Ever had some killjoy try to scare you by telling you that professional laundering and dry cleaning are bad for clothes? Let’s dispatch that myth right now.
Failure to thoroughly remove dirt, stains and sweat—that’s what’s bad for clothes.
Professional dry cleaning and laundering have been shown to remove dirt, stains, and sweat a lot more thoroughly than you could possibly do at home. You should be glad about that, for a few reasons. For one thing, dirt, stains, and sweat are germ colonies. We’re not talking just a few germs. If you could see the germs living the good life where you spilled or sweated, you would’t dream of not having a professional cleaner get rid of them. For another, think about what dirt really is. It may look like a powder, but those tiny particles aren’t as smooth as they look. If you could see them up close, you’d see that they have edges, lots of them, and almost all of them are sharp. They wear against fiber like sandpaper. All of which means that, unless you like weak spots and holes, dirt isn’t something you really want hanging around among the fibers of your clothes.
As for stains, they can be tricky. They can appear gone to the naked eye, while in reality remain behind in the form of invisible residues. These can yellow with time, or reappear when you iron. That’s why we train people on stain removal. Really. We don’t unleash just any employee on stains. It takes specialized knowledge and experience.
Ready for some good news? Studies show that by removing dirt, sweat, and stains, professional care actually helps clothes last longer. And, by the way, professional care is what clothing always receives at Prestige Cleaners.
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