I received a big plush (very soft) animal thing for my son and want to wash it first (don't know who had it before), but I want to keep it's softness if possible. Last time I put an animal in the washer I had it in pillowcase and it still was rough after. Any ideas on how to wash this thoroughly and preserve it's softness?
2007-12-19 10:43:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Every time you wash it, it will tangle more and more, called wear and tear and multiple washings. Downy in the rinse, tennis shoes in the dryer. Same for any down things you want to wash. Shoes in the dryer are the secret. Then groom the plush toy. Yeah, brush it. It's the same as what happens to your hair when you don't comb/brush it after washing and allowing it to dry.
2007-12-19 10:52:39 · answer #1 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um, I don't know the best way how to actually get them CLEANED, but I do know what you should NOT do: put them in the dryer. My brothers got lice about eight years back and though I didn't get any, my parents were still worried and had all my stuffed animals put in the dryer to kill any lice that could have somehow gotten on them. One of them was pretty much ruined. It was this big stuffed horse with a long fluffy mane that melted in the heat of the dryer. Now the mane is all crunchy and folded over onto itself so instead of being poofy, it's pressed flat against the horse's neck. Sorry it wasn't exactly the answer you were looking for, but at least it tells you something: let the stuffed animals air dry... ;-)
2016-05-25 02:17:41 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How soft it comes out will depend on what the stuffed animal is made of. I have always washed the animal in a pillowcase and added fabric softner. I think it is important to air dry and not to put the animal in the dryer.
2007-12-19 11:34:11 · answer #3 · answered by Ask Meg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call a dry cleaners and ask them if they do stuffed animals. The dry cleaning process uses a solvent that doesn't nap fur or textured surfaces like water washing does. I even had a real sheepskin cleaned at the dry cleaners once and it came out like new. The solvent is a lot more volatile than water (dries a lot faster and more completely). So, the stuffing in the toy shouldn't soak up and be difficult to completely dry, like it would if you washed it in water.
2007-12-19 11:11:09 · answer #4 · answered by Paul in San Diego 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wash it on delicate,use downy or snuggle. i would use a low heat in the dryer. also buy some scotch guard,that will really help keep it clean a little longer
2007-12-19 10:52:38 · answer #5 · answered by Stoner 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a special cleaner
2007-12-19 10:50:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋