Care Guide for the Thick Turtleneck

Given you’re protected by 770 grams of pure Merino wool, you can be sure that this chunky turtleneck will be pampering you for a long time to come. To return the favour, here's what you can do. Trade places.

CFor starters, we recommend not washing it too often. Your jumper's made of 100% wool, which has antibacterial and antimicrobial properties. This means it doesn't need regular washing and will smell fresh after repeated use. To give it a breather, all you have to do is air it out every now and then and wash it after a dozen or so wears.

But when the time comes, if you feel you need to turn it up a notch on the care side:

1. No surprise here, taking it to the dry cleaners is a firm favourite here. It's the least traumatic for the fibres, but slightly less so for the wallet.
2. Hand washing is also an option, and is best done in a basin of cold water with a dab of organic washing-up liquid.
3. If this good old manual technique doesn't appeal to you, you can opt for machine wash, taking care to put it in a laundry net and select a wool and/or delicate programme (30°C maximum) BUT leaving our the spin cycle.

• Whatever you do, not tumble-dryers, please. We strongly recommended you lay your jumper out flat to dry al fresco. Also never use a hanger when wet, as the weight of the water in the jumper risks pulling it out of shape.
• If you've gone for the hand-wash, don't wring it out before drying. This could damage the fibres and might give your precious garment a warped shape.
• Last but not least: avoid direct sunlight, as it could discolour your Thick Turtleneck in the long run.

Ironing is a good way of keeping your jumper looking new after each wash. Use a medium heat setting (150°C max) with a little steam. The jumper’s ok with that.

Since 1 January 2024, the New French environmental legislation known as The AGEC Law stipulates transparency from our lot in the fashion industry so that you can make an informed purchase. As you can imagine, this is something that we fully support at Asphalte. So here's some additional information about our Thick Turtleneck:

• They’re 100% recyclable after being dismantled, which means that the day their services are no longer required every component can be fully recycled. If you stop wearing them for whatever reason, you might want to consider making someone else happy by passing them on to a friend, family member or donating them to a charity. The best way of reducing an item of clothing’s impact is by keeping it in circulation, and only recycling it when there really is no life or use left in it.
• No microplastics are released during washing. Unlike many garments, our Thick Turtlenecks have been designed to not release any microplastics. Plastic microfibres are tiny particles of plastic that are released when worn or washed and have a negative impact on aquatic and land ecosystems.
• They do not contain any hazardous materials. They’re manufactured in compliance with strict standards aimed at eliminating the use of harmful substances and other chemical nasties.
• They do not contain any recycled materials. We try to incorporate recycled materials whenever we can, unfortunately, it hasn’t been possible to do so with the Thick Turtleneck.

We hope that we’ve hit most of your questions here, if not reach out to us at support@asphalte.com and we’ll try and answer them.

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Thanks,

The Asphalte Team