Guide · Laundry and clothes washing ·
How to Wash Trousers
Trouser fabrics range from cotton and denim to blends of polyester, viscose and wool, and the right washing method depends on the fabric. Trousers washed at the wrong temperature can shrink, fade and lose their crease. This guide explains how to machine and hand wash trousers, what to watch out for with smart and white trousers and how to dry and iron trousers.
Before washing
- Read the label: check the trousers' fabric, washing temperature and dry-cleaning symbol.
- Empty the pockets: a pen, tissue or paper left in a pocket can stain the whole load in the machine.
- Close zips and buttons: close the zip and buttons so they do not catch on other laundry.
- Turn inside out: turn the trousers inside out; colour and fabric surface are protected from friction.
How to machine wash trousers?
- Temperature: do not exceed the temperature allowed by the label; cotton trousers can shrink at high heat.
- Programme: choose the everyday or cotton programme for cotton trousers and the delicate programme for blended and fine fabrics.
- Detergent: use detergent for whites for white trousers and detergent for coloureds for coloured and dark trousers; add the detergent at the dose on the label.
- Sort by colour: wash white, light and dark trousers separately.
- Do not overload the machine: trousers that can move freely crease less.
How to wash smart trousers?
If the label allows, wash polyester and viscose-blend smart trousers inside out in a laundry bag, at a low temperature and on a delicate programme; a low spin speed reduces creasing. For wool and wool-blend trousers and lined suit trousers, follow the label; most of these trousers go to the dry cleaner. To keep the crease, hang the trousers folded along the crease after washing.
How to wash white trousers?
Wash white trousers only with whites and with detergent for whites. Pre-treat stains on the knees, hems and pocket edges with stain remover before washing (how to use stain remover). If the label allows, bleach can be added to the wash water at the dose on the label for white cotton trousers; for blended fabrics, follow the label. For details, see how to whiten yellowed clothes.
Black, jeans, linen and velvet trousers
- Black trousers: how to wash black clothes.
- Jeans: how to wash jeans.
- Linen trousers: how to wash linen.
- Velvet trousers: how to wash velvet.
- Viscose trousers: how to wash viscose.
- Suit trousers: how to wash a suit.
- Leather and waxed trousers: do not put them in water; follow the manufacturer's instructions.
How to hand wash trousers?
Fill a basin with lukewarm or cold water and dissolve the detergent completely; TETİK hand-wash detergent can be used fully dissolved in water. Turn the trousers inside out and wash them by pressing them into the water, rub dirty areas such as the knees and hems gently and rinse until no foam remains. Do not wring the trousers; let them drain and hang them up. For details, see how to hand wash clothes.
Stains on trousers
- Mud: how to remove mud stains.
- Grass: how to remove grass stains.
- Grease: how to remove grease stains.
- Ballpoint pen: how to remove ballpoint pen ink.
How should trousers be dried and ironed?
- Shake the trousers out and hang them on a hanger by the hems or folded along the crease.
- Use a tumble dryer only if the label allows and on low heat.
- Set the iron to the temperature on the label; iron dark trousers inside out or with a thin cloth on top so that they do not become shiny.
- Iron the crease, aligning it with the pocket and hem.
- For shiny iron marks on fabric: how to get rid of iron shine.
What not to do
- Putting trousers in the machine without emptying the pockets.
- Washing white trousers with coloured laundry.
- Machine washing trousers whose label shows dry cleaning.
- Ironing dark trousers directly.
For workplaces, schools and laundries
Staff trousers in workplaces, uniform trousers in schools and customers' trousers in laundries are washed regularly; sorting by colour and fabric and following the temperature on the label extends their life. TETİK detergents for coloureds and whites are sold in 4 kg packs, powder machine detergents for coloureds and whites and TETİK Hand-Wash Powder Detergent in 20 kg. For work clothes, see how to wash work clothes, and for the product list laundry supplies and chemicals; request a quote for bulk purchases.
