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Step 1
I always like my things no matter how old they might get to always stay looking like new. One of the ways I have always maintained that with whatever it might be my clothes or silk bedding is by taking really good care of it. Of course when you buy expensive, luxurious silk sheets you are going to take really good care of it but accidents do happen. The trick is not to get stuck in oh no what will happen now and my beautiful silk sheets are ruined. Instead apply the appropriate cleaning method and enjoy that beautiful silk sheet set again.
Before we begin with how to clean stains form the silk sheets lets talk about what not to use. There are many popular products like Oxi Clean that claim to be the answer to all our cleaning prayers. Maybe it is and maybe it isn’t. However, in this case it most certainly isn’t. You should keep your silk sheets away form products like Oxi Clean as they will get damaged. Another product not very good for silk sheets is bleach. Instead of removing the stains and making it whiter, it will turn it yellow. -
Step 2
Now lets talk about the most common stains that we get on our silk bedding. They are tea and coffee, make up, blood and sweat or perspiration. The best advise I can give is to treat the stain as soon as it gets the silk sheets soiled. Fresh stains are the easiest to get off silk sheets. If you are not up for the cleaning it is always recommended to take it to the dry cleaners and most important to follow the manufacturers cleaning instructions for the silk sheets. Don’t forget to use common sense and try it out in an inconspicuous corner of the sheets especially if they are dark colored silk sheets. Always rinse out well after you are done cleaning the stain.
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Step 3
Make up and lipstick can be removed with the laundry detergent you use. If that doesn’t work then you can use 1 part of ammonia and 3 parts of water to remove the stains fomr the silk sheets. If that doesn’t work use a slightly more concentrated solution however, never going more concentrated than 1:1 ratio with ammonia and water. For greasy stains use a solution of dishwashing soap to remove the stains from the silk sheets.
Perspirations stains can be removed with ammonia with a solution of equal parts of ammonia and water. Coffee and tea can be easily removed by rubbing glycerine on the stain. Let it sil for about half an hour and then rinse out with warm water. Blood stains on silk sheets are the same as with any fabric. The faster they are treated the better it is. The blood stain can be removed from the sheets with salt water ( 1 tsp per cup of water.) Rinse it out and then repeat again if you need to with the salt water again. For blood stais that have set into the silk sheets use the salt water. If that doesn’t work then try meat tenderizer which should break down the proteins and remove the stains. -
Step 4
Silk sheets are very user friendly these days and one should not be intimidated with the care and washing of the silk sheets. Enjoy the luxury and sensuality of the silk sheets and just familiarize yourself with the care of silks. Once you are familiar with how to take care of your silk sheets you will enjoy without the fear of ruining them.
