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Doing laundry is something that every adult is expected to know how to do, and yet it is not always as easy as it is made out to be.
A TikTok user has left the internet in stitches after revealing what happened to her jumper when she washed it without reading the instructions. In the clip shared on Friday, under the username @kimyfranklin, the poster can be seen holding the brown jumper, or at least what's left of it, up toward the camera, showing the results of her washing.
After the wrong wash cycle, the polo jumper, which usually costs between $100 and $200, looks shrunk, ruined and hard as rock, and the poster may never get to wear it again.
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Although most clothing items come with cleaning instructions, only about 35 percent of Americans take their time to read them before doing their laundry, and if you don't what you are doing, accidents like the one in the clip are bound to happen.
However, Cleanipedia by Unilever says there is a way to bring your ruined jumper back to life with three simple items: baby shampoo, warm water, and some dry towels.
What you'll need to do to repair your jumper is soaking it in warm water with two tablespoons of baby shampoo and leave it to chill for about 15 minutes, just enough to relax the fibers of the garment.
After that, gently rinse it in cold water, and once you've removed as much water from it as possible, stretch it out on a flat surface and leave it to dry, stretching it as you see fit.
The video quickly went viral on social media, getting viewers from across TikTok. It has so far received over 11.6 million views and more than 1 million likes on the platform.
One user, keepingbusy, commented: "My son had a beautiful collection of cashmere polo and Burberry tops because of this."
Linda posted that "my XL sized ex would wash his brand new cashmere sweaters on the wrong setting and that's why I have a closet full of them who fit me like a glove."
Newsweek reached out to @kimyfranklin for comment via TikTok chat. We could not verify the details of the case.
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