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Clothing Who Shrunk in the Wash? How To Easily Restore It To Its Original Size.

Clothing Who Shrunk in the Wash? How To Easily Restore It To Its Original Size.

Your favorite item of clothing shrunk in the wash?

Water too hot, drying a little too strong and the bad surprise happened quickly!

As a result, we get a garment one size smaller and we can no longer put it on...

If this happens to you, don't panic. Don't throw away your clothes!

Yes, there is a simple and effective trick, in just 3 steps, to enlarge a garment that has shrunk.

The trick is to soak it in warm water with hair conditioner to restore it to its original size . Watch:

Clothing Who Shrunk in the Wash? How To Easily Restore It To Its Original Size.

Contents
  • How to
  • Result
  • Why does it work?

How to

1. Fill the sink with hot but not boiling water.

2. Add one to two tablespoons of ultra-mild conditioner and mix well.

3. Soak the garment for 30 minutes in the mixture.

Clothing Who Shrunk in the Wash? How To Easily Restore It To Its Original Size.

4. Gently stretch the garment to return it to its original shape.

5. Rinse garment by hand to remove conditioner.

6. Dry garment flat.

Result

Clothing Who Shrunk in the Wash? How To Easily Restore It To Its Original Size.

And There you go ! You have enlarged your garment which has returned to its normal size :-)

Fast, efficient and economical, right?

And above all, no mess, because your garment will not go in the trash!

Know that this trick works for all types of textiles:cotton, wool, polyester.

But it is also effective for all types of clothing:t-shirt, sweater, vest or pants.

Why does it work?

Conditioners contain active components that relax and make the fibers of the garment more flexible.

As a result, it's much easier to stretch it back to its original size.

For me, it worked every time I accidentally shrunk a garment! I got a garment like new.