What do I have to consider when using the Guppyfriend Washing Bag?
- do not put the bag into the tumble dryer
- do not rinse under running water
- wash only clothes of similar colors together in the bag
- anything sharp may harm the material of the bag
- do not iron (the crumpled surface is not a problem)
- use only liquid detergents
- do not dry in the sun
- remove coarse dirt and animal hair before washing
- wash together with other Guppyfriends or with nonsynthetic textiles to avoid an imbalance
- do not overfill – the clothes need space to move inside the bag
Do I have to remove the microfibers after each wash?
No. Depending on what you wash it may take a couple of washes until you may find fibres in the upper corners of your bag. Older pieces are more likely to lose more fibres. The hotter your water, the more likely you’ll lose fibres. And if you only wash soft fabrics, fewer microfibres will break, etc. Whenever you see fibres, take them out, but you can certainly use the washing bag several times before removing them. Make sure that there are no dark microfibres left in the bag when you wash clothes with lighter colors.
If you're not seeing microfibres or seeing hardly any, bear in mind they are extremely tiny and barely visible to the naked eye. And that is part of what the bag does: Due to its soft surface and the structure of the filament, fewer fibres actually break.
What happens to the pieces of non man-made fibres that are caught? / How do I dispose of the caught fibres properly?
(Question submitted by groovygranma - thank you!) Collect any fibres that you can and dispose of in your normal household waste bin (not in recycling). How your general waste is then processed depends on where you live.
