The Maintenance of Hats
At a Glance
The Best Tips
Quick CleaningA soft brush with gentle bristles to dust it off and restore its natural shine. |
Grease and Sweat StainsA natural and non-toxic stain remover, Sommières clay will naturally clean your hat. |
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Reshaping a HatSteam your hat. Once well-moistened, the hat will soften, allowing you to easily shape it by hand, regardless of its material. |
Transport (in a suitcase)Stuff the crown with soft items and place it upside down between clothes, creating a sort of "nest." Finally, lay a few items flat over the brim to secure it. |
We recommend reading our specialized guides for care and cleaning according to the material of the headwear in question:
Just like you, the hat is an (almost) living organism. It breathes, has its moods, loves to be dapper and show off in society. The hat requires regular and meticulous care to keep it for a long time without it deforming.
To help you clean your headwear and thus prolong your great love story with it, here are some precious tips to follow with your eyes closed:
How to Easily Clean Your Headwear?
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The Brush to Dust Your Hat
Take special care to dust your felt hat to complete your outfit in the most elegant way. Is your headwear dusty and you want to quickly restore its natural shine?
The Brush to Restore the Felt's Original Look
To do this, use a soft brush with gentle bristles and gently rub in a counterclockwise direction. This brush has the advantage of easily fitting into a bag or suitcase when traveling light!
Sommières Clay to Naturally Clean Your Hat
To respect the qualities of felt (breathability, waterproofness, flexibility...), we recommend using exclusively natural products.
Don't delay and treat the stain as soon as possible!
Discovered in the 19th century, Sommières clay is a fluid clay powder that proves to be an excellent natural and non-toxic stain remover for the environment.
A Natural Product with Many Advantages for Long-lasting Cleaning of Your Headwear
It has very interesting properties as it is both non-flammable, waterproof, and ultra-absorbent (odor, grease). Sommières clay is very effective for simply cleaning and removing grease and sweat stains from a hat.
How to proceed?
For stubborn stains, you can pre-moisten it with a damp cloth.
Generously sprinkle the stain, then let it sit for several hours (at least 30 minutes for a small surface stain).
Work the powder into the surface by rubbing with a clean, dry, and soft sponge or brush.
Vacuum the powder, then dust with a soft-bristled brush.
Another Method: Wet Cleaning
Rub with a sponge soaked in soapy water and a few drops of ammonia.
Then wipe with a cloth dampened with water.
Finally, let it simply air dry.
How to Reshape Your Hat?
Steam, a Valuable Aid in Hat Maintenance
Essential, steam gives the hat its final shape during the manufacturing process. It is also what can restore its original shape if your headwear has been crushed or mishandled.
Reshape, Clean, and Restore Your Headwear's Original Shine with Steam!
Indeed, once moistened, the hat will soften, allowing you to easily shape it by hand, regardless of its material.
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, but a simple saucepan will also 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 by placing your hand inside the hat.jpg)
How to Store Your Hat?
First of all, it is not recommended to lay your hat flat. Over time, the brims could lose their shape. Opt for a hat box if you have one. Otherwise, store it in a closet upside down on the crown, brims facing the ceiling.
Place it on a hat stand or in a hat box
Want to grab your hat to wear it? Preferably take it by the front or back brim and avoid grabbing it by the top crown. Finally, for good daily preservation of your headwear, avoid placing it near a heat source.
