Remove Pet Hairs from Clothes
Everyone loves their pets; it's the shedding hair that clings to our clothes that we object to! There is not much we can do to prevent the shedding, but we can easily remove the hairs from our clothes.
Steps
- Use the tape method. Get a roll of wide tape, preferably the packing tape used for sealing boxes. Cut off a piece, large enough to wrap around the palm of your hand. Sticky side up, pat it lightly over your clothes prior to leaving the house.
- Take a piece with you, for a quick touch up when you reach your destination and find you have brought along a few hairs.
- Don't forget to run the tape or brush over your bedspread. If your pet lies on your bed, it'll have many hairs. We tend to sit on our beds to put our socks or shoes on, gathering more pet hairs on our clothes.
- Use a lint brush. You can find lint brushes in most pet stores, drug stores (pharmacies), or supermarkets. Roll it over your clothes, prior to leaving the house or when you put away your clothes at night.
- Use the lint brush on your upholstery furniture a few times a week to remove hairs. Less hairs, less chance of having them cling to your clothes.
- Place a clean towel on top of your bed. Spread out your trousers, or skirt, so you can clean up the back side. Do not replace the clothes on the towel, but immediately put them on to avoid getting more hairs on them. After dressing, and immediately before leaving the house, tidy up again with the lint brush.
- Use a pumice stone. This is an even cheaper, easy-to-do solution for getting off pet hair. It can be used again and again.
- Use a clean, dry pumice stone against the pet hair, just as you would a lint brush. Be careful and brush only one direction and take care with fabrics that catch and run easily.
Tips
- As soon as you get home, change your clothes, fold or hang them in the closet away from your pet.
- Accumulated pet hair can often be removed from cloth furniture by rubbing a dryer sheet in a circular motion. The hair comes off and it leaves the fabric smelling fresh.
- Keep your clothes out of the reach of your pet. Cats especially love to relax on clothes. If the clothes are not there, they can't rest on them. This is very important with clothes freshly out of the dryer or brought in from hanging outside; they seek the warmth in the clothes.
- Realize that long-hair dogs shed as much as cats do. Some short-haired breeds, do not shed as much, but understand that once you get a pet into the house, you will have pet hairs on your clothes.
- Dust your furniture, and vacuum the rugs daily. Rugs should be taken outside and beaten regularly to remove both hairs and dust. Hair flies, so the less hair around, the less chance of having pet hairs all over your clothes.
Things You'll Need
- Lint brush; or
- Scotch™ tape or other packaging tape
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