What is Drycleaning?
The “Dry Clean Only” process is cleaning your clothes in a special “Washing Machine” using a solvent with detergent instead of water with detergent. The process of using a solvent prevents your clothes from being exposed to water or large amounts of moisture which frequently causes wrinkling, shrinkage, dye bleeding, and loss of body and feel of fabric. The solvents used in the drycleaning process have excellent degreasing properties. Therefore, the ability to remove greasy stains such as makeup, body oils, wax and oil from food is superior to an aqueous cleaning process. However, water soluble stains (beverages, perspiration, soil) generally require removal or pre-treatment before the cleaning process. Cleaning is then followed by a finishing process which may include steaming, ironing or pressing to restore clothing back to a “like new appearance” allowing your clothing to have a longer useful life.
