Welcome to this weeks edition of Laundry Talk Tuesday....Today, I am talking about jean care. We all have that favorite pair of jeans that we love to wear! Whether they are blue, white or black we want our jeans to hold their color and look good for many washes.

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Washing your Jeans

People ask me constantly the best way to wash their jeans and ways to keep them from stretching. Colored jeans can sometimes also stain other articles of clothing depending on the dye used when making them.

My best advice is to wash your jeans inside out, especially for your blue and dark colored jeans. Also I like to dry my jeans about 15-20 minutes and then hang them to dry.

Jeans can be hand-washed. If you choose to do this I suggest using a deep sink or a bathtub. Make sure to submerge the jeans fully, use about a cup of laundry detergent and then let them soak for about 15-30 minutes. You want to make sure you rinse them well to get out the majority of the water. When rinsing it is best to fill your tub or sink 2-3 times with clean water. DO NOT wring your jeans this will break down the fibers in them. You want to roll them from the bottom up and then press on them to get the excess water out. If you choose to hand wash your jeans lay them flat or hang dry them.

If you choose to wash your jeans in the washer here are some tried and true tips!!

Use only COLD water!

Washing them often will fade the colors. I suggest wearing jeans 2-3 times before washing. This also will cut back on them stretching.

With your first wash of a pair of jeans throw in 2 spoon-fulls of SALT this will help set the dye.

How to Keep Jeans from Fading

You want to make sure you set the dye in your jeans. Like I mentioned above you can do this by tossing salt into the wash.

Another way to accomplish this is to fill a sink with water, pour in one cup of white vinegar and 2 tablespoons of salt. Make sure to turn the jeans inside out and soak them this way for an hour. Make sure to wash the jeans on COLD!

Wash less often (wearing them 3-4 times)

Spot treat your stains...once you dry your jeans or any clothes for that matter stains are much harder to remove!