Comfort Intense Vaporesse Fresh Sky gives your laundry a fresh, uplifting fragrance Ironing Water for easy ironing 1 L pack of 10

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To prevent a buildup of limescale, many steam irons have a calc-clean function. This function is designed to remove any hard, mineral deposits and all that you need to do is rinse the inside of the iron to wash them away. Whichever system your iron uses, you should follow the cleaning guidelines set out in your user manual. In some cases you will need to perform the calc-clean at regular intervals while some irons have a calc-clean light that indicates it’s time to perform the cleaning task. Using A Steam Iron Descaler If your iron is getting a little clogged up with limescale and you’ve noticed that your laundry isn’t smelling quite as fresh as you’d like, perhaps it’s time you added some ironing water to your iron. Yes, ironing water should make clothes smell nice, providing you’ve bought a fragrance that you like. If you want to freshen up your laundry, it is much better to use a separate spray bottle on the item and then iron it. What Does the Calc-Clean Function Do?

The Laundress’ Ironing Water comes in a 500 ml bottle, is one of the most expensive ironing waters around, and leaves your ironing pile smelling fresh and feeling soft. If you're a regular Superdrug shopper, you can now earn more freebies and discounts under its Health & Beautycard loyalty scheme, as the retailer has launched new 'VIP Rewards' as part of it. These minerals are perfectly safe to drink but they can cause havoc to anything that heats up tap water. If you want to see just what happens when hard water is heated up, have a look inside your kettle. Tesco Ironing Water Spring Petals comes in a one-litre bottle and leaves laundry smelling very fresh after being ironed. It is a Tesco-branded product and can also be bought in Spring Fresh scent too.As ironing water is not completely necessary, it is an extra expense that bumps up your shopping bill.

Sainsbury’s Fresh Cotton leaves clothes with an extra fresh sort of smell that permeates throughout the home. It also comes in one-litre bottle and is good at preventing limescale from forming in an iron. You can then use your iron as normal and squirt the ironing water onto your laundry and iron the creases out. The best irons and steam generator irons for hard water areas are those which have a full anti-calc or calc-clean system.In some cases, ironing water can have a higher boiling point than regular water, so it heats up too much in the iron, and this can damage the machine or prevent it from functioning effectively. Working days are defined as Monday-Friday 8am-7pm inclusive, excluding Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays. Next Day & Named Day Delivery You add ironing water to the water reservoir on your steam iron and every time you use the steam button you get a perfumed steam which is designed to make your laundry smell good. Sadly, ironing water isn’t a kind of magic water, it’s usually just a liquid that’s made up from perfumes and three compounds: benzisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone and laurylamine dipropylenediamine. The mineral content can build up over time and reduce the efficiency of your iron. Also, you should not use white vinegar, perfumed water or any other water containing additives or chemicals as they can cause damage resulting in clogged steam nozzles, brown water spits and reduced performance.

The homemade ironing water can also be used as a fabric freshener. Although you do need to be careful as both the essential oil and the vodka are flammable. This means taking extra care to prevent spraying on or around any source of fire like candles etc. Using The Calc-Clean Function Using Comfort Ironing Water is easy: simply pour it directly into the water reservoir of your steam iron and you’re ready to go. First-time use: Before using Comfort ironing water for the first time, it’s important to descale your iron to avoid limescale deposits. Follow your iron manufacturer’s descaling instructions. Ironing water can be added to a lot of irons. However, it is not suitable for most steam generator irons. Nonetheless, you should always read your user handbook to make sure that this type of water won’t cause severe damage to your machine. Unilever. Comfort, Freepost ADM1000, London, SW1A 2XX Unilever Ireland, 20 Riverwalk, National Digital Park, Citywest, Dublin 24.Distilled water, also known as deionised water or pure water, is water that has had all of the minerals and other impurities removed. You would assume that this would be the best type of water to use in a steam iron. If you've got a Marcus easy-access savings account or cash ISA, you can easily boost your interest rate to 4.75% – here's how.