washing kiki riki shells...

fmt4

Tue, Jun 02 2009, 1:57 pm

I recently got a bunch of kiki riki shells, a few of them white, and when I wanted to watch them I noticed the label says no bleaching! What the heck? How else am I supposed to clean them? Anyone bleached them and they came out ok? Also here in Israel I can't find non-chlorine bleach. Anyone use non-chlorine bleach and it was ok?
Thanks!

RM24

Tue, Jun 02 2009, 2:52 pm

I've used Oxi Clean on them and they came out perfectly white. I never use bleach as I have a fear of accidentally bleaching clothes or stuff around the house if it spills or splashes.

amother

Tue, Jun 02 2009, 3:12 pm

Dry clean or never clean. Whatever works for you.

fiddle ↓

Tue, Jun 02 2009, 3:14 pm

amother wrote:

Dry clean or never clean. Whatever works for you.

huh? I wash regular and spot wash with spot cleaner...and theyre white as cloudssssssss. I shouldnt dry them though.......:oops

↑ fiddle

Tue, Jun 02 2009, 3:15 pm

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mom23

Tue, Jun 02 2009, 6:50 pm

Oh well. One of my DD white kiki riki's got mixed up in the dark laundry and came out grey. Since I had no need for a grey shirt I soaked the shirt in a diluted solution of bleach and then washed it. Came out perfect.

Chocoholic

Tue, Jun 02 2009, 7:02 pm

Bleach damages the fabric.

Use non-chlorine bleach (Vanish Oxy Action, etc), dillute in warm water, let it soak. It will come out whiter than white (if it's really dirty you might want to repeat it several times).

If you want your shells to stay as they are, wash them by hand... Mix detergent in warm water, insert shell... Wash it, let it soak for a nice time, wash again, rinse, hang to dry. That's how they last the longest time and stay in "shape".

cute mommy

Mon, Jul 20 2009, 6:59 pm

there is deff non chlorine bleach in israel, I lived there for 12 years. go to the isle where they sell all kinds of laundry products its called malbin litzvaim.

Risible99

Wed, Jul 29 2009, 1:57 pm

Are these good quality shells? Are they fitted through the abdomen? Are they cotton or a fancier material?

shatzileh

Thu, Jul 30 2009, 11:12 am

They're great quality, completely fitted and would be described as 'tight' (if you're incomfortable with that, buy a size up from what you usually wear and it'll fit you probably like a 'linda liel' would), and are mostly cotton.

pina colada

Fri, Jul 31 2009, 2:41 am

I use Oxyclean with hot water. Bleach eventually destroys clothes and also causes the clothes to turn a bit yellow.

DD's kikriki got a little hole near the elbow, normal wear AFAIK. Anyone else have this problem?

Kmommy18

Sat, Aug 01 2009, 10:59 pm

Yes, my Kiki Rikki's always get holes by the elbows after a while. I love these shells and the way they look, so I just keep buying more when they get a hole (I know, so wasteful).