How do I wash my new jeans?

Question

I recently bought some citizens of humanity jeans and they are really dark..............I really don't want them to fade; how should I wash them??

Answer 1

Woolite makes a detergent for dark clothing. Also if it's really important and within your budget, dry clean them.

Answer 2

1.Turn them inside out .......

...........Keep the fly zipped and the waist button closed. This will clean the top of the jeans better and keep them flatter.
Once the jeans are inside out, fold the jeans side seam to side seam and place them neatly in the washing machine to prevent the colors from "cracking".

2. Wash on gentle or delicate cycle in cold water/cold rinse

3. Use woolite instead of Tide but if you use laundry detergent, make sure it doesn't contain bleach (ex: Tide with Bleach Alternative, etc)

4. Avoid liquid fabric softeners (Downey, Snuggle, etc) and don't use Clorox 2 & others like (the ones that say it will make your brights brighter...DON'T USE... this can cause splotching.

5. Fill the washer with water before you put the jeans in, then put a capful of vinegar and a capful (use the vinegar cap) of salt into the water. This sets the color.

6. Wash them alone - But if you do have to wash them with other things, wash them only with other jeans or dark clothing and DO NOT overload the washer. All of the rubbing against each other is what causes fading.

7. Do not put them in the dryer, let them hang dry. They will be stiff, but after they are completely dry you can put them in the dryer for 5 minutes to soften them up or iron them with steam.

8. Don't wash them every single time you wear them (unless of course they got something on them. Try to get 2 or 3 wears in between washes

If you do all of this, every time....they will stay nice and dark for a really long time. You don't have to do the vinegar & salt every time, just every once in a while.

I do my jeans this way and they look brand new for a really long time!

Answer 3

The key is always washing them inside out in cold water in the washing machine. Then always hang to dry. Putting them in teh dryer will speed up the fading process of the dark jean color. I have washed many jeans this way as I like to keep mine looking new and believe me this works!

Answer 4

Wash with other dark clothing. If not sure on washing powder, get Cheer Dark (especially for dark clothing). Most others are fine also but make sure in usually temp is cold water. Still concern turn them inside out. They should be fine.

Answer 5

If you're really concerned, you should wash them on a delicate load and air dry them or dry them on low. You can look for a detergent that says that it's for dark colors and says "no fade".

They're going to fade eventually though, this will just slow the process.

Answer 6

Buy some Cheer for dark colors, wash the jeans by themselves in cold water and air fluff dry.

Answer 7

Wash them inside out, in cold water, and with a mild detergent. Woolite makes a detergent for dark clothes, maybe you should consider getting it. Oh one other thing, hang dry them, i swear dying fades clothes too. . . Good Luck!

Just in case, you might want to wash them alone, dark clothes tend to bleed in the first few washes. You might end up loosing whatever you put in with them. again, good luck

Answer 8

When washing your jeans turn them inside out and don't dry them in the dryer, let them hang dry. Or if you really dont want to wash them just take them to the cleaners.

Answer 9

Wash them in cold water only and you won't need to turn them inside out. Don't wash any other dark colors with them as the dye in them may bleed and discolor other clothes.

Answer 10

Turn them inside out & wash with like colors in COLD water.