It is winter and what do you like to wear best? A warm jumper of course! Unfortunately, really warm jumpers are often made of wool and these jumpers tend to itch. An itchy jumper, everyone knows it, a classic love-hate relationship.
Therefore, in this blog we will give you the best tips to get rid of the tickling so that you will hopefully wear them more often. That's sustainable!
Tip 1 | Vinegar
Put a few drops of vinegar in a bowl of cold water. This can be your sink or a tub and immerse your jumper in it, preferably inside out. Let your jumper soak for 15 minutes and then rinse it thoroughly.
Tip 2 | Conditioner
To make your jumper nice and soft, you can do two things. Firstly, you can put your jumper, which you have dampened a little, on a towel and rub it with conditioner, which will create a wax layer on your jumper.
If you don't have conditioner in the house, you can also wash your jumper in soapy water with fabric softener! The fabric softener will make the jumper soft.
Soak your jumper in conditioner or fabric softener for 20-30 minutes. Then rinse the jumper well and let it air dry.
Tip 3 | Fluffiness
Pluisjes veroorzaken gekriebel. Pak het probleem bij de oorzaak aan door deze pluisjes er tijdig af te halen. Zo kun je het gekriebel dus voorkomen.
Voor het verwijderen van de pluisjes kun je het beste een scherp scheermesje gebruiken of een 'pluizendief'. Scheer voorzichtig over de pluisjes heen en Ta-daa, ze is weer helemaal als nieuw!
Tip 4 | Freezer
Als je trui droog is vouw je deze op en doe je hem in een goed afsluitbare plastic zak. Leg dan je trui een nachtje in de vriezer. Dit zorgt ervoor dat de haartjes van de wollen vezels minder gaan prikken, want het zijn deze haartjes namelijk die al dat gekriebel veroorzaken.
Let your jumper defrost gently. When your jumper is completely defrosted, you can unfold it and hopefully it will be as good as new again, and it won't itch anymore!
If you are very sensitive or even allergic to wool fibers, it is better to go for a (organic) cotton alternative. Then take a look at our collection of sweaters without itch.
