8 Important Rules How To Take Care Of Your Jeans You Need To Know!

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How to take care of your jeans

Caring for jeans is simple. But still, you have to pay attention to a few things so that your jeans are durable.

You may often forget that washing jeans should be turned upside down. Besides that, how to scrub and store it also has its own rules.

Then, if it gets stained, how do you clean it? Here are some tips on caring for jeans specifically for those of you who like to wear jeans.

How To Take Care Of Your Jeans

8 Rules You Need To Know!

1. Make sure to flip your jeans before washing to keep the color from fading quickly.

Don’t forget to flip the jeans first. Selective Focus Photography of Blue Denim Bottoms Hanged on Gray Metal Hanger. Photo by Mstudio from Pexels

Before washing your jeans, make sure to flip them over. So, the inside is on the outside. So that the color of your jeans doesn’t fade quickly and the color is maintained.

Previously, you can also read the instructions in the label section of your jeans first. So that you know what temperature the water can be used to wash it.

You can also wash your jeans with warm water so that the dirt can be removed. One more thing, don’t even wash your jeans with bleached detergent! So that the color doesn’t fade.

2. Maybe you often forget to check your jeans pocket. Starting tomorrow, not again!

Don’t forget to check the jeans pockets before washing. Crop Photo Of Woman Wearing Denim Pants With Apron. Photo by Blue Bird from Pexels

Leftover coins, pens, and even paper, sometimes like to be left in the pocket of your jeans.

So, starting tomorrow when washing jeans, check the contents of the pockets first. Make sure nothing is left out so that your jeans don’t get scratched by the tip of the pen, for example. Or just hit by a piece of paper.

3. Do you want the color of your jeans to remain brilliant almost as if you first bought them? You can soak it in vinegar water.

Try using vinegar to soak your jeans. Folded Blue Denim Bottoms on Brown Surface. Image from Pexels

Do you want the color of your jeans to look like the first time you bought them? You really can. Just soak your jeans in water mixed with vinegar. Do this before washing it.

4. Avoid direct sunlight when drying your jeans.

Don’t be like this, it’s better to be reversed and not in direct sunlight. Five blue denim jeans hanged on grey cable near window. Photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash

Turn your jeans over to dry them. Hang it with a hanger and make sure it isn’t exposed to direct sunlight. So that the color is maintained and does not fade quickly.

5. From now on, if you iron your jeans, don’t forget to flip them over and it’s damp!

From now on, if you iron your jeans, don’t forget to flip them over and it’s damp!

6. Don’t store jeans carelessly either. Better hanging with a hanger than folded. So that there are no creases.

Ironing, Press, Clothing, Clothes, Housework, Laundry. Image from  Blue denim jeans on brown clothes hanger. Photo by Jason Leung on Unsplash

7. What if my jeans got stained? Hey, you can practice the following method.

Mother and daughter in a bathroom near wash mashine. Image from freepik.com

You can treat stains on your jeans with alcohol and even with ice! Oops, I got gum on my jeans! Relax, you can put ice on the area affected by the gum. After the gum freezes, you can wash it as usual.

Then what about ink stains? Just rub with alcohol then rinse and wash again afterward. The sap stain can be solved by dripping alcohol on the stained area as well.

Let stand for 5 minutes, rub with your thumbs, finally wash and rinse with water and soap.

What if your jeans get stained like mud? Relax, soak your jeans in warm water mixed with detergent. After that, you can wash your jeans as usual.

8. Want your jeans to have a cool fading effect? Yes, you can. Even you can create a unique effect on your jeans!

Jeans with fading effect. Photo by fancycrave1 on Pixabay

Wash your jeans when they feel really dirty and uncomfortable. Meanwhile, for dry denim or raw denim, to wash it you need to wait 6 months first. 

Want a unique fading effect? You can intentionally (contrary to tip 2) put a coin or wallet in the back pocket of your jeans. Want a heart? You can, just put things that can form a heart. To get this fading effect, the point is, don’t wash it frequently.

Hopefully, after knowing how to take care of your jeans above, it will be useful for those of you who like to have fun. Don’t just use it as a hobby, but you also have to know how to care for the color so that it doesn’t fade quickly.