuum cleaner for this purpose.

A more serious method must be used when global cleaning of the product is required. This is done as follows:

1. It is necessary to tear off the lining. You can mark the places where it was sewn, so that later it will be easier to carefully sew it back. It is washed and ironed separately. If it has completely lost its appearance, then they sew a new one, trying it on with the old lining.
2. They take the hat and turn it inside out, carefully examining it. If there are cracks, they need to be carefully mended and sealed with adhesive tape. Then they will serve properly for several more seasons.
3. To clean, place a fur hat on a jar, dilute starch with gasoline until it reaches the consistency of a slurry, and rub in. After treating the surface, leave the hat for a quarter of an hour, after which the remnants of the used product are cleaned off with a brush. This must be repeated until pure starch remains.
4. At the end, after thorough shaking and combing, the hat is dried in the fresh air, but so that direct sunlight does not reach it.

To make the fur shiny, it is rubbed with glycerin and then combed.

If there are stains on the product, they are removed in different ways depending on what they were applied with.

If the cause is sweat, then a solution is needed, which is then used to wipe the stain. The recipe for its preparation is simple: a teaspoon of salt and the same amount of ammonia are mixed in five hundred milliliters of water.

Grease stains are wiped with a cloth soaked in gasoline. At the same time, if the product is short-haired, then you should move against the pile, and if it is long-haired, vice versa.

Yellowish spots on light-colored pile are sprayed with hydrogen peroxide with the addition of ammonia from a spray bottle, and then dried in the fresh air, even in the sun.

Ways and means

There are several reliable ways to remove dirt from fur products at home. Regardless of what kind of fur your hat is made of, cleaning it is quite simple. If there are no difficult old stains on the headdress, you can easily refresh a mouton, mink, raccoon or arctic fox hat.

There are two ways to clean a fur hat: mechanical and chemical. First, carefully examine the surface of the product and determine what type of cleaning the fur needs. If there are lumps of dirt, other contaminants, or tangled hairs, which is typical for fur with long pile (Arctic fox, raccoon, fox), you first need to carry out mechanical cleaning.

To do this, you need to use a special fur brush with stiff bristles. If the fur has fluff, for example, like that of the Arctic fox, a small amount of cotton wool is wrapped around the brush. This prevents hairs from being pulled out and allows for better cleaning of the product. This makes it easier to comb out lumps and other dirt.

To clean a mouton hat and other hats with short thick fur from dust at home, you can use the following method. You need to wet the gauze with water and squeeze it well. Then cover the hat with gauze and pat the underside with your hand. Dust accumulated in the pile will come out and settle on the damp fabric.

Then comb the mouton cap thoroughly with a special brush. To add shine, you can treat the fur with a 3% vinegar solution. Soak a cotton swab in it and walk over the surface of the headdress.

After you have superficially cleaned the hat, you can begin to remove stains and also clean the lining of the product. This can be done at home using simple folk remedies:

• shampoo and other mild detergents;
• salt and ammonia;
• vinegar solution;
• starch, talc;
• hydrogen peroxide;
• gasoline.

How to clean a mink hat

A mink hat can also be cleaned in several ways, depending on how dirty it is.

For cleaning, you can use regular shampoo. Then the product is wiped with soap foam, and then removed with a damp sponge. Instead of shampoo, you can use liquid soap or wool cleaner.

In this case, you need to be very careful so that the foam does not soak into the leather base. Otherwise, the hat risks being reduced in size after drying. In addition, getting wet too much will worsen the condition of the fur, making it tougher and the fibers less elastic.

If the specified cleaning products are not found, then you can use other available products found in every home that will also do an excellent job of the task. For example, salt and alcohol are used. To do this, prepare a solution in the following way:

• A tablespoon of salt is dissolved in a glass of water;
• add two tbsp. spoons of alcohol;
• Wipe the hat with a brush or sponge.

They also use vinegar, soak a cotton pad in it and treat the item.

Glycerin will help restore the shine and fluffiness of the product, after processing which the fur is thoroughly combed.

When using any product, the product must be dried only naturally without the use of a hair dryer or other heating devices. It is best to do this outdoors, but in the shade so that direct sunlight does not fall on the hat. After drying the product, its pile is combed again.

The white hat will have to be cleaned more often than others, as it will get dirty faster. To prevent the color from fading and the fur from deteriorating, you need to know how to clean it.

In the city, the hat will in any case darken due to smog and dust. However, getting rid of this pollution is not at all difficult. You just need to sprinkle the pile with talcum powder, lightly rub in and leave for two to three hours. After this, the cap is shaken, and the remaining adsorbent is removed with a brush. Instead, you can use starch or semolina. Starch, by the way, is able to adsorb even greasy stains from oil.

Hydrogen peroxide diluted in water will help with yellowed fur. The surface of the hat is sprayed with the solution or treated with a moistened sponge, and then hung out to dry in the fresh air. This method will be effective for cleaning not only natural, but also artificial fur.

Cleaning the lining

A fur hat gets dirty both outside and inside. If the inside of the hat is very dirty, the lining must be removed and washed separately. Carefully remove the lining fabric using small scissors or a blade so as not to damage the fur. The lining can be washed by hand in warm water. Then dry the fabric, iron it and sew it back.

If the lining of the hat is not very dirty, it can be carefully treated with a sponge soaked in a soap solution. Gently apply soap suds to the lining to prevent the base of the hat from getting wet. This will help eliminate not only dirt, but also unpleasant odors.

To avoid damaging your fur hat during the cleaning process, carefully read all the recommendations. Treat periodically to keep the item fresh and beautiful. Remove dirty stains from the surface of the product in a timely manner.

How to wash a hat with a fur pompom

Knitted hats with a fur pompom look very cute and funny. Most often it is attached with tape to make it easy to remove for washing. One way or another, it is highly not recommended to wash the product with a pompom. If it is sewn, it is better to cut it and attach it with tape after washing.

The Arctic fox pom-pom can be cleaned with the following solution: dissolve a teaspoon of ammonia and three teaspoons of ordinary salt in five hundred milliliters of water. The fur is thoroughly moistened and then combed.

The rabbit's pom-pom can be combed out with a comb, and the yellowness on the white fur will disappear if it is sprayed with hydrogen peroxide or moistened with vinegar.

Additional recommendations

White mink fur should be protected from aggressive environmental influences and potent substances. Regular care rules will help maintain the original whiteness longer.

What is not recommended for cleaning?

Mink is an expensive, delicate fur that will not withstand the effects of aggressive substances. It is not recommended to clean mink coats at home using the following means:

• bleach;
• gasoline;
• acetone;
• baking soda and caustic soda;
• washing powder;
• bleach.

It is important to test the effect of even a mild product on an inconspicuous area. An ideal “sample” is a piece of fur

A few more tips for washing hats

In addition to wool and fur, there are other fabrics from which beautiful hats are made. In order for them to retain their attractive appearance for a long time, it is necessary:

1. It is possible to wash a fleece product in a washing machine by setting the “delicate wash” mode, or even better, by hand in not hot water, adding a liquid detergent.
2. Drying is done naturally.
3. The white cap can be cleaned with starch or semolina with several repetitions.
4. Hats with fluff need to be treated with special care: it is better to buy a special product for this or clean them with magnesium and aviation gasoline, sold at the pharmacy; Apply the solution with a sponge, being careful not to touch the lining, and after processing, shake the cap.
5. Fur products are not washed at all to prevent them from cracking.

After washing, rinse the hat at room temperature without twisting it. Excess water is removed by wrapping the product in a terry towel and then stretching it over a jar. You can stuff a towel into it to help the hat dry faster. When lumps form on the fur, they are removed with nail scissors. If the stains are too heavy, and if you cannot get rid of them yourself, it is better to take the hat to the dry cleaner.

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Removing stain

If you want to get rid of a dirty stain on faux fur, proceed as follows:

• Prepare warm water (0.5 l), dissolve any washing powder in it (two tablespoons).
• Gently rub the liquid into the product using a sponge. You need to move from the edges to the middle.
• Use a sponge to remove dirt and detergent. If necessary, perform the procedure again.
• Dry the item at room temperature.
• When most of the dirt has been removed, wait until it dries and carefully remove using a brush.

If you can’t get rid of the dirty stain, remove it with gasoline:

1. It must be cleaned, otherwise there will be stains on things. To check how pure the solvent is, drop it on the paper. It must dry. If a stain remains on the surface of a clean white sheet, gasoline should not be used.
2. Dampen a clean cotton cloth or cotton swab with solvent. Wring out the material to ensure maximum dryness. Gently wipe the soiled fur with a swab to remove dirt. This is how cuffs and collars are cleaned.
3. In some cases, purified gasoline and an absorbent agent are applied to the pile. Fat is removed using a solvent and absorbed using an absorbent. Gasoline is added to the absorbent agent.
4. Apply the resulting semi-liquid mixture to the stain, leave it for a while, and let it dry.
5. Then clean it off using a brush.

Shoes

Faux fur is found on many boots and boots. It looks very beautiful, but taking care of such shoes is not easy. There are different ways to remove dirt from boots:

1. If the fur is light, white, you can use talc, flour, baby powder. Sprinkle the selected product onto the pile and after a while (usually a few minutes) remove it using a brush.
2. Grease and small amounts of dirt can be cleaned with baking soda. There may be several such procedures - you need to ensure that the product stops getting dirty. The paint is removed with gasoline.
3. If the pile is dark, it is not recommended to clean it with flour. Otherwise, the item may become damaged. Use sawdust to clean dark pile: you will need to sprinkle it on the fur.