| Many people have an issue with the price
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| | wrinkles pressed out. The entire process
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| of professional dry cleaning. This fact
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| | is more precise and thorough than the
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| alone has led many to seek out different,
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| | alternative at-home dry cleaning methods.
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| less expensive methods such as home dry
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| | You get what you pay for. Speaking of
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| cleaning treatments. While they provide a
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| | which, the cost of professional dry
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| cheaper alternative to professional dry
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| | cleaning is a major drawback. It's
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| cleaning, many remain skeptical as to how
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| | expensive, with prices ranging from
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| effective they really are.
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| | nearly four dollars to over twenty
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| The Process
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| | dollars, depending on the size of the
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| Regardless of its name, dry cleaning uses
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| | garment, the fabric and the amount of
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| perchloroethylene to remove soil and
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| | treatment needed.
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| stains from fabric. It is able to
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| | A little known fact about the process of
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| dissolve greases and oils and prevents
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| | professional dry cleaning is that the
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| shrinkage, loss of color, and fabric
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| | chemical perchloroethylene poses health
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| distortion. The process begins with the
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| | risks to both the people handling the
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| pretreatment of spots and stains using
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| | garments while they are being cleaned,
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| special cleaning agents. The garments are
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| | and the customers who wear the clothes
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| then loaded into a machine and washed
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| | afterward.
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| with perchloroethylene, then pressed and
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| | Home dry-cleaning is a cheaper
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| packaged.
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| | alternative. It costs less than fifty
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| Two types of home dry cleaning products
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| | cents per garment to dry clean at home if
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| exist: with a dryer bag (i.e. Dryel) and
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| | everything is done correctly. It also
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| without a dryer bag (i.e. Dry Cleaner's
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| | freshens and removes wrinkles in one
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| Secret). Both processes begin with
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| | simple process without the use of harmful
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| removing spots with the provided spot
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| | chemicals. The biggest drawback is that
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| remover before either placing the
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| | home dry cleaning kits cannot remove
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| garments into either the dryer bag or
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| | stains that are larger than a dime and
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| directly into the dryer along with the
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| | sometimes need to be touched-up after the
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| cleaning cloth, depending on the product.
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| | first cycle.
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| When the garments come out of the dryer
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| | The Verdict
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| they are wrinkle-free and typically
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| | The truth of the matter is that deciding
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| require no other treatment.
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| | between professional dry cleaning and
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| Benefits and Drawbacks
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| | home dry cleaning is a matter preference,
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| Professional dry cleaning has obvious
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| | budget, and necessity. If you have heavy
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| benefits, obvious drawbacks, and less
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| | or large stains, professionals can do the
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| obvious drawbacks that need to be brought
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| | best job, but if you know that your local
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| to light.
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| | dry cleaner uses chemicals that may be
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| When you bring your clothes to a
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| | harmful to your health then you might
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| professional dry cleaner, you can
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| | want to avoid using their service. If you
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| typically expect nothing less than
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| | have smaller stains or simply need to
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| perfect. Your clothes will most likely be
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| | refresh a piece of clothing, then home
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| clean and stain-free, and all the
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| | dry cleaning is your best bet.
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