Wet Cleaning

About 30% of our garments are wet cleaned. After inspecting the garment we decide what is the best cleaning process for for that particular piece,  ( “Wet Cleaning” or “Green Earth”. )

Wet Cleaning. One of these “green” cleaning alternatives is wet cleaning – immersing the garments in water rather than chemical solvents such as PERC and then using specially designed wet cleaning, drying and stretching machines and processes to eliminate some of the problems which drove people to use dry cleaning rather than a conventional washing machine in the first place. Studies report that wet cleaning is able to safely clean 50% to 70% of “dry clean only” garments including leather, suede, silk, angora, cashmere, and rayon’s.

Wet Cleaning uses specially formulated Eco-friendly, biodegradable detergents and soaps. The temperatures of the water, the degree of agitation during the wash cycle, and the moisture content and temperatures during the drying are computer monitored and regulated to prevent shrinkage, damage to the fibers, loss and running of dyes, and loss of shape of the garment. Spotting and hand cleaning of stains is still an important step in the beginning of the cleaning process but green alternatives use cleaners made with enzymes, peptides (which are short chain amino acids), and Eco-friendly detergents.