Dry cleaning can seem like a mythical process, but it is fairly simple to give it a go yourself. So how do you dry clean clothes at home? When doing laundry, adding a dry-clean-only garment is always ...

We test three at-home dry-cleaning kits to find out how well they remove food and makeup stains from cotton, silk, and merino wool.

Sometimes clothing needs to be dry cleaned, but that isn’t always the case. Fact checked by Isaac Winter If a care tag says "dry clean only," you should usually follow it and only dry clean the item; ...

Much like its name suggests, dry-cleaning is a solvent-based cleaning that does not use water. Water causes natural fibers to swell during washing and shrink once dried. The solvent, on the other hand ...

Some clothes are easier to care for than others. Most everyday items can be cleaned with a quick wash and dry, however, "dry clean only" and delicate garments require more TLC. While it's always best ...

Fine sweaters, whether they are wool, cashmere, cotton or silk, do require a certain amount of special handling. Of course, you can just take them to a professional dry cleaner and pay whatever the ...

We’ve been taken to the cleaners. Consumers are beginning to understand that clothes with “dry clean only” labels don’t always require professional servicing — and that there are easy home remedies to ...

New York City stylist Liz Teich says that most items commonly dry cleaned don't need to be. Getty Images/iStockphoto If you’ve gotten into the habit of lugging your wool knits, cashmere cardigans and ...