Static cling on clothes has been known to cause a raft of embarrassing situations. Static cling can cause trousers and skirts to ride up, allowing the public to see more of you than you would like. We produce static electricity all the time. Occasionally, we may touch a metal object and get a mild shock. Dry clothing produces negative energy while our bodies produces positive energy. Clothes placed in a dryer pass electrons around with the positive and negative energies increasing to the point where the clothes stick to each other. When they are worn, the clothes continue to stick to one another which can cause static cling.
Add Some Moisture to Clothes
One way of avoiding static cling is to ensure your clothes are not dried excessively in the machine. Therefore, the clothes should not be 100% dry when they are removed for storage in a closet or wherever. One way to ensure clothes don't become ultra dry is to use a humidifier which will make sure the air remains a bit moist. The conductive nature of moist air means that static is less likely to build up on clothes. Alternatively, spray some distilled water on your clothes before wearing them. It is wise to store outfits made from synthetic fibres away from other items as they are the biggest producers of static.
Clothes Dry-Cleaning Mistakes
One mistake made by people when taking home clothes from a dry cleaners is to immediately hang them up without bothering to remove the plastic that is covering them. This plastic covering could create additional static when it is removed. By removing the plastic, you will allow the clothes to breathe a little which will hopefully reduce the chances of static cling occurring when you put them on.
Tin Foil In The Dryer While Washing Clothes
An unusual method of preventing static cling involves placing several pieces of balled up tin foil into the dryer along with the clothes. It is not unreasonable to assume that the metal within the dryer should work as well as the tin foil. However, this test has been carried out numerous times with proponents proclaiming its effectiveness. Essentially, the tin foil becomes grounded by hitting the metal wall of the dryer. The tin foil is then able to collect all excess static that is inevitably formed between the clothes in the machine.
Try these above tips on your clothes to see if you can avoid the embarrassment of static cling.
