Viscose Rayon dress ruined?

[arl0627]

Have I ruined my 100% viscose rayon dress? I’ve worn it once and there were light foundation marks around the collar and rather than take to the dry cleaner I thought i would try and dab it out with some washing up liquid and water. Well, it hasn’t worked and is now stained. Help! Is it worth a trip to the drycleaners to salvage?

Have you tried it in the washing machine?

Is it stained with the make up or the washing up liquid?

How to wash Viscose.

Gentle wash

Here's the good news: viscose is meant to go in the washing machine. If you choose to use a washing machine instead of hand washing, put the clothes in a wash bag. Wash in cold water, and select the slowest spin speed. Tips: Turn the garment inside out, choose a gentle cycle, then sit back and relax

Does the label really say dry clean only???

Viscose/rayon is just plastic, so I can't see why you can't wash in at 30' in your washing machine?

I daren’t 🙈

It looks more like washing up liquid now

Could be watermarks - can look scary On viscose. Try a wool wash in machine.

I might be wrong but I think viscose cannot be dry cleaned as the solvents used would dissolve it.

Yep, dry clean only

It looks more like washing up liquid now

If you wash it be careful when it's wet as it is fragile. Spin on a slightly lower speed and lie flat on a towel or flat rack until mostly dry. Then you can hand on a fat hanger

Give it an all over hand wash it’ll be fine! Viscose can be delicate when wet so shouldn’t be spun or tumble dried but it’ll be grand with a gentle hand wash!

So reassuring, thank you🤞🏼

And viscose looks tiny and shrunk whilst drying but ends up okay. Wash in a COOL wash.

I don't love viscose but it won't be harmed by water. Just wash it gently in plenty of water with a mild detergent and make up and washing up liquid will come out.

Viscose/rayon is made from wood pulp, not plastic

Viscose is pretty bulletproof.

I wouldn't say that. It can shrink pretty badly of it isn't preshrink before it was made.

CC4712 rayon/viscose is made from wood pulp eg eucalyptus, pine, beech, spruce, or even cotton or bamboo. Viscose rayon is the American term for rayon.

It is not plastic!

OP I have a lot of viscose clothing as I hate polyester. put it in the washing machine

Thank you @sunshinesupermum. Cool/handwash setting as suggested by other posters?