No More Moth Balls. No More Cedar Closets!
Few things are more unsettling to consumers than discovering that their fines garments are damaged with moth holes. Every year people spend hundred's of dollars "moth proofing" their garments with a variety of methods that cost a lot of money and do very little to remediate the problem.
Here are few facts about moth holes that will ensure your garments will survive year after year without being damaged:
1. Cedar is a safe way to protect against moths; however, what most people don't understand is that the amount of cedar necessary to be toxic to moths is higher than most consumers undertake to protect their clothes in. While cedar balls and cedar closets are good deterrents they do not offer enough cedar to be toxic to moths.
2. While Moth balls are quite effective, the reason is that they release toxic chemicals that are not only harmful to moths but are carcinogenic to humans. Aside from that concern, the smell of Moth balls leaves a lingering, repugnant odor that outweighs the benefit of any moth remediation.
So what is the proper manner to protect expensive garments against moth holes? In order to answer that question it is necessary to understand the facts about moth holes. Most people are under significant misconceptions about moths and moth holes in clothing. Here is what you need to know:
1. Moths do not create holes in clothing. That's right, I'll repeat that-your clothes can me subjected to all the Moths in the world and they will not create one hole in your garments.
2. It is the moth's larvae that creates "moth holes" in clothing. In other words, moths lay their eggs in your clothing and the eggs hatch and the larvae eat away at your clothes until they are ready to hatch into moths. Once they are moths the damage is already done.
3. Moths only lay their eggs, that become larvae that cause holes, in dirty clothes. The clothes do not have to be filthy, they can be clean but for one small food stain, and the moths will identify that stain and lay their eggs in the stain causing the hole to result.
Therefore, the solution is simple. Dry Cleaning of garments before your store them at the end of a season will insure that they do not develop moth Holes during the change of seasons. While it may seem expensive to Dry Clean all of your garments before the change of seasons, consider the cost of replacing ones with holes. The simple act of Dry Cleaning Clothes before storing them will insure they are protected during the change of seasons.
According to Jimmy from Demetri's Valet in Levittown, NY, "People go through elaborate means of preventing their garments against Moths when the solution is a simple as seeing your neighborhood Dry Cleaner." "I recommend Dry Cleaning garments before storage and then placing them in Sweater bags or storage boxes in order to keep them clean and ready for use when the season is over."
Moth holes are a major problem for consumers; however, there is a simple, straightforward solution to remediating this problem-Dry Clean before storage.
