How to Wash Your Gym Clothes Without Ruining Them
Post-gym, it's not just your body that needs to cleanse away bacteria. Here's what you should be doing with your gym clothes.
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Properly washing gym clothes and ski gear prevents damage and odors. Learn how to break in leather boots fast, restore stiff cotton sweaters, and remove scuff marks from patent leather to keep your wardrobe in top condition.
How to Increase the Grip on a Shoe's Sole
When slick shoe soles come in contact with slippery surfaces, like concrete, accidents can happen. Whether it's a pair of new shoes or your favorite, yet worn, tennis shoes, you can can improve sole traction in a few minutes. With a few items, you can recondition the sole and reduce your chances of falling or sliding.
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Can You Clean Scuff Marks on Patent Leather Tan Shoes?
Patent leather has a shiny finish and is a durable material, but it scuffs easily. Black patent leather shoes won’t show scuffs marks as much as light-colored tan shoes. The slightest run in with a curb or rock, and you’ll be left with a mark across your tan patent leather shoes.
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How to Prevent Jeans from Wearing Out Between the Thighs
Jeans are a staple in many people's closets, and the go-to look on several occasions. However, no matter how much money you spend, jeans seems to wear and tear in the same area first: the thighs.
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How to Keep My Underwear From Getting Stained During My Period
Even when you're prepared for your period, it sometimes strikes without warning, resulting in embarrassing leaks that stain your underwear and pants. Leakage can also happen when you think you're protected with a tampon or pad. These accidents create extra laundry -- you may even shell out cash for new panties.
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How to Avoid Stretching out Acrylic Sweaters
Acrylic sweaters can last for years if proper care is taken. They are more durable than thinner alternatives but still require care in order to prevent stretching. Heat can quickly alter the man made fibers of acrylic yarn. Stretching can be avoided by taking precautions when washing acrylic sweaters.
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How to Wash Ski Clothes
You shouldn't wash your ski clothes the same way you wash regular clothes. Ski clothes are made of specialized materials and have extra pieces that sometimes need special care or can be damaged by washing machines. Washing your ski clothing like regular clothing can cause damage and can nullify their water-resistance.
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How to Keep Your Shirts From Getting Holes in the Armpit
Holes commonly show up in the armpits of shirts, often appearing soon after the garment is laundered. Although some holes are created by normal wear and tear, antiperspirants and deodorants are usually the culprits.
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How to Restore Stiff Cotton Sweaters
The fluffy fibers of cotton yarn will shrink and stiffen after a few washes and wearings, but you can soften stiff sweaters and make them wearable again. Drying sweaters on a clothesline or washing them incorrectly will stiffen cotton garments quickly. Even preshrunk cotton sweaters can stiffen over time.
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How to Shrink a Fitted Baseball Cap
If your fitted baseball cap doesn’t quite fit the bill, you’re going to need to shrink it. A fitted cap has a smooth back and contains your hair nicely, but these caps don’t allow for adjustments for those with heads that are in between sizes. But don’t let your hat become a hassle.
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Cleaning Tips For Toilet Training Accidents
Potty training your child presents a range of frustrations. It can take time to help your little one have success on the toilet. One of the many obstacles you'll have to face is the inevitable series of accidents that occur as your child learns to use the toilet.
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Can a Down Jacket Be Washed Instead of Dry Cleaned?
A down jacket will keep you warm in the wintertime, but it will undoubtedly get dirty and need to be cleaned. Down jackets are usually pricey, so you want to be careful when cleaning the garment. Although you may think your down jacket needs to be dry cleaned, this isn't necessarily the case.
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How to Stretch the Instep of a Shoe
As anyone who has ever spent a day in ill-fitting shoes can attest, walking around in too-tight shoes is highly uncomfortable. A common culprit for ill-fitting shoes is an uncomfortably tight instep, which is the arched middle area of the shoe.
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How to Keep Your Hat on Your Head Without a Strap
The right hat can flatter the face, protect the skin and hide a bad hair day, making it an affordable, yet invaluable accessory. Keeping a hat in place on a windy day can be a challenge, however, especially if the accessory does not fit properly.
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How to Take Wrinkles Out of Polyester With Steam
Although strong, versatile and in many cases less expensive than cotton, the synthetic material polyester does have one downfall: its inability to withstand direct heat. This can make it difficult to iron out the wrinkles from your polyester pants, top or dress without leaving behind an unsightly scorch mark.
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How to Get Mud out of White Nylon Mesh Shoes
Nylon mesh is a lightweight, versatile material used to create shoes that work well for activities such as hiking, fishing and enjoying an afternoon at the beach. However, all that outdoor fun means the accumulation of mud, dirt and gunk on your otherwise pristine white nylon mesh shoes.
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How to Stretch Out Sweatpants
If you accidentally shrank your favorite sweatpants, don’t toss them in the trash just yet. Although the pants may look like they’ll never fit you again, it is possible to stretch them out. Sweatpants can be made of a variety of materials, but the way to stretch them works the same regardless of the fabric.
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How to Shrink Cotton Shirts in Boiling Water
Cotton is a durable fabric that is widely used for making clothes. Cotton can shrink under the right conditions, so if you have a cotton shirt that is a tad too big, you can shrink it. Although washing the shirt in hot water in the washing machine might do the trick, the hotter the water the better.
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How to Keep My Shoes From Sliding While I'm Walking
Whether you're in the office or out on the town, don't let slippery shoes make you walk wobbly, twist an ankle or fall flat on your face. Shoes without slip-resistant material can be annoying, embarrassing and downright dangerous. The good news is that you don't have to swap sexiness for safety.
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How to Transfer a Drawing Onto a Cotton Shirt
Applying original T-shirt designs or drawings to a regular cotton shirt used to mean learning how to use a screen printing kit. Anyone who has ever worked with one of those kits knows how tricky and costly screen printing can be.
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