Nikwax Down Wash Kit

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The Down Wash Kit is an all-in-one kit designed to clean down articles, restore loft and remove unpleasant odours. Down Wash and Drying Balls included. New formula now offers 12 washes instead of 6 – doubling the life of the bottle! 

Grangers says

This kit combines our Down Wash with three handy dryer balls, making cleaning down so much easier. We’ve all been guilty of avoiding washing our down jacket or favourite down sleeping bag. It’s scary isn’t it? You’ve invested your money in a lovely jacket that keeps you warm and dry and yet in one wash you could reduce it to a clumpy disfigured mess – but taking care of your down is important. If you don’t keep it clean, then it won’t perform as well, and this is why we invented our Down Wash kit, to take away that fear.

This kit includes:

• Down Wash, a powerful, yet gentle, cleaner specifically formulated to clean all your down and synthetic down-filled articles without damaging or inhibiting insulation or hydrophobic properties. Normal detergents shouldn’t be used on down articles as they can hinder the performance by leaving various chemical residues behind and reducing the garment’s ability to insulate or repel water. Luckily, Grangers Down Wash is exactly that, a wash that has been formulated to thoroughly clean down items without damaging the delicate material within.
• 3 dryer balls, which are reusable (up to 1000 washes) and perfect for preventing clumping and ensuring that down articles restore their loft. 3 dryer balls, which are reusable (for up to 1000 washes) and perfect for preventing clumping and ensuring that down articles restore their loft. Previously, people have used tennis balls, but these can actually leak colour onto the garment and crush the down. We recommend these dryer balls as they gently restore loft, meaning your down will be back to maximum performance.

Our Verdict

If you have invested in a good down jacket, you will want to make sure it will last as long as it possibly can. To do that you need to make sure you care for your jacket, from how you store it, what you wash it in and how you dry it.

The Down Wash-in cleaner is free from the perfumes, optical brightners, and heavy cleaning agents found in regular laundry detergents. These are the things that can damage down jackets, reducing it’s ability to insulate.

This kit comes with three dryer balls which when thrown in the dryer, will help to keep your down garments lofted. A great idea. Just make sure your furry little friends doesn’t get hold of them first as they do look something like a dogs chew toy.

– Reviewed by Ultralight Outdoor Gear

Features

• Powerful cleaning for down and synthetic down
• Removes dirt
• Restores loft
• Reduces drying times
• Neutralises odours
• Revitalises any existing water-repellency
• 100% PCR and Ocean Waste Plastic (OWP) bottle
• Bluesign® approved
• PFC-free

Specifications

• Weight of cleaner: 332g
• Weight of dryer balls x3: 90g
• Total weight: 422g
• Full instructions on bottle and packaging