WET CLEANING OF DELICATE, NON-STRUCTURED GARMENTS WITH MINIMIZED WRINKLING, SHRINKAGE AND COLOR DAMAGE

摘要

Disclosed is a method for laundering non-structured garments made of delicate fabrics. Such a method employs an aqueous soaking solution. Garments are soaked for from 5 to 30 minutes in this unagitated, unheated soaking solution which contains nonionic surfactant such as alcohol ethoxylate and an anionic or cationic co-surfactant. The soaked garments are then rinsed, dewatered and dried to provide laundered garments that have not substantially shrunk, wrinkled, or discolored.