Wash your clothes with air

Yesterday, I went to Ghent’s annual  Mid-Lent Fair. After visiting tons of amusement arcades and being spun around in the ‘Take Off’, it was time for the traditional doughnut balls with powdered sugar on top. While enjoying the finger licking good pastry, a little breeze must have thought that some white sugared spots would look great on the black top I was wearing!

Sounds familiar? The problem for those among us who have their own student’s apartment – such as I – is that you can only wash your clothes when you’re at home during the weekend. And going to the launderette to wash but one article of clothing is just fundamentally wrong for environment-minded persons as ourselves.

Luckily, an eco-friendly solution to this problem is afoot: the Airwash! This washing machine doesn’t require water nor detergents. Instead of these two ingredients, the Airwash uses negative ions, compressed air and deodorants to remove spots and to kill bacteria. Air will go in through an ionic filter and will be compressed to clean our clothes using pulsation and sweeps. The negative ions will remove dust, spots and bacteria; and the deodorants will give off a pleasant smell to our favorite garments.

Maybe students in 2020 won’t have to wait for their moms anymore to wash their clothes during the weekend!

Freya Van Durme