No dry-cleaning is a completely water-free process. There are two reasons why this process is call dry-cleaning. Let me explain it to you in the most simple and direct way.
One – Water is not used in the cleaning process and the solvent is used that’s why this is called dry cleaning.
Second—the second reason is the process in which the clothes which are dry are put in the machine and it’s come out dry so the process is called dry cleaning.
All the solvents that are used in a dry cleaning process or by branded products of crude oil that is petroleum. They are orderless and colourless. Only Park is harmful to the skin and they also cause cancer and this is the reason why it is banned in Europe and America. But in India, it is still in use. It also damages cloth to a large extent if not used properly. So I would suggest you use a hydrocarbon multi solvent dry cleaning machine whenever you are purchasing or you can also opt for the wet clinic.
The type of solvents that are used in the process of dry cleaning are:
- Perc
- Hydrocarbon
- Silicon
- K4
- Intense
- Sensene
- Higlo
- C02
- Green Earth
- MTO For hand dry cleaning also known as Petrol
MTO is called white petrol because a pure MTO is mixed with kerosene oil and is adulterated. Otherwise, mineral turpentine oil is a hundred per cent orderless and colourless solvent it is a byproduct of petroleum.
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