Your fur coat is an investment you need to do whatever you can to protect. This is why it is so important to understand how to properly care for your fur, especially when you are exposing it to the elements outside. While fur is naturally weather resistant, you still need to know what you should do if your coat should become wet. If you don’t follow the proper precautions, you could find your fur coat molding or even drying out so it is no longer useable.

Melting Snow

One of the biggest problems you can encounter with your fur coat is melting snow. If you are outdoors and it is snowing, the snow will simply lie on the surface of the fur. However, when you go inside, that snow will begin to melt, soaking your fur coat, which can cause damage later. This is why it is so important to shake out your fur coat thoroughly to ensure there is no snow left to melt. If you leave the snow in your coat and hang it in your closet or turn it in at the coat check, you will find your fur is ruined when you go to pick it up or put it on again.

Don’t Use Heat

It can be so tempting to dry your fur coat as quickly as possible, especially if your fur is extremely wet. Some people think the best thing to do is to hang the fur coat near a heater where the warm air can dry it quickly, use a hair dryer to dry the coat or even put it in the dryer on a low setting. However, any application of heat is detrimental to the quality of your coat. While the fur may make it through the process, the leather part of the pelt will dry out and crack, causing major damage to your furs. The fur itself can also dry out if exposed to heat for too long or at too high of a temperature.

Knowing what to avoid when your fur coat gets wet will allow you to take the best care of your coat as possible. The better you take care of your coat, the longer it will last you. Therefore, it is often best to allow a furrier to handle your coat if it has gotten wet enough to require some form of drying process. If it will dry by hanging in your home away from a heat source within an hour or two, you should be able to dry it yourself. Otherwise, it is best to consult with a furrier.