Question:

Dear TexCare,
I have bought TexCare wool, silk and cotton wash and am especially very impressed with how old cotton fabric becomes as new to look at. However, I have a slight concern: when the thread ends are constantly removed (how does this happen) – will the fabric not be worn thinly much faster?
And just another question: what do I do with all the packets of Daisies washing powder I have standing? Or in other words – I think I've completely switched to TexCare!
Yours sincerely
2014, 2015

Answer: 

Hello Birgit Z
Thank you for your kind email.
Daisies I do not know, but as you write, it is enough to use TexCare 🙂
I can tell you that while Cottonwash removes the lint that occurs when cotton is used and washed, we're down in the small things department, so it takes a good microscope to see what's going on. And the jersey can get toad-old, and yet only lose a few milligrams in weight. So it doesn't wear the clothes.
But when the lint is gone, the colors shine brighter.
What removes these lints is a very special enzyme that is naturally found in nature – in a forest floor, for example, where it helps to break down the fallen leaves, and is part of the cycle that creates new topsoil. So it's pure ecology.
If you want the pre-washed clothes beautiful in the colors, then vas 1-2 times in CottonBOOST – you will be amazed!

The best greetings,
TexCare

Question:

Hello TexCare,

I've got a black spot from my bike chain on my new jacket, which I've only used a few times. The dry cleaner says they can't get it off, can your stain remover take it off?

Yours sincerely, The Sorry.

Answer:

Black cycling oil is some of the worst as it's not just oil. The black is iron shavings worn by the bike chain. The oil will TexCare Stain Remover dissolve, but then try to remove the iron shavings with a tube of Rust Remover, which is available from Matas. If after the first attempt the stain disappears slightly, repeat the process. Simply rinse the place with water between the experiments.

PS. The ambitiousJust called TexCare and announced that the stain is gone, so now she's not too bad anymore...

Dear TexCare,

A shattered pen, which had been sitting in a shirt pocket on a white shirt, and caused a large sticky blue spot. Was completely removed with TexCare Spot Remover..

2014, 2015

 Dear TexCare

I told my friend about TexCare and that the colors stayed completely different much more beautiful since I started washing in Cottonwash. The other day, she said that she now washes in TexCare, and that the very best thing is that her husband, who has long complained that the clothes are scratching, has now announced that now his clothes are scratching no more. It's, of course, the allergy-friendly version she buys.

Sincerely, G.H. Rødovre

 Squestions:
Hello TexCare,

I spilled most of a glass of beetroot over a pair of beige-colored gabardine pants, can your Spot Remover take it off?

Yours sincerely, A.C. Silkeborg

Answer:

Yes, TexCare Spot Remover will remove this without any problems.
We know this from another TexCare user who has TexCare and told us that she was surprised that all the beetroot color disappeared and she would call us that and tell us...

Question:  

Hello TexCare,

I used a stain remover, and it went like that while I was saying goodbye to the stain, so did the color. Am I risking the thing about your stain remover, too?

Yours sincerely, T.R. Copenhagen

Answer:

No, and again no! TexCare Spot Remover does not touch the colors. There's absolutely nothing bleaching in it.
If you use a stain remover that uses Oxi – that is, oxygenation, there will inevitably be a bleaching.
So avoid it...

Comment:

Dear TexCare, A hand-embroidered linen cloth with Christmas motifs was put on the table on Christmas Eve an hour before guests were due to arrive. Unfortunately, after Christmas last year it had been neatly put together and put in place – no one had thought about washing it. Great resurrection, which was done with TexCare Stain Remover: Cloth with water and stain remover was dubbed on all the stains – and there were many: Andesovs, red wine and coffee, and everyone had been sitting there for exactly a year! – after only 20 minutes, wet and dry cloths were dabbed alternately, and the miracle occurred: no stains – maybe a slightly damp tablecloth, but it dried in the glow of the Christmas lights... Yours sincerely, M.L.B. Randers

Question:

Can you use TexCare Stain Remover for a carpet?

G.H., Aarhus N?

Answer:

Yes, you can, but use the following steps:
Wet the stain and squeeze on the stain remover and distribute. Let it sit max 1/2 hour. Take a dry cloth and press as much water as possible / Stain remover up the cloth. Put on clean water and pick up with a new dry cloth/towel. You may want to stand and press the water up by standing on top and pressing with one foot. Alternate 4-5 times between putting on clean water and picking up with dry pieces (e.g. use disposable diapers, they suck well!)

 

Dear TexCare,

We are a handball team where a sponsor gave us all the same tracksuits in 100% cotton. It is now 3 months ago and we have just discovered that the suits no longer have the same color. We talked about it and we found that those who still have nice colors and who are not pre-washed have all used TexCare Cottonwash.

Yours sincerely, The Handball Girls

Question:

Dear TexCare,

Can you use your Leather lotion for leather furniture?

T.A. Esbjerg

 Answer:

Yes, it is very suitable; pulls out the colors and cleans off the surface hub. Contains fine oils that penetrate, soften and prevent the leather from cracking.
If you want to clean the sofa first, use TexCare Woolwash

Put a good slush of Woolwash in lukewarm water and whisk it up well to form a lot of foam. Or make foam with a sponge. Then take the foam and distribute equally all over the sofa. You must not only stain clean, it is important that the whole sofa gets the same treatment; otherwise you risk blotches. Before the foam dries in, wash it off with clean water without rubbing. It doesn't matter that there's still a little Woolwash left on the leather. The next day, when the leather is completely dry, you treat it all with TexCare Leatherlotion. It is lubricated in a not too thick layer, and dries until the next day. Then the result should be a cleaner sofa, infused with fine oils, which counteracts that it again quickly gets dirty and that the leather dries out. Repeat treatment with Leatherlotion as needed, but at least every 6 months. Leather lotion itself has a cleansing effect, in addition to the nurturing effect.
Enjoy.

Question:

Hello TexCare,

Do I need a wash ball when I put TexCare in the machine?

Answer:

You can do as you please. If you use the washing ball, you avoid getting soap in the soap drawer, so it is always clean and neat.
If you have no washing ball, you can just pour TexCare into the machine on top of the clothes just before you start the machine.
When dosing with Polywash, it is best to avoid the soap drawer, since it is quite viscous because it is so concentrated (very low in water) Then you are sure that detergent will not linger in the drawer.
*

To TexCare.

I don't think anyone with even a little honor would recommend flg. but I've done it anyway. Ruskin's clothes, lambskin and some other leather items I have put in the washing machine and on the wool program, and washed with TexCare, the result was nice. Note it is about the cheaper part of leather clothing. Depending on what the result is after washing, brush the 'thing' and put a little pressure on it. However, it is a personal assessment whether one dares to dare the "fur". I would just add that things have been impregnated afterwards.

T.E. Copenhagen Island

Question:

Hello

I stand with a pair of dirty suede pants where both before and suede need to be washed, can it be done and with your products??

Dorte

Swere:

Hi Dorte,
On this page you will find advice from a consumer on washing suede. Click HERE
So: washing in TexCare Woolwash, which is the best also for washing skins. Has the correct pH value m.m. You can use washing machine on wool program without centrifugation – but hand washing in bathtubs or the like is also a good option. Do not soak, but keep the washing water with the trousers in constant motion for a while so that the detergent has time to dissolve the dirt. Then rinse in a few teams of clean water. The temperature of the water should feel semi-cold, which is about 30°C.
Let the pants dry slowly in a not too hot place. After drying, the skin is probably a little stiff, but then you zero and rub the skin between your hands. Should there be blotches or stains left, you can take a piece of sandpaper grain 60-80 and lightly sand the surface. Possibly the entire surface, so you get the suede sanded nicely everywhere, it gives a nice result.
Enjoy

Question:

Hello Texcare,

I've got some grease stains on my new bright suede jacket. Partly on the collar and on one sleeve. The jacket can't be washed.
What can I use to get the stains out?

L.H. Frederikshavn

Svscar:

Yes, suede grease stains are a little tricky – especially if you haven't impregnated your jacket. In that case, you can blame the store where it was purchased, for not telling them how important it is to impregnate a new jacket. This could usefully be done with TexCare Waterproofing, which not only protects against rain, but also against fat stains going deeper into the skin, thus becoming unnecessarily more difficult to remove.
The best thing you can do is use TexCare Woolwash. Pour a good slush into lukewarm water and make foam with a sponge. Take the foam and put on the stain. Finally, do not rub, but massage the foam in lightly. The reason you only need the foam is that the wetter the suede becomes, the stiffer it gets after it is dry – and foam contains much less water than soapy water.
When the foam has been sitting for a while – it should not dry in – take a clean, soft cloth moistened with a little clean, lukewarm water and wipe the suds. Rub with light pressure and ONLY in the same direction as the suede is brushed at the rupee.

Let the jacket dry in a not too hot place. After it is completely dry, the cleaned place can be rubbed softly again between two hands. You can also take a piece of medium-grain sandpaper – grain 60 - 80 and grind the place lightly. Also remember to grind in the same direction as the suede was originally brushed in. The grinding can help to remove the last of the stain.

Question:

TexCare,

I need to clean leather sofas, and would like to know where I can buy the product in Næstved.

Yours sincerely, J.S. Næstved

Swere:

You write that you want to clean leather sofas. The first is then to use TexCare Woolwash. Put a good slush of Woolwash in lukewarm water and whisk it up well to form a lot of foam. Or make foam with a sponge. Then take the foam and distribute equally all over the sofa. You must not only stain clean, it is important that the whole sofa gets the same treatment; otherwise you risk blotches. Before the foam dries in, wash it off with clean water without rubbing. It doesn't matter that there's still a little Woolwash left on the leather. The next day, when the leather is completely dry, you treat it all with TexCare Leatherlotion. It is lubricated in a not too thick layer, and dries until the next day. Then the result should be a cleaner sofa, infused with fine oils, which counteracts that it again quickly gets dirty and that the leather dries out. Repeat treatment with Leatherlotion as needed, but at least every 6 months. Leather lotion itself has a cleansing effect, in addition to the nurturing effect.
Enjoy.

Question:

TexCare,

My wife has inherited some fine old hand-sewn interlayer wipes in cotton fabric that are originally white. The passage of time has caused them to gradually become yellow-colored.
Can TexCare be used for bleaching/whitening without harming the substance?

Greetings L.L. Grindsted

Answer:

TexCare Stain Remover is characterized by not removing colour and not bleaching. After all, this is precisely what we want to avoid when removing stains.
Instead, use Chlorine: Put the yellowed in a large saucepan with water and a slush of Chlorine. Heat it all up to boiling point. Make sure it doesn't boil dry and keep the fabric moving into the water. Leave it in the boiling chlorine water for the shortest possible time, as unfortunately it also tenderens the substance.
You can also buy SodiumDithionit in Matas. It is a powder that also decolors and bleaches. It has instructions for use on the tin. Hope this will help..

I've had a really good experience with TexCare Spot Remover:
Our brand new car had been given a Pawa treatment for rust. A blob had gotten sneaked into the cabin on the fabric upholstery. What now? Yes, spot remover dissolved in a little bit of hot water I flopped on the spot. I let it pull a little, after which I dubbed after with lukewarm water two – three times. When the place was dry, the stain was gone!
It was my first bottle of TexCare Stain Remover, now there's always one in the closet.
D.F. Sorø

Question:

We spilled red wine on a new wool sofa. The stain is tried soaked with potato flour, but there are still some stains left. Can we use TexCare without the risk of bleaching or discolouration of the drug?

Aa. B. N. Holstebro

Swere:

To put on potato flour or sprinkle salt, never do to take stains. It is a silly old house council, which initially rather is about hurrying up to get something white on the stain on the white tablecloth or sofa, so that the guest who has spilled should not feel embarrassed by his misbearing. When the stain is covered in something white, it's gone.
A piece of paper towel would have been more expedient. It is a question of minimising the damage as quickly as possible by soaking up as much as possible the red wine.

But to move on, the TexCare Spot Remover is unique. It does not bleach (and here you need to take care of stain removers that contain something with "OXY", which is active oxygen, that is, a bleach. For example, it is found in vanish products, and the company itself writes that Oxigen bleaches. Moreover , -Quote: "Vanish Oxi Action MAX should not be applied to wool, silk, leather or materials that are not color-dense." ). Finally, do not use Chlorine on wool and silk either. (Then it turns all yellow!)

You'll need the following steps on the couch:
Wet the spot with lukewarm water, squeeze TexCare Stain Remover on, and distribute, but don't rub.
Let the stain remover sit for a maximum of 1/2 hour. Take a hard-wrung cloth and press as much water as possible / Stain remover up the cloth. Then put on clean water and pick up with a new dry cloth, towel or disposable diaper, that is, something that sucks well.
Alternate 4-5 times between putting on clean water and pick up with the dry pieces. The stain should now be gone. If it is one of the more stubborn spots, the process is repeated all over again. If only the stain has disappeared a little at the first attempt, it will get away completely.

Question:

Hello Texcare

I've unfortunately got stearin on a jacket (polyester), can Texcare remove it?

Answer:

Yes, it should be possible. You must first carefully scrape away as much stearin as possible. Use a deaf table knife without thanks. Then you put TexCare Stain Remover on and leave it for 1 hour. Then rinse the place under the hot faucet and use a little dishwashing liquid to relax the water. If it is not completely gone, the process is repeated. Then the whole jacket is washed normally.

If the stain is very stubborn, you can put some sucking – some layers of paper towel – above and below the clothes where the stain sits. Then keep a LUKEWARM (Not too hot) iron on so that the stearine melts and is sucked into the paper towel. But not too hot iron, you're going to burn it. Experiment and find the melting point of the stearine. It is enough between Nylon and silk – 1 dot.

Questions and answers about GORE-TEX®

What is GORE-TEX®?
GORE-TEX® is a so-called PTFE (polytetraflourethylene) membrane. (PTFE is also known by the teflon brand, which is used, inter alia, in coatings in frying pans.) The GORE-TEX® material is strong, elastic and highly resistant to various chemicals. Furthermore, it has an extremely low adhesion (everyone knows the 'slip-easy' effect – the food does not burn on.). The membrane is ultra-thin (fractions of a millimeter thick) and it is so-called semipermeable (= semi-permeable). The membrane allows water on steam form to pass, while water in droplet form cannot pass. This is due to the difference in size: Steam molecules are orders of magnitude smaller than water in droplet form. As you know, water has the physical distinctiveness of having a surface tension/ (adhesion force) which allows droplets to form that, as I said, are many times larger than water molecules.

GORE-TEX® history

The basic material, which is used in both clothes and shoes. The main ingredient of a GORE-TEX® product, the membrane itself, is most often not visible. Nevertheless, it is absolutely essential for the function. In 1969, Bob Gore invented a way to expand polytetraflouretylene into a microporous material. This material, PTFE, turned out to have a unique combination of properties. Until then, there were materials that allowed water vapour to slip through and other materials that were completely waterproof, but no material that had both of these properties. Bob Gore's expanded PTFE membrane is now known by the brand name GORE-TEX®. This material has pores, cavities between the fibers. These cavities are 20,000 times smaller than a water droplet, but 700 times larger than a water vapor molecule. This makes the material completely waterproof, while allowing moisture to penetrate. In addition, the material has been shown to have a whole range of other properties (temperature and chemical resistance, high durability, electrical insulating capacity), which means that new applications are still being discovered every day. In order to carry on the unique properties of a jacket or pair of trousers, the GORE-TEX® membrane is always laminated to one or more layers of fabric. The outer layer of fabric is most often impregnated in order for the raindrops to bounce off and roll down the surface of the garment. All seams in GORE-TEX® clothing or shoes are taped with a specially developed super-strong but flexible tape to make them completely waterproof. Would you like to know more about the secret of the GORE-TEX® material?

Then click on the www.gore-tex.se
What is the function in GORE-TEX®? (see figure below)
The openings in the membrane are so large that they allow water on steam form to pass, but at the same time the openings are so small that water in droplet form is held back. Steam molecules are several times smaller than water droplets. Steam from the inside escapes, but water on the outside remains outside, so the footwear is 100% waterproof. Gore-TEX® function is double: the footwear must be 100% waterproof, but at the same time the feet must be able to breathe, i.e. get rid of the steam that is the result of muscle work in the feet. Moisture from the feet should be able to get away so that the indoor climate remains good. Wet/damp feet are an excellent cold bridge, and cold, dank feet have given many sick days before the GORE-TEX® was invented. Since active feet excrete surprisingly large amounts of steam/water (up to one cup of water per day), something effective needs to be done.

Where is the membrane?
The membrane is protected between upper leather and lined (see Figure 1 opposite). On both sides of the membrane, on both the inside and the outside, lies a protective layer. These protective layers prevent the membrane from being damaged by wear from the inside and friction from stitching, hooking etc. on the outside of the membrane.

Should GORE-TEX® footwear be impregnated?
Gore-TEX® membrane as such does not need any care, yet it is a good idea to impregnate and care for footwear with membrane. A brand new shoe/boot should be impregnated sometimes before being used (even preferably under the soles) – whether it is made of leather, textile or other material. The purpose of the waterproofing is not to improve the waterproofness itself – because it is handled by the membrane. The purpose is almost like growing a car: Properly impregnated, the materials become powerfully dirt and water resistant.

How do I dry GORE-TEX® footwear?
Gore-TEX itself®en is a very stable and strong material that withstands high heat levels. This means you can dry (children's) boots in a drying cabinet. However, one should be aware that leather does not tolerate being warmed up too much as it dries out. The best way to dry leather is to take the insoles out of the footwear and, in good old-fashioned fashion, wipe the boots with newsprint (or paper towel) inside – at room temperature. After this, the leather must be given new nourishment in the form of a care product.

How to care for GORE-TEX® shoes and boots?
The most important rule is not to use silicone-containing care products, as these close the membrane and thus for the breathing function – turning the boot into a non-breathable 'rubber boot'. All the usual care products can be used, but it is important that the declaration on the care product positively indicates that the care product can be used for GORE-TEX®.

ECCO GORE-TEX® boots/shoes are generally produced in 3 types of materials
Smooth leather
Oil nibuck/nubuck
Textile materials

Smooth leather:
In the old days, before GORE-TEX®, silicone was heavily impregnated and a thick layer of high-fat leather polish was smeared. It's also OK because it protects the leather and makes it almost waterproof. But at the same time, breathability disappears for a walk, so that the feet "boil". Leather grease is therefore not a good idea anymore.
Use TexCare Waterproofing Spray. Also spray the footwear under the soles. The waterproofing ensures that the leather does not suck as much water and does not take so much dirt. Water is also a problem when drying the footwear, because leather soaked by water in the long term will crack. For daily maintenance: Use shoe polish in the color of the leather. Shoe polish is to some extent cosmetic, but also contains wax which further protects the footwear and adds fat to it. TexCare Leatherlotion also adds necessary fats that prevent the leather from cracking and is uncolored.

Oilnubuck: Impregnated as leather and maintained with a beeswax spray agent, e.g. Rustical. (Oilnubuck is leather that is roughed up and then applied a thin-flowing, waxy fat.)

Nubuck: Impregnated and maintained with TexCare Waterproofing Spray. If necessary, rue up with a suede sponge before impregnating.

Textiles: Here TexCare Waterproofing Spray is used – also on a daily basis.

How do I care for my GORE-TEX® CLOTHES?
Don't worry about washing your GORE-TEX® clothes. The function, comfort and longevity of the clothes are only improved by washing it when necessary.
Always re-impregnate after washing.

Washing
As a general rule, you need to follow the washing instructions that sit in the clothes. Most clothes can be machine washed at 40°C. Use a mild detergent and do not use fabric softener or bleach. Rinse your clothes several times. If you need to remove strong stains, use TexCare Stain Remover. You should always first test the colour identity of the fabric in a place that cannot be seen. Always re-impregnate after washing.

Impregnation
After each wash and long use, we recommend that you re-impregnate the clothes. The GORE-TEX® membrane remains completely waterproof, but the waterproofing helps the outer layer of the garment to repel dirt and water.

How do I care for my GORE-TEX® SHOES?
Wash the shoes in lukewarm water and use a brush if they are very dirty as needed. Let the shoes dry at room temperature. Leather shoes should be sprayed with TexCare Waterproofing (TexCare Waterproofing), which is repellent to dirt and water. Then grease with shoe cream, or TexCare Leatherlotion. The leather stays soft and supple, without covering the pores, thereby deteriorating the spirit capacity.

Question:

Dear TexCare,

I have bought TexCare wool, silk and cotton wash and am especially very impressed with how old cotton fabric becomes as new to look at. However, I have a slight concern: when the thread ends are constantly removed (how does this happen) – will the fabric not be worn thinly much faster?
And just another question: what do I do with all the packets of Daisies washing powder I have standing? Or in other words – I think I've completely switched to TexCare!

Yours sincerely
2014, 2015

Swere:

Hello Birgit Z

Thank you for your kind email.

Daisies I do not know, but as you write, it is enough to use TexCare 🙂

I can tell you that while Cottonwash removes the lint that occurs when cotton is used and washed, we're down in the small things department, so it takes a good microscope to see what's going on. And the jersey can get toad-old, and yet only lose a few milligrams in weight. So it doesn't wear the clothes.

But when the lint is gone, the colors shine brighter.

What removes these lints is a very special enzyme that is naturally found in nature – in a forest floor, for example, where it helps to break down the fallen leaves, and is part of the cycle that creates new topsoil.

So it's pure ecology. The best greetings,

TexCare

I'll have to write for you guys are SO impressed with your Cotton wash!

I just "saved" several things from being returned for recycling, as they had become somewhat washed and dingy, including a monochrome cotton blanket and a very fine viscose shirt. Just after one wash there is a clear difference! -Think it's become quite exciting to wash clothes.

I will definitely try some of your other products.

Yours sincerely,
Anne

 Answer
a sink provides a slight improvement in colors, and more and more each time.
But since your mail we have made CottonBOOST and there it absolutely wild better after -2 washes
Try for yourself...

When you want to remove pilling / Lint from the surface of a knitting shirt, it is very important to have first looked for thread extraction. If that does, a clothes gardener/ razor will cut the thread, and then there will be a hole.

Buy a "needle alley" (as pictured). Stick the tip through the shirt from behind and put the thread through the eye and pull it through the knitted on the back.
Then you can "shave" the lint be from the knitted front.

Ground-beaten stains

TexCare Spot Remover does not remove ground-beaten stains. They're going to need something extra tough. Be careful, because if the product is not color-dense, it bleaches the color.
This is why TexCare does not make a similar remedy, because TexCare must NOT be able to remove the colors.

Grounded is a kind of mold that occurs after damp, stuffy storage. Brown, yellowish spots and blotches