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« on: January 27, 2012, 01:51:12 PM » |
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I have several cute summer/spring skirts that I want to wear with tights in the winter (I live in the northern US), but static cling is foiling my fashion plans. Yesterday I dressed for work in my favorite tights and a floucy cotton skirt, but static cling plastered itself to me between home and the office, and I had to go home an hour later to change into drab wool pants. Slips don't help. What am I doing wrong??
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« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2012, 01:58:36 PM » |
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« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2012, 01:59:29 PM » |
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I have several cute summer/spring skirts that I want to wear with tights in the winter (I live in the northern US), but static cling is foiling my fashion plans. Yesterday I dressed for work in my favorite tights and a floucy cotton skirt, but static cling plastered itself to me between home and the office, and I had to go home an hour later to change into drab wool pants. Slips don't help. What am I doing wrong??
Living somewhere dry? In winter? Air-drying the garments instead to putting them in the dryer can help. I find that the anti static sprays work, but I don't use them very often because I a) haven't found an unscented one and b) assume they are killing the ozone layer or something. In an emergency, a small amount of handcream rubbed on the tights (or rubbing them with a dryer sheet) can help. That said, I've given up and just wear pants all winter... |
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« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2012, 02:21:46 PM » |
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Thank you for these suggestions! Maybe a combination of air-drying my skirts (I already air-dry my tights) and the ozone-killing spray will help. I've never heard of the hand cream trick, but I'll try it.
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« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2012, 02:23:48 PM » |
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Does that spray really work?
It does, although you have to spray more than once throughout the day. Hairspray works too, if you don't have the special "static guard" kind. I am intrigued by the handcream option OTF mentioned. |
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« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2012, 02:26:45 PM » |
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Cool. I need to hit the drug store on the way home tonight anyway, so I'll look for the spray (and will plan to keep it in my office).
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« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2012, 02:49:00 PM » |
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Yep, I wear lots of skirts/hosiery and no slips (unless it's built in to the skirt).
mostly air dry + Static Guard spray kept in office = problem solved
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« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2012, 02:52:34 PM » |
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I use water. I dampen my hands and run them under the garment. It's an instant fix, for a while. (I won't buy sprays.)
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« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2012, 08:32:48 PM » |
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I use water. I dampen my hands and run them under the garment. It's an instant fix, for a while. (I won't buy sprays.)
Works better if you put a little liquid Downy in the water. You could put that in a little pump spray bottle nd not hurt the ozone one bit! |
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« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2012, 08:42:05 PM » |
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I use water. I dampen my hands and run them under the garment. It's an instant fix, for a while. (I won't buy sprays.)
Me too. Thanks for the Downy tip, Marigolds! |
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« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2012, 08:51:33 PM » |
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I keep a wire coat hanger in my office and if you run it over the top of the skirt and then between the skirt and slip, or skirt and tights, it helps.
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« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2012, 10:28:55 PM » |
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Another emergency fix is to keep a few of those dryer sheets-Bounce-in your purse or pocket. Fold them together into a square and put them in a little bag. You can often hide somewhere and rub them on the static-y areas and the static will go away.
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« Reply #12 on: January 28, 2012, 07:27:07 AM » |
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Oh my goodness... so many solutions! I waited too long to post this nagging question.
Thank you.
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« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2012, 09:06:13 AM » |
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Come to think of it, I don't have any problems with static cling, and I regularly use those Downey sheets in the dryer. I never put the connection together.
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« Reply #14 on: January 28, 2012, 12:37:52 PM » |
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I use liquid fabric softener in the washer and that takes care of most of the static cling.
I do have a couple clingy long narrow skirts that will creep up the leggings I wear under the in the winter, even with fabric softener, but a long slip seems to take care of that.
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