How to Wash Your Batik

 

Natural Dyed Batik

1. Handwash like coloured batiks together.
   
2. Fill a bucket or tub with cold water. Add 1 tsp. or more of lerak soap or a bundle of lerak seeds, depending on how many items you want to wash. The ratio is about 5-6 lerak seeds for 6-7 kg of clothes. Approximately, 1 lerak for 1 kg of clothes.
3. Swish the water to get some suds, and then drop your batiks in and let them soak for a few minutes.
4. Swish your batik to run the soapy water through them.
5. Rinse your items well with cold, running water. Don't worry about any dye that escapes. This is natural.
6. Dry away from direct heat and sunlight.

Synthetic Dyed Batik 

1. Handwash like coloured batik together.
2. Fill a bucket or tub with cold water. Add 1 tsp. or more of soap, depending on how many items you want to wash.
   
3. Use gentle laundry soaps that does not contain bleach, fragrance, or other additives.
   For an eco-friendly option, you could also wash your batiks with lerak soaps or lerak seeds.
4. Swish the water to get some suds, and then drop your batiks in and let them soak for a few minutes.
5. Swish your batik to run the soapy water through them.
6. Rinse your items well with cold, running water. Don't worry about any dye that escapes. This is natural.
   
7. Dry away from direct heat and sunlight.

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