One of the most important tasks in day-to-day life is washing the t-shirts we wear, whether they are the ones that we wear inside the house or the ones that we wear when we go out.
Washing t-shirts is done for various purposes and with a lot of different types of techniques, thanks to the advances in science. Let’s talk about the purposes for which you must keep your t-shirts washed.
There are a lot of reasons why one must keep and wear washed t-shirts in their day-to-day life.
The first reason is that one must always stay tidy. In our daily life, we always want to be at our best, be it with our hygiene, health, skincare, etc., so why not the t-shirts we wear? It is said that we become the outfit we wear.
There are pores in a t-shirt, be it made of cotton, which has the most, or polyester, which has the least. It is very important to wash them after having worn them for a long time, as this dust and pollution, by entering the pores of these t-shirts, may result in wear and tear.
The third and most important reason is maintaining the hygiene of the t-shirts that we wear. Whether someone is a professional badminton player, or one has to attend an important meeting, or they have to be at their best wearing their cotton t-shirts, they must always be ready.
Each type of t-shirt has its unique way of washing. The three major types of washing techniques for true longevity include hand washing, machine washing, and slow washing.
The common and ancient way of washing t-shirts is by hand. Ages ago, when there were no detergents or washing machines for us to take care of our t-shirts, we used to use our own hands to rub, scrub, splash, squeeze, and rinse the clothes, until they were ready to wear for the next time after drying. Even after we have technology in our hands, some prefer to use their hands to wash the t-shirts as they believe it is better than washing them in the machine, mixed up with the chemicals of the detergents.
Next comes the modern technique of washing and taking care of our t-shirts, i.e., machine washing. Now there are two types of machine-washing, as per their technology: top load and front load. Both do the work, but here we are talking about maintaining the premium quality of the cloth, and in that discussion, the front-load machines win. They are much gentler on clothes and wash the clothes much more efficiently.
The third and the last one is the slow washing of the t-shirts. This is a unique technique, where one keeps the t-shirts in the water after they have been worn, or in some gentle liquid, for some hours or even overnight. This type of washing of t-shirts is mainly seen during the winters, when the woolens are washed in a gentle soap in this manner.
The most unique type of material by which clothes are made is cotton. Cotton is a type of material that is best to wear for most of the seasons, even to some extent for the winters as well, but it is the most difficult to maintain and take care of, for it comes at the top of the premium of the materials that are used for making the t-shirts in today’s world.
Cotton must always be handled with gentler liquid detergents rather than any harsh and coarse detergents that are used for any other type of t-shirt material, like polyester. If possible, they must be washed in hot water rather than cold water for them to retain the color they have, and not wear and tear. Lastly, cotton t-shirts must always be stored in an area where there is not so much overcrowding of other clothing, like jeans or denim and shorts, and others.
After the t-shirts are washed and dried, the next step that comes is a very important one, i.e., the correct way to store them.
Now, storing a t-shirt is no rocket science, but they do differ in the type of t-shirts. We are going to talk about the types that are polos and round necks in nature.
Polos can be worn on both formal and informal occasions. And, they are the easiest to store. Polos are usually made of cotton, and they need to be ironed once they are washed and dried, just to avoid creases and wrinkles. The best way to keep a polo t-shirt intact after the washing and drying process is a simple fold, where we first vertically fold the cloth on both arm sides and then horizontally fold it thrice, until they are up to the neck collar of the t-shirt. Or if one can, then they can also try the army style of folding a polo t-shirt, to keep it ready to be worn for the next purpose.
Next comes the storing of a round neck t-shirt. The simplest way to do that is just by using a velvet or a steel hanger to hang them vertically. It helps in the straight keeping of the t-shirt and also in the long-lasting for them, so that an individual can wear them perfectly, they open their wardrobe to find a round neck for any given occasion.
The suggestions can be applied to every GeekOTee t-shirt, which can give your clothing a long-lasting tenure in your closet. The methods mentioned above are also exceptionally useful if you want soft clothing that retains its colour for a long time.