When should a shirt or blouse be drycleaned? And when should a shirt or blouse be professionally laundered?
There’s no simple answer. It all depends … That’s because there are a number of factors that go into the decision whether to dryclean or professionally launder a shirt or blouse. In many cases, the decision is a judgement call on the part of the client and/or the cleaner. The primary factors that should be considered in the dryclean vs. launder decision are: • Care label Shirts or blouses with care labels that state “dryclean only”, “machine washable, for best results dryclean,” “hand wash and line dry”, “dry and press at low temperatures” are examples of shirts and blouses that should be drycleaned and hand-finished. A word of caution is in order. Just because a shirt or blouse has a care label identifying the manufacturer’s recommended cleaning instructions doesn’t mean that the care label is technically accurate and complete. At RAVE FabriCARE, we estimate that 20% of all garments we receive contain care labels that are technically inaccurate or incomplete to some degree or anothe
