https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:08:42 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash/page/2#post-395674 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:07:51 +0000 Scarlet 395674@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, maybe the world isn't ending if no one else has seen these silly care instructions before (although I am still very disturbed about Joy's apron). This scarf is supposed to be my fall secret weapon, so it better play nice under water!</p> <p>So for anyone who likes to go into detail, I have noticed that scarves can take on a sebum smell that smells to me like unwashed hair. Is that what you have noticed? Sorry, these things interest me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash/page/2#post-395617 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:56:11 +0000 Lisa 395617@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would try handwashing in cold water anyway. Do not wash ever is a silly care tag. Pretty scarf though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash/page/2#post-395464 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:55:55 +0000 marianna 395464@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Okay. This thread has motivated me to gather all my nice cashmere and wool scarves and take them to the dry cleaner before the weather gets cold! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash/page/2#post-395417 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:29:30 +0000 HeleenH 395417@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would carefully wash it with luke warm water with a little soap (probably about half they advise on the soap carton), rinse it in water with the same temperature and get most of the moist out of it in a towel and then line dry. So basically the same thing I do to wash my silk or pashmina shawls/scarves. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash/page/2#post-395271 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:59:09 +0000 lyn* 395271@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My neck is terrible for neck sweat. My stethoscope is a bit cracked because of it, and my collars of my white coats are TERRIBLE. *hide* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash/page/2#post-395267 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:57:55 +0000 Angie 395267@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>High five, Janet!</p> <p>Thanks, Mellllllls :)</p> <p>Maya, really? </p> <p>I think we need to remember that our necks perspire. That's why scarves can smell. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash#post-395216 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:12:56 +0000 Mellllls 395216@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>angie, i promise i will start to wash my scarves </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash#post-395209 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:54:11 +0000 modgrl 395209@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's polyester! Just hand wash it in the sink. I'm certain you will have no problems with it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash#post-395200 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:33:58 +0000 lyn* 395200@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd warm water wash in the sink with some gentle shampoo </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash#post-395130 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:00:55 +0000 Anonymous 395130@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How odd!</p> <p>Try sticking it in the freezer. I've heard you can do this with jeans to kill bacteria instead of washing them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash#post-395120 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:44:03 +0000 Jonesy 395120@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What the heck?! I agree with you and everyone else: A) what is the world coming to? and B) I would try washing it in cold water and being verrry gentle with it. It's a pretty scarf and looks lovely on you, BTW :). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash#post-395003 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 17:48:15 +0000 MNsara 395003@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I swear it is manufacturer's laziness that makes them resort to some generic and totally lame instructions like that.</p> <p>Ployester should always be washable when treated gently (cool water by hand, etc.), but they might have used a delicate weave any not trust the consumer's ability to wash properly. Some polyesters do not hold up well with dry cleaning, so you really might want to avoid that one.</p> <p>I 'd cool water wash in a sink with a bit of soap/shampoo. Swish rinse in a sink of clean cool water. Roll up nicely flat in a towel, then hang over the bottom rung of a hanger to dry.</p> <p>Pretty scarf, so it's worth keeping it around for quite a while! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash#post-394995 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 17:37:45 +0000 Kari 394995@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah, I don't wash my scarves too frequently, either, except for those that I wear very often, or those that tend to get more sweaty (wearing thick scarves in the winter when I'm bundling up and am doing a lot of walking around.) I'm glad I'm not alone! I hear what Angie mentioned about the after-plane smell. Yuck. Even the clothing that I put into my checked luggage tends to have that stale airplane odor! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash#post-394986 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 17:21:26 +0000 Scarlet 394986@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha! No washing your hands, Vix. Who thinks of this stuff? Glad you like it Vix. I thought it would add "my colors" to any old neutral I happen to be wearing. Your strategy is exactly my thinking. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash#post-394985 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 17:19:31 +0000 Maya 394985@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I learned my lesson about smelly scarf syndrome the hard way--ironically at my first YLF gathering ever.</p> <p>Yes, they definitely need a wash now and then. A "do not wash" label would be a dealbreaker for me... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash#post-394982 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 17:13:08 +0000 Vix 394982@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's a new one to me, for sure. </p> <p>Although I did almost buy a ring until the salesclerk said, "BTW, the marketing materials say it can't come into contact with water." WT...?</p> <p>Anyway: It looks gorgeous on you, so I'd wear it frequently and then cross my fingers it could take a cold water handwash + drip dry. And if it couldn't I'd know I'd gotten as much pleasure out of it as possible without becoming too attached to a long-term thang! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash#post-394971 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:51:46 +0000 rae 394971@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What the what now?? For polyester? Maybe it's not colorfast or something... how strange! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash#post-394963 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:29:14 +0000 Janet 394963@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No, Angie, you're totally correct. I've noticed the scarf smell too, yuck. Dryel and Febreeze to the rescue! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash#post-394933 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:48:21 +0000 Angie 394933@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The mind boggles. </p> <p>I wash my scarves a few times a season - they get a LOT of wear. Also, I always travel with scarves and I *cannot* bear the plane smell on them. </p> <p>I don't mean to sound gross, but you should give your scarves a whiff. They *can* smell, and not in a good way. Or perhaps I have a sensitive nose </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash#post-394922 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:26:39 +0000 Scarlet 394922@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha! Laundering at its finest!</p> <p>Well I must admit I do not wash scarves very often, but sometimes it is called for. I suppose there is always the technique of balling it up and putting it into the freezer as was recommended in that article someone posted awhile ago about not washing jeans :o) I hope this tag doesn't also mean Don't Get Caught in the Rain because that happens A LOT!</p> <p>You know, it wasn't that expensive, but it wasn't that cheap either. </p> <p>Joy--that is unbelievable about the apron! Really, what is the world coming to?</p> <p>ETA: Krishnidoux, I didn't notice that until I had snipped all the tags off, so I don't supposed I could take it back. I am actually kind of curious now to give it a dunk in *gasp* water and see what happens... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash#post-394919 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:22:27 +0000 Diana 394919@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agree with everyone that a gentle dip in cold water likely won't hurt. I mean, you wear it around your neck so it probably comes into contact with sweat or maybe rain anyway. I assume the color has not come off on your neck or shirt yet if you sweat...</p> <p>The only other thing I can think of is it might shrink. But, hey, it's a scarf and it will still fit! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash#post-394900 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:58:50 +0000 Heather 394900@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Scarlet, that scarf is gorgeous and I totally think you can risk hand-washing in cold water. I honestly have only ever seen this tag on pleather items which read: do not wash or dry clean simply wipe down with damp cloth! HA! What?! Laundering at its finest. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash#post-394898 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:54:49 +0000 Anonymous 394898@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When it needs freshening, I'd try the Dryel or steam. I was given an apron (an APRON!) that had a tag similar to that one..do not wash/iron/dry clean. It was a dark blue polyester and survived cold water hand washing with some fading. After that it got tossed. Too much trouble for an apron. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash#post-394880 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:22:12 +0000 Mellllls 394880@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>whew, i am glad i'm not alone! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash#post-394875 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:19:12 +0000 Queen Mum 394875@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Melllllis.... I wasn't going to say so out loud, but I don't wash my scarves very often either. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash#post-394871 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:12:48 +0000 Mellllls 394871@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>it says its polyester so that seems really strange. </p> <p>in all honesty, i don't think i ever wash scarves....how often do most people was theirs? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash#post-394870 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:04:22 +0000 Angie 394870@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*chuckle*</p> <p>I bet you can hand wash this scarf in cold water. It's certainly something that I would try. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash#post-394868 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:01:09 +0000 Queen Mum 394868@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>hmmm, and it's polyester I noticed.<br /> My guess is that the pattern is stamped on to the fabric and won't withstand washing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash#post-394854 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:28:59 +0000 Lynne 394854@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's hard to imagine handwashing with a gentle soap could damage it? Is it silk, Scarlet? The colours are divine. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-the-care-instructions-are%e2%80%a6-do-not-wash#post-394843 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:51:38 +0000 Marigold 394843@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting! To me, a dry-clean only garments are a deal breaker already, but have never seen that on any label.. I'd think a gentle rinse in lukewarm water and hang dry in the wind wouldn't hurt it (it's almost like being caught on the rain?) - or a Fabreze spray and airing out.. That being said, I do wash the few scarves I have very rarely, but I also need to get in the habit of wearing them more! </p>