Care guide

Wash well, dry well, keep it longer

Well-cared-for technical clothing keeps its warmth, water repellency and breathability for years. Here is the method for puffer jackets and for skiwear, in three steps.

1. Washing

Machine wash on the wool cycle at 20 °C, half a capful of detergent, no fabric softener. Wash the puffer jacket with other clothes or add two clean tennis balls: the Primaloft stays fluffy.

2. Spinning

A single gentle spin cycle, 600 rpm maximum, to keep the filling from clumping. When it comes out, the puffer jacket is flat: that's normal, it puffs back up as it dries.

3. Drying

Tumble dry on the synthetics cycle, with two tennis balls. Two or three cycles, until the filling is completely dry and the baffles have regained their shape. Pat it down between cycles.

No dryer: lay it flat on a drying rack, with air on both sides, patting and turning it regularly. Allow several days to get the full loft back. Never on a radiator.

1. Washing

Close all zips and Velcro. Mild liquid detergent or a dedicated sports detergent, never powder, never fabric softener: it damages the water-repellent treatment. 30 °C cycle with a double rinse. No dry cleaning.

2. Spinning

A single standard spin cycle at 1,200 rpm.

3. Drying

Gentle tumble dry or gentle ironing: heat revives the fabric's water repellency.

Reviving water repellency: after 6 to 10 washes, use a dedicated water-repellent detergent or treatment, available in specialist stores. A regularly cared-for garment keeps wicking away sweat: the membrane's pores stay open.

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Wash well, dry well, keep it longer