On the fashion stage, every piece of clothing carries the unique creativity and exquisite craftsmanship of designers, and the washing process, as an important link to enhance the texture and style of clothing, is not to be underestimated. Today, we reveal eight common water-washing techniques that not only add flair to our wardrobes, but are indispensable secrets of the fashion world.

1. Garment wash

General washing is ordinary washing, but the washing we are familiar with is changed to mechanization, its water temperature is about 60℃-90℃, plus a certain detergent, after 15 minutes or so of ordinary washing, over water and softener can make the fabric softer, more comfortable, more natural and cleaner visually. General washing can be divided into light general washing, general washing, heavy general washing.

2. Stone Wash

Stone washing is to add a certain size of pumice stone in the washing water, so that the pumice stone and the clothes are polished, and the water level in the polishing tank is carried out at a low water level when the clothes are completely soaked, so that the pumice stone can be in good contact with the clothes. After washing, the cloth surface appears gray and old, and the clothing is slightly to severely damaged.

This process is often used for jeans, and through stone washing, the jeans surface will have a natural wear and mottling effect, adding a retro and casual.

3. Enzyme Wash

Also known as “enzyme wash”, the enzyme is a cellulase, which can degrade the fiber structure at a certain PH value and temperature, so that the cloth can be more gently faded and faded (producing the “peach skin” effect), and get a durable soft effect.

If the jeans are washed with pumice stone after desizing, and then washed with enzyme, there will be a more delicate pattern; If first washed with enzyme, and then washed with pumice stone, there will be a thicker pattern.

Double stir-fry: In fact, it is double leavened (or heavy leavened mill washing method).

4. Sand Wash

Sand washing use some alkaline, oxidizing additives, so that the clothes after washing a certain fading effect and old feeling, if with stone grinding, the surface of the cloth after washing will produce a layer of soft frosting white fluff, and add some softener, can make the washed fabric soft, soft, so as to improve the comfort of wearing.

5. Moustache Effect

A cat that has to be washed is a Whisker, but a Whisker is a bit more technical. A cat’s whiskers is a kind of Hand Brush, which is simply ground into the shape of a cat’s whiskers. This process is more and more used in the armpit, arm, knee and so on.

6. Monkey Wash

Monkey wash is characterized by the whitening of specific parts of the jeans, such as the most typical white butt resembles a monkey (Cantonese: monkey), hence the name monkey wash.

7. Snow Wash

It is to fry snowflakes, soak the dry pumice stone with potassium permanganate solution, and then polish it directly with the clothes in the special rotating cylinder, and polish the pumice stone on the clothes, so that the potassium permanganate oxidized the friction points, so that the cloth was irregular and faded, forming white spots similar to snowflakes.

There are many ways to fry snowflakes, such as dry frying, wet frying and so on.

8. Destroy Wash

Damage washing means that after the garment is polished with pumice stone and treated with additives, a certain degree of damage will occur in some parts (bone position, collar corner, etc.), and the clothes will have a more obvious dilapidated effect after washing.

Each kind of washing technology is a clever integration of tradition and innovation, they not only enrich the language of clothing, but also meet people’s dual pursuit of personalization and comfort. With this knowledge, you can become a real fashion connoisseur when choosing and taking care of clothes.