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Washing a teddy bear
So I'd like the wash up my old teddy bear. It has sentimental value, as to be expected, and it really needs a washing as the far has become less fluffy and more..hard? Not really hard, but I'm not really sure how to explain it. Anyway, I was going to follow the directions at this link [Link](Mouse over link to see full location) but when I finished reading and got down to the tips it says not to use heat when drying faux fur or the fur will melt. The directions above clearly state to dry in a dryer, which gets pretty hot. So I'm confused, can anyone explain this?
I'm assume faux fur is on all teddy bears or is that wrong? If so, how can I find out if mine has it or not?
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Your teddy might have polyester faux fur - many do - but only very, very old types of faux fur 'melt' at the heats that dryers can reach. Modern materials require much higher temperatures before they melt. If your bear is younger than 25, he can probably withstand a dryers heat.
BUT he doesn't need too. Air drying is fine, or you can use the "Tumble Dry" or "Air Dry" setting on your dryer. Pretty much every dryer has that setting. That means there will be no heat applied. Thrown in a few tennis balls (if your teddy doesn't have breakable eyes) or towels to help the teddy dry better.
If you are at all worried for your bear, hand washing and air drying are definitely the safer bet, and it's really not that difficult, but if your bear is 25 years or younger, than he was probably made strong enough to withstand the gentle cycle, and a tumble dry.
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With dryers, you can choose different drying settings. It need not be heat but an air fluffing type of setting which you'd use for drying any pillows washed.
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