How to Deal with Pet Hair on Children's Clothing
There's no denying that particularly during spring and winter months, animals shed quite heavily, resulting in tiny bits of fluff on furniture, equipment, and clothing. Pet owners are accustomed to their pets' fur. However, hair on a blouse or smart dress for girls doesn't look very appealing and can spoil the effect of an entire outfit.
So how can you effectively remove animal hair from clothing? What are the reasons for removing it regularly? Read on!
Why Is It Worth Removing Pet Hair from Children's Clothing?
Regularly removing hair from children's clothes is primarily important for health reasons. If your child starts having a runny nose, cough, watery eyes, or irritated skin after intensive cuddling with your pet, it's quite possible they belong to the approximately 20% of people who are allergic to animal hair. Additional fur on clothing can therefore worsen symptoms and make life unpleasant.
How to Prevent Large Amounts of Hair on Clothing?
If you've had enough of children's clothes constantly covered in hair, prepare yourself well for this battle! Once the following methods become a habit, you'll soon be enjoying a clean wardrobe again.
Regularly Brush Your Pet
It seems like an obvious solution, but it often causes significant problems for pet owners. No wonder – proper brushing requires appropriate equipment, dedication, and takes quite a lot of time. However, regular grooming will reward you not only with hair-free clothing but also better coat condition in your dog or cat.
For effective brushing of your pet's fur, use good quality tools suited to your animal's hair type. For this purpose, you can use brushes, grooming gloves, and for undercoats, furminator-type equipment works brilliantly. If you brush your pet regularly, you'll soon see a significant difference on clothing and beyond.
Brushing your pet isn't amongst your favourite activities, or you simply don't have time for it during the day? Fortunately, pet groomers are an increasingly popular service even in smaller towns. Depending on your pet's size and breed, you'll pay between €25–85 for this service.
Increase Washing Effectiveness
The second way to get rid of unwanted hair from clothing is to wash them. However, ordinary washing isn't enough for animal hair to completely disappear from your child's wardrobe.
So what can you do to get clean clothes, including smart dresses for girls, out of the washing machine?
Invest in a washing machine with an appropriate programme. Equipment manufacturers noticed this problem long ago, and currently many washing machine models offer a special programme that effectively removes unwanted hair. Nevertheless, remember to regularly clean the appliance and filters. Otherwise, not only will washing become ineffective, but hair might also cause damage to the washing machine.
Choose anti-static powder or liquid. Do you know why it's so difficult to remove hair from smart dresses for girls? Because it becomes very electrified, making it easily stick to fabric. Thanks to appropriate detergents, fabrics are neutralised, so hair quickly detaches from clothing. However, if you prefer home remedies, you can replace such liquid with a glass of ordinary vinegar. Don't worry – it won't damage the washing machine or leave an unpleasant smell on clothing, but it will effectively remove hair.
Use helpful gadgets. If you don't have the budget for a new washing machine and anti-static detergents haven't completely solved the problem, reach for special washing balls that catch hair. How do they work? You simply throw them into the washing machine drum, and hair gets trapped on their special protrusions. Done!
Use Additional Tools
Clean clothes taken from the washing machine are one thing, but when you wear them in the presence of your pet, some hair might still stick to you. You won't change yourself or your child every time you've just cuddled your pet. In such cases, it's worth using immediate solutions in the form of cleaning tools. What do we recommend?
Lint roller with adhesive tape. A classic method that allows for quick hair removal, for example, just before leaving the house. Simply run it over a smart dress for girls, and all the hair will stick to the roller's adhesive side.
Rubber glove with water. If you've just run out of lint rollers, you can use this home method. Simply spray a rubber glove lightly with water and with a simple hand movement, remove excess pet hair from clothing.
A lightly dampened clothes brush also works excellently for removing animal hair from clothing.
Having a dog or cat at home doesn't mean you have to put up with hair-covered and therefore unsightly clothes every day. By carrying out all the above activities, you'll soon be enjoying a clean and health-safe wardrobe.