Is it okay to scrub and wash canvas bags or clothes with a kitchen scourer?
I saw information in the kitchen scourer description stating that it can be used for hand-washing canvas bags or shirt collars. I asked this question out of concern that the fabric might get damaged when scrubbed with a stiff brush intended for washing dishes.
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The windmill palm scourer can be used not only for washing kitchen dishware, but also for spot hand-washing stiff canvas bags or stained shirt collars.
The place where the Azmaya windmill palm scourer is used does not remain solely inside the sink. Starting from the kitchen, brushing off soil-covered vegetables or washing cast iron pots and cutting boards, it extends right next to the laundry soap for handling canvas bags and stained clothes[1].
Beyond the task of cleaning kitchen tools, this scourer can be utilized for spot hand-washing canvas fabric bags or clothing[2]. In general, natural fibers obtained from windmill palm bark do not lose their elasticity even when wet, possessing both dense and flexible characteristics. Unlike plastic brushes or metal scourers, it does not roughly scratch the fabric surface but pushes away stains with resilient bristle tips, making it useful for spot-removing stubborn dirt from thick-threaded and densely woven canvas cloth or firmly stitched shirt collars.
However, it is better to avoid rubbing delicate fabrics with fine threads such as silk or wool, as friction may raise the surface. When treating fabrics with a windmill palm scourer, the laundry tip to reduce fabric damage is to soak the brush sufficiently in water to soften it, and then lightly sweep along the grain without applying excessive force.
The types of detergent recommended or the standard for suitable yarn thickness when hand-washing clothing with a windmill palm scourer have not yet been confirmed.