In December of 2024, the US EPA announced its ban on trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE) with a complete phase-out over ten years. Perc is hazardous for people who work in dry cleaning shops. But we’re a step ahead of the game. We already use earth-friendly cleaning products and methods to take care of your clothes, so you can be confident in protecting the environment and your health.

Laundering your fleece sweater every six or seven wears is easy. To keep the nap smooth and soft, turn the garment inside out and wash with similar colors and nothing linty like towels. Rinse twice and air dry. Avoid fabric softeners or dryer sheets if your fleece is water-resistant. Pet hairs? Before washing, wipe down the fleece with a wet rubber glove – works like magic.

Celebrate your affection with the one(s) you love today, the day we honor matters of the heart. And if you end up with a lipstick stain, chocolate smear, champagne spill or other unexpected souvenir, bring it to our professional stain removal experts.

When powder makeup gets on dark clothing (always when you’re in a hurry), ignore the instinct to brush it away. Rubbing spreads the mess and pushes the powder into the fabric. Blow instead, using canned air, hair dryer on cool setting, or your breath. Makeup remover on a cotton ball should pick up what’s left. We can remove stubborn makeup stains – even professional stage makeup. Tag the stain with masking tape and our stain removal experts will get to work on it next time.

The Lunar New Year started on January 29. Similar to the Western New Year, Lunar New Year is a time for celebrants to let go of the past and ring in the future. The holiday, also known as the Spring Festival, celebrates the arrival of spring and the start of a fresh year based on the Chinese lunisolar calendar. The Lunar New Year also is an important occasion for spending time with family and to pay respects to ancestors and older family members. Families come together to practice cultural customs and feast. Though the snake may get a bad rap across many Western cultures, the animal is actually a celebrated and revered sign across the Eastern hemisphere. Year of the Snake is expected to be one of positive transformation as people slither into new beginnings. If all that celebrating takes a toll on your clothes or tablecloths, bring them in for a fresh start.

Deicing products such as salt are a welcome relief from slippery sidewalks and driveways. But when salty slush and water splash on your clothes, the chemical solution can pull color, leave rings and create permanent stains on your winter clothing and shoes. Before your snow-spattered trousers, skirt or outerwear show the signs of damage, bring them in for prompt cleaning or laundry.

Here is how to wash your ski jacket if you find it dirty mid-season. Empty your pockets. Close all the zippers and Velcro closures to protect them and to keep them from damaging the fabric. Turn the garment inside out before putting it in the machine to prevent damage to any decorative elements. Use a normal dose of a liquid household detergent (not powder). Do not add any fabric softener or other products to the wash. Select the “synthetic” wash cycle at 30˚C (86˚F) and put the spin cycle on 800 rpm maximum. If you have any ski clothing made of down, add four tennis balls to the machine. At the end of the first cycle, start a second rinse then the spin cycle to remove every last bit of soap from the down. Take out the clothes right after the end of the wash cycle. Follow garment instructions for drying. Or, drop it off with us. We’re your garment cleaning and care experts—even for technical sportswear.

After a festive New Year’s Eve or time under the mistletoe, you may find a little incriminating stain on your collar. Innocuous or not, removing lipstick can be more difficult than explaining how it got there. Our stain experts can whisk most lipstick stains out of almost every fabric. If you want to try an easy home remedy, soaking in liquid dishwashing detergent seems to work amazingly well. Rinse well before laundering, with bleach for white fabric.

Jumping into a freshly ironed garment can actually create new wrinkles and diminish your steamy work. Give the creases a few minutes to set and allow time for the residual moisture and heat to leave the fabric fibers before dressing.

Now wheelchair users can choose pants, shirts, blouses, blazers and dresses specially tailored for looking (and feeling) good while seated. For instance, the blazer back is cut out to let the sides hang properly. Pants and skirts fit, dresses easily zip and the maker donates 10% to build ramps. See everything at IZCollection.com for affordable, classic and well-made mens and womens clothing made of top quality fabrics, styled to fit a seated body shape. Hurrah to designer Izzy Camilleri!