DESCRIPTION

A speciality cleaner designed to revitalise the water repellency and insulating properties of down filled gear. The Down Wash.Direct is easy to use in your washing machine, non flammable and PFC free.

• Technical cleaner for both hydrophobic and regular down clothing and sleeping bags
• Cleans effectively, revitalises insulation and restores the water repellency of hydrophobic down
• Revives the performance of your down gear, keeping you warmer and drier
• Recommended for Nikwax Hydrophobic Down™, Hydrodown™ and all other down clothing and sleeping bags

PROVENANCE AND ETHICS

Nikwax - originally for preserving hiking boots - was first produced as a commercial product in a North London flat. In 1977, at 22 years of age, Nick Brown mixed his first order with a discarded tea urn, a primus stove, a jug and materials bought from a local hardware store. The wax was then poured into tins which he silk screened by hand. Nick sold his products to the outdoor trade, driving a second hand Morris 1000 van and later, he bought an Inter Rail cards to introduce his product into Europe. Next he moved to a workshop in Clerkenwell in London and before he knew it, Nick was selling ‘the product’ to eight countries.