How to cut your dry-cleaning by 90%

Yes, I have a new sideline moonlighting as a 1950s household product advertiser. And yes, this photo is supposed to be tongue-in-cheek. But I wanted to give a shout-out to my favourite cheat-product, Febreze. Now we are usually a Method household and I don’t like synthetic products but I figure that Febreze is the lesser evil when it has cut my dry-cleaning volumes (and bills) by about 90%.

A lot of our clothes are dry-clean only due to their fancy fabrics and trims, and this is something I feel bad about, because not only is dry-cleaning’s main chemical, Perc, seriously nasty stuff (it’s becoming illegal in France) but getting stuff constantly dry-cleaned is expensive, bad for the longevity of the clothes, and quite frankly a total pain in the arse.

Enter Febreze. Having passed the phase of spilling food down my clothes, most of my dry-cleaning is done to, ahem, ‘freshen up’ under the arms. TMI I know. Febreze totally deals with this. I hang the garment inside-out on a hanger and hang the hanger off the top of a door frame, mist the offending areas with Febreze from at least a foot away, and leave to dry. Hey presto the odour’s disappeared. I do this on jersey, knitwear, jackets and even our silks. Note that Febreze directions say not to use on silks but I personally have found it fine with careful application. Now, if only Method would bring out a plant-based version ... ?? by Paddy aged 7 ?? #garmentcare#investmentdressing #slowfashion