How To Properly Clean Blackout Curtains?

I don’t know if you feel this way when cleaning blackout curtains: the high blackout curtains made of cotton and linen at home, the coating on the back sticks after cleaning, resulting in poor shading. I believe that many friends will encounter difficulties in this situation, so today I will give you some tips on how to clean the curtains!

I know that many families are inconvenient and difficult to clean the curtains, so they usually only clean it once every six months or even longer; How dirty the curtains are, it’s not just some dust!

Pollution & Disease

If your curtains have not been cleaned for more than half a year, you will find that there will be an unpleasant smell, yes, because the outside and inside of the print curtains are full of dust, epidermis, skin sebum, moist air and other organic matter, and It also breeds various microorganisms due to the humid environment of the air conditioner in summer. Don’t you feel terrible about such curtains?

How To Clean

We can choose a cycle of 2-3 months for cleaning curtains. In daily life, we can use vacuum cleaners and feather dusters to remove surface dust; if your curtains are not very heavy, you can use washing machines and dry cleaners to clean them, but it is not very recommended.

Before cleaning the curtains, remove the dust on the surface, and then use a neutral detergent to soak the curtains. We will choose the soaking time (15-60 minutes) according to the material thickness of the curtains, such as the sheer curtains. 10-15 minutes is enough, while the thick cotton and linen cloth is generally soaked for about 60 minutes.

When washing curtains, we should pay attention that if the curtains are made of flannel, silk and other fiber fabrics, they cannot be washed in a washing machine, and dry cleaning or hand washing is recommended.

Linen blackout curtains be washed in a washing machine. The front tip should not be too heavy, and softener and washing powder can be added when cleaning.

In fact, the drying method of curtains is similar to that of clothes, which cannot be exposed to the sun, which will easily fade the color of the curtains. It is recommended to dry the curtains in a cool place.