How does dry cleaning actually work?
Not all clothing can be just tossed in the washing machine. Different fabrics have a variety of reactions to traditional washing, which is why we find ourselves bringing those pieces with tags attached stating “dry clean only” to the professionals. Have you ever wondered what actually happens to your clothing after you hand it over the counter to your dry cleaner? Or whether or not the dry-cleaning process is actually even “dry”? How it Started Dry cleaning was first created in the 1940’s after the French tailor Jean-Baptiste Jolly realized that solvents were able to take out dirt and grease stains from fabrics. This has become a common process of washing clothing and removing stains in modern society as not all fabrics mix well with the traditional method of washing clothing with water. The dry cleaning process replaces the use of water with a petroleum solvent. In the past, kerosene or gasoline was often used as the solvent to remove stains, but has since been replaced with
