Laundry cleaning uses water as the solvent, while dry cleaning uses a chemical solution other than water. The solvent used will depend on the dry cleaners' preferences. Perchloroethylene, also known as Perc, is commonly used by many dry cleaners though some contradicting issues are surrounding it.
Dry cleaners use a variety of solvents to clean fabric. Early solvents included gasoline, kerosene, benzene, turpentine and petroleum, which were very flammable and dangerous, according to the State Coalition for Remediation of Drycleaners (SCRD), a group whose members share information about cleanup programs.
Detergents are typically added to the solvents to aid in the removal of soils, according to an SCRD report titled "Chemicals Used in Drycleaning Operations." Detergents aid dry cleaning in three ways:
✔  Carrying moisture to aid in the removal of water-soluble soils.
✔ Suspending soil after it has been removed from the fabric so it won't be reabsorbed.
✔ Acting as a spotting agent to penetrate the fabric so that the solvents will be able to remove the stains.
Laundry refers to the washing of clothing and other textiles and, more broadly, their drying and ironing as well. Laundry has been part of history since humans began to wear clothes, so the methods by which different cultures have dealt with this universal human need are of interest to several branc...
A clothes iron (also flatiron, smoothing iron, or simply iron) is a small appliance that, when heated, is used to press clothes to remove wrinkles and unwanted creases. Domestic irons generally range in operating temperature from between 121 Β°C (250 Β°F) to 182 Β°C (360 Β°F). It is named for the metal...
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