{"id":2780,"date":"2011-11-02T03:00:36","date_gmt":"2011-11-02T07:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/?p=2780"},"modified":"2025-11-12T02:22:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T06:22:40","slug":"tips-of-hand-washing-silk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/tips-of-hand-washing-silk\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips of Hand Washing Silk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

To keep your<\/span> silk bedding<\/a> as intact as possible, we are here to tell some tips on how to hand wash silk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hand washing silk bed sets<\/a> is our recommended mode of cleaning silk. Almost all silk can be hand washed (and would not shrink if the silk fabric were pre-shrunk before sewing). If you have hard water, you may wish to first add a spoonful of borax to the washing water. Use lukewarm water and mild, non-alkaline soap (such as Ivory Liquid) or baby shampoo. While rinsing, you can add a few tablespoonfuls of distilled white vinegar to the rinse water to neutralize alkali traces and to dissolve soap residue. Or, add a few drops of hair conditioner to the final rinse water for extra silky feel. Soaking silk for any more than a few minutes should be avoided. Do not use harsh detergents that contain bleaches or brighteners. Do not wring or twist; roll in towel to extract water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t fuss over on those trifles if you hate to wash something, we\u2019ll talk about how to machine wash silk duvet cover set<\/a> next time! Keep reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To keep your silk bedding as intact as possible, we are here to tell some tips on how to hand wash silk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24243,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-silk-care","latest_post"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t