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Care Tips, Straw Hat and Panama
You love wearing your straw hat during the spring season, but do you know how to maintain it properly? We will immediately give you some tips to enjoy it for many years with the same shine!
To ensure the proper care of your Panama Hat, it is crucial to adopt appropriate and delicate handling. The first essential step to preserve its quality is to hold it correctly. Thus, it is very important to avoid pinching your hat when putting it on or taking it off. Always opt for holding it by the brims.
How to maintain your straw hat daily?
Boater Hat, Floppy Hat, or Panama Hat, this type of hat requires special attention for its daily care. Since straw is a plant material, you should take care of it like a houseplant! European climates are often very dry in the summer, and the hat tends to dry out. The straw then becomes brittle. Therefore, you should moisten it from time to time with a spray bottle.
Moisten the straw hat from time to time with a spray bottle
Apart from your beach activities, do not leave your straw hat on the rear shelf of your car. Store it like any other hat, in the shade, well cool inside and without ventilation. Place it on a flat surface, upside down, on the crown. During the winter season, protect your model in a hat box, away from dust. Avoid letting your hat come into contact with rain. Indeed, stains may appear and weaken the hat's durability. Finally, handle your hat by the brims, avoiding pinching it by the tip. A crown reinforcement can also be used to strengthen your hat.
How to reshape your straw hat
If the straw hat loses its shape, reshape it by hand over a pot of boiling water.Steam to easily reshape a straw hat
Once soft, the hat will be easier to reshape. And only fold models designed for that purpose during your travels.How to proceed?
Be careful and protect your hands, steam burns!
1) Boil water. The most practical way is to use an electric kettle and leave it open to let the steam escape, but a simple pot will do.
2) Hold the hat about 30 cm above the steam source. Moisten the entire hat or just the part to be reshaped; it should soften in a few tens of seconds.
3) Patiently shape the brim of your hat with your fingers
4) To reshape the crown, smooth it by placing your hand inside the hat
What methods to clean your straw hat?
Many of you must be wondering how to clean this particular texture and especially if it can be cleaned. Well, the answer is yes, so grab your cloths!
Clean a simple stain on a straw hat
1) Wipe the straw hat with a cloth soaked in water and Marseille soap, you can add a few drops of ammonia for more effectiveness
2) If it's a simple dirt stain, brush your model with a cloth
3) Clean the grosgrain sewn on the straw hat with water and soap and/or with a cloth
Remove a grease or sweat stain on a straw model
1) Gently rub the stain with a soft cloth soaked in water and a few drops of ammonia (especially for the inner part with the grosgrain fabric)
2) The stain persists? Use Sommières clay then let it act for a few minutes before gently brushing your straw hat and rinsing it. However, be careful not to wet your model too much to avoid it shrinking! .jpg)
Want to add a new one to your wardrobe? Choose from our selection of straw models! Also check out our guide to learn more about hat maintenance in general.
