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Static in clothes
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I use vinegar instead of fabric softner, and we dont get any static on our clothes, whether its the vinegar im not sure, but it works for us!!!!0
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A squirt of hairspray should get rid of static.0
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seraphina wrote:A squirt of hairspray should get rid of static.
Thanks, will try this tomorrowI wish that, I knew what I know now,when I was younger.0 -
Rubbing the garment with a Bounce sheet is supposed to work too
Just run, run and keep on running!0 -
I use to have the same problem when it came to uniform for work, and I use to get it really bad, so bad I was electric shocking my work mates, but not anymore, as I always put on moisturisor on before putting on anything static and it works for me.0
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I had trousers like that, read to to slip them through a wire coat hanger, did work for me.0
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I have a pair of wool mix trousers (dry clean only) the acete lining sticks to me like glue - any suggestions how to remove the static electricity in them.SallyD0
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Hiya
The following two threads should help:-
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=161596
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=124016
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have you tried "Bounce" tumble dryer sheets,when I am ironing I gather all the nylon clothes together and then chuck them in the dryer with a bounce sheet and this seems to get rid of the static electricity.0
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the funny thing is since i have been on holiday and on the computer more i am getting static on my clothes0
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