Your best pieces last longer
Suits, silk sarees, lehengas and winter coats are an investment. Correct cleaning and finishing add years to how long they look their best.
Why 5àsec
Anyone can wash a shirt. Protecting a silk saree, lifting a wine stain without a halo, and handing back every garment you dropped off — that is a method. It is what the world’s No.1 has done the same way, in every outlet, since 1968.
World's No.1
in professional textile care
Since 1968
Paris, then the world
2,200+ stores
across 33 countries
5 continents
1M+ customers served
Why it matters
Not every garment needs it — but the ones you care about do. Five reasons the method earns its place.
Suits, silk sarees, lehengas and winter coats are an investment. Correct cleaning and finishing add years to how long they look their best.
A diagnosed stain lifts cleanly. A guessed one sets, spreads or fades the fabric around it. Knowing the difference is the whole job.
Colourfastness and fibre are checked before cleaning, and reds, whites and delicates are handled apart — the mistakes that ruin a garment are designed out.
Leather, suede, shoes, bags, carpets, curtains and upholstery need dedicated machinery and trained hands — the work most local cleaners turn away.
Eco-friendly detergents and solvent-free processes are used wherever the fabric allows, so care for the garment does not come at the cost of your skin or the environment.
A fair comparison
Not a slight on anyone — simply what a professional standard adds at each stage of a garment's care.
Garment tracking
Every item tagged and audited in, checked against the ticket out
Loose bundles, easy to mix up or misplace
Stain treatment
Stain and fabric diagnosed, then spotted by hand with the matched agent
One general process for everything
Clean method
Solvent or water chosen per garment; delicates kept apart
Often a single machine and cycle for the lot
Finishing
Professional steam finishing to restore shape and drape
Basic press
Quality control
A second inspection before anything is returned
Rarely a second check
Difficult items
Leather, suede, shoes, bags, carpets and furnishings all handled
Usually declined
Standards
One global method, the same in every 5àsec outlet since 1968
Varies shop to shop
Our promise
Three commitments that hold for every garment, in every outlet, whatever it is and whatever the turnaround.
Fabric, colour and stains are read first. If something cannot be treated safely, we tell you before we begin, not after.
A second inspection against your audit ticket. If a garment is not right, it is re-processed rather than returned.
Every item is tracked from the counter to collection, so your garments come back to you — all of them.
Eco-responsible care
Professional care can be the lighter option. Efficient machinery, gentler chemistry and less waste are part of the group's journey toward carbon neutrality.
Modern machinery and tuned programmes use water and energy efficiently — a professional clean that is lighter on resources than it looks.
Eco-friendly detergents and solvent-free processes are used wherever the fabric allows, gentler on skin and on the environment.
Reducing waste and phasing out single-use plastics is part of the group's journey toward global carbon neutrality.
The same standard scales to businesses that live or die on presentation — hospitality, corporate teams, retail and fashion. Contracts are built around each business, so terms are agreed directly with your local outlet.
Talk to us about B2BHotels, restaurants and clubs — linen, uniforms and guest garment care to a consistent standard.
Executive wardrobe care and office pickup, so professional dress is one less thing to manage.
Pre-sale garment care and B2B2C partnerships with brands that care how their pieces are looked after.
Recurring uniform and workwear cleaning for teams, on a schedule that suits the business.
Straight answers
See exactly how it’s done, then find the store that will do it for you.
Professional care diagnoses the fabric and each stain before treating it, chooses the right clean per garment, keeps delicates and colours apart, finishes with professional steam and checks the result twice. It also handles the items most local shops decline — leather, suede, shoes, bags, carpets and furnishings — and follows one method in every outlet.
One global method, applied the same way in every outlet since 1968, with garment tracking, stain-by-stain treatment, fabric-matched cleaning, professional finishing and a second quality check. It is the difference between a routine and a standard.
Eco-friendly detergents and solvent-free processes are used wherever the fabric allows, and the brand works to reduce water and energy use, cut waste and phase out single-use plastics as part of a journey toward carbon neutrality.
Yes. Beyond households, 5àsec serves hospitality, corporate offices, retail and fashion, and runs recurring workwear and uniform contracts, all to the same professional standard.
Pricing is per garment and depends on the fabric and the treatment it needs, so it is quoted at the store. Call your nearest outlet or send a photo on WhatsApp for a quote before you drop off.
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