Whether it is goose down or duck down, it has a certain service life.
■ Goose down has a relatively long service life of about 15 years.
■ The service life of duck down is only about 10 years.
In the process of long-term use, the fine hairs and feathers of the down will be broken and decomposed, resulting in a decrease in the thermal insulation effect of the puffer jacket. The improper storage will further shorten the life of the down jacket, so that it will not be warm for three or five years or even one or two years.
Vacuum bag violent compression, let down "die" ❌
In life, many people choose to use vacuum compression bags to store puffer jackets in order to save space.
However, long-term violent compression will make the feather branches in a long-term bending state, and even lead to the entire velvet directly broken, even if re-aerated, the velvet can not return to the original state of support, which will not only make the down jacket less fluffy, its thermal insulation performance will be greatly reduced.
Similarly, pressing down the jacket under other clothing or heavy objects for a long time will also damage the three-dimensional structure of the velvet, resulting in a greatly reduced thermal effect of the down jacket.
Proper storage: Hang ✅
Under appropriate conditions, the puffer jacket should be hung in a clean and dry environment as far as possible, and avoid being squeezed by the surrounding clothing to maintain its fluffy state.
If you do need to compress storage, you should try not to compress too much, and keep 2/3 of the original volume. Compressed down jacket, avoid horizontal stacking, prevent the weight of other clothing to further damage the cashmere structure.
Improper cleaning methods destroy down and windproof coatings
In daily wear, puffer jackets are easy to be stained with various dust and stains. Over the course of a year, it is inevitable to clean several times, and improper cleaning methods are the natural enemies of down jackets.
dry cleaning
Many people will send puffer jackets to the dry cleaner, in fact, most down jackets are not suitable for dry cleaning.
At present, the commonly used dry cleaning agent in the laundry is tetrachloroethylene, which has a higher cleaning rate and less residue on the clothing.
■ However, the dry cleaning agent tetrachloroethylene will destroy the protein components in the down, causing the down to be hard, affecting the thermal performance of the down.
■ Tetrachloroethylene also has a strong degreasing effect, which will cause down felt to tie, harden, and lose its fluffiness.
■ Tetrachloroethylene will also affect the windproof fabric of some puffer jackets, and react with the windproof and waterproof coating, causing the coating to fall off or crack, reducing the thermal performance of the down jacket.
rinsing
Washing is not simply thrown into the washing machine for a big stir - this is also "fatal" for down jackets.
After wet down, under the repeated high-speed rotation and stirring of the drum, it is easy to gather into a group. After drying, the velvet in the down jacket cannot be evenly distributed, and the thermal performance is affected. In some extreme cases, roller machine washing can even make puffer jackets burst.
If you want to use the washing machine to clean the puffer jacket, it is best to choose a special down jacket cleaning mode. If the washing machine does not have this mode, you can choose a gentle shift. Before cleaning, it can be soaked to wet, so that the velvet is relatively evenly wet, which can reduce the damage to the structure of the velvet during the cleaning process.
Hand Wash
The main purpose of gentle hand washing is to minimize the damage to the fleece structure.
1. Prepare a basin of warm water, thoroughly soak down jacket, put in neutral lotion or special lotion for puffer jacket, soak for 10 minutes;
2. When cleaning, the dirty parts of the fabric surface can be lightly brushed with a small soft brush (coated fabrics are not recommended to brush lightly, so as not to destroy the coating);
3. Gently squeeze out the water from the cleaned down jacket and hang it in a ventilated place to dry, avoid exposure to the sun;
4. During the drying process, you can gently pull the bunched down to disperse it and ensure that it is fully dried. After drying thoroughly, you can gently pat the down jacket to restore its fluffy state.
How to extend down jacket "life"?
Compared with the quality of the puffer jacket itself, the later cleaning and maintenance is also related to its warmth. How to maintain down jacket to keep warm? How to extend the service life of down jacket?
Reduce cleaning times
If the puffer jacket is cleaned too many times, the down will be broken, caked, and the warmth will be reduced. If the area is dirty, you can use a neutral laundry detergent and wipe it off with a hot towel.
Avoid the sun
In order to avoid the aging of fabrics and down, the washed puffer jacket can be dried in a ventilated place
unsqueezable
Do not fold when storing puffer jacket, avoid squeezing down into a group, it is best to hang down jacket storage.
As long as it is properly maintained
The service life of puffer jacket can be as long as ten years
I hope you can avoid these common mistakes
Keep your puffer jacket as warm as ever