How long can salt water soak clothes to prevent color fading?
10-30 minutes or so.
New clothes will have a certain floating color after being bought back, so it needs to be soaked in salt water for a period of time to fix the color to prevent the color from fading in the process of washing clothes in the future.
It is generally suggested that the soaking time can be determined according to the material and thickness of clothes. Bo cotton-padded jacket, soaking in 10- 15 minutes is enough. If it is thick denim clothes, the soaking time can be slightly extended, and generally it can be soaked for about 15-30 minutes.
How much salt is used to soak clothes in salt water?
Add 1-2 tablespoons of salt to a basin of water.
Although salt water has the function of fixing color, the higher the concentration, the better. If the salt water concentration is too high, it will also cause great corrosion to the fabric fibers of the clothes and destroy the structure and color of the clothes themselves.
Therefore, it is generally recommended to put salt according to the color of clothes. If it's light-colored clothes, a basin of water with 1 tablespoon salt is enough. For dark clothes, a basin of water and 2 tablespoons of salt is enough.
Is it still hot to soak clothes in salt water with cold water?
It is generally recommended to use cold water or warm water.
When soaking clothes in salt water to fix color, whether it is cold water or warm water, as long as it is not too hot water, otherwise the clothes will be stimulated by high temperature, which will not only shrink, but also aggravate decoloration.
If the salt cannot be completely dissolved by soaking in cold water, you can also dissolve the salt with hot water first, and then soak the clothes after the water temperature drops.
Do clothes need laundry detergent after being soaked in salt water?
Generally, it is not necessary.
Generally speaking, new clothes can be fixed by soaking them in salt water when they are just bought back, and most of them have no big stains, so they don't need to be washed after soaking them in salt water.
If you think the new clothes smell bad, you can also add some laundry detergent and wash them again, which will make the new clothes smell better, but the process will be a little more complicated.