How to clean the fur in your house: 3 sets to three types of pile

Fur products require regular care, otherwise they wear out quickly.

Any fur needs a gentle wear and constant care. Together, let us look at how to refine the appearance of artificial and how to clean fur at home with their own hands.

Background of the purified

The most expensive considered the skins of fur-bearing animals (fox, fox, mink, rabbit) and marine mammals (seals). Fur clothes can last for a long time: a natural coat of rabbit can be worn for up to 4-5 years, and a cap of fox - up to 7-8 years.

In the photo - from left to right shows the coat of black fox, made of white mink, rabbit.

Over time, you will notice changesWhich indicates that the product needs to be cleaned:

• The leather became rough, Covered with fissures and discontinuities (in these locations generally climbs fur);

If the hairs fall out, the fur requires recovery.

• dust and dirt on the raid pile;
• The color change of pile, Natural loss of light, the lack of silky effect;
• Felt lumps and nodules, Posechennye the tips of the hairs.

If you find one or more features - cleaning in the home the best solution to the problem. I recommend not to delay the procedure until later, because you can wait for a partial or even full damage of the product (for example in the photo below).

Bald spots are difficult to restore.

The degree of contamination can be checked via cold blast dryer: direct the air flow to the pile. If the villi shine and fly - fur clean, lint if not inflated - it needs to be cleaned.

cleaning options

Clear coat can be chemically or mechanically. But I would recommend to classify the methods of cleaning origin pile:

• natural;
• artificial.

Special brush for furs: its price is available.

View 1. Natural white and bright fur

White fur is very difficult to clean up. Therefore, buying products of light colors need to understand in advance what to wear them very carefully. But you can cope even with such whimsical material.

Detailed instructions on how to clean the light fur:

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	Method 1. Hydrogen peroxide Dissolve 3% peroxide in warm water in a proportion of 1 to 1; Fill the resulting liquid into a spray bottle and spray to throughly wet fur; Wait until the fur is dry, and comb it with a brush.
	Method 2. Shampoo for pets Dissolve 1 teaspoon shampoo spoon in a glass of water; Moisten the soap solution flap natural fabric and fur treat the whole in the direction of growth of the villi; Remove remnants of a paper towel and allow to dry means. Shampoo copes with stubborn yellow stains.
	Method 3. Starch Heat potato starch on a dry pan or in a microwave to 70 ° C; Pour the starch and coats the entire surface well remember her hands; Shake off balance and comb product.

View 2. Natural colored fur

All types of natural colored fur with long pile can be cleaned several interesting tools:

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	Method 1. Salt Sprinkle fine table salt pile; Carefully walk brush.
	Method 2. Bran Heat on a dry pan bran to 70-80 ° C; Sprinkle the entire surface of the coat evenly, slightly remember villi hands; Leave for 3 hours, then shake the fur brush and comb. To clean the fur of a polar fox and mink, use rye bran.
	Method 3. Sand Heat the sand in a pan and sprinkle with the product; To rub sand in the pile, and with an effort to shake off the remnants. It is recommended to repeat the treatment as long as the sand will not appear clean.

View 3. artificial fur

Faux fur requires care, no less than their natural counterparts. For cleaning, we need normal detergent solution:

1. Mix in a bowl of 200 ml of warm water and 2 tablespoons. l. detergent;
2. Mix to formation of foam;
3. Moisten the brush in this solution and wipe the entire surface.
4. After treatment, remove the grout with a damp rag cloth and dry the product.

Avoid rubbing in the same direction.

recovery of elasticity

If the fur has lost its elasticity and become rigid, then you need to figure out how to restore the mink, fox and rabbit. For this:

1. Mix 2 tbsp. l. vinegar, 1 tbsp. l. salt in 1 liter of water;
2. Thoroughly moisten the pile resulting solution and leave for 30 minutes;
3. Remember fur hands and leave to dry;
4. At the end of the special comb lint brush.

If after the first treatment failed to achieve the desired result - repeat several times.

To the fur look like new, for it needs constant and proper care

Output

Clean the lint in the home - pretty simple, if you know the right method. To fur things etched beautiful, try to regularly take care of them. Videos in this article also contains some instructions for the care of fur garments. In comments forward to your advice - share their secrets!