Most of the women still have the doubt while washing their
bras in washing machines. The question of how to wash your bras becomes
important when you find the perfect size, the perfect bra, and curate your
ideal collection.
It is also okay to wash your bras in the washing machine,
and you don't need a special mesh lingerie bag to do it. You DO need to put the
Women Bra inside something, though, because in the case that an underwire should pop
out in the wash, it can totally destroy your washing machine. The easiest thing
to do is to pop the bra inside a pillowcase and tie the top in a single knot.
The knot will tighten as it gets wet, helping keep the bra secure inside. Only
wash bras on a cold cycle (which should also be fine for all your laundry,
because it cleans just as well as hot and saves money and the environment).
But never put a bra
in the dryer. It will wear the elastic out hundreds of times faster than normal
wear. Even if it doesn't look like the dryer destroys your bras, it causes
long-term damage.
People throw their bras into the washer which can be okay
and the dryer is never okay. Conversely, it seems like people who make an
effort to preserve their bras’ longevity often use expensive lingerie washes
and complex drying techniques to avoid crushing cups. Many people are not aware that you can use
normal detergent and a towel to wash and dry bras quickly with minimal damage.
The perfectionists among us will, of course, want to continue with high-quality
lingerie washes, which may perform better in the long run. For the lazy among
us, here’s my technique. No mesh lingerie bags, special soaps, or salad
spinners required.
Here are few tips to wash your bras and thereby using it for
long period:
Gather all the bras
that need to be washed. Maybe it’s taken awhile to get around to it and you
have a lot. Before starting, you must separate the colors. Ruining your bras
defeats the purpose of washing them, so separate them out. It’s fine to wash
most pastel bras with white bras. Red goes only with red, other bright colors
are best kept alone as well. You can toss navy in with black.
Get out your normal, regular detergent. There is no real
reason why you should need a special cleanser to wash your bras unless they are
extremely delicate, non-washable fabrics. Whatever you use on your normal
laundry should be fine for the vast majority of normal full-bust bras, unless
it contains bleach. If fragrance is okay with your normal laundry, it will be
fine for your bras as well. It does not take much detergent.
Fill the sink with cold-ish water. Hot water is not awesome
for the fabric of bras, but it helps avoid the issue of plunging your hands
into a glacier to retrieve the bra. Purists will want to use cold water.
Reach into the water and swirl the detergent around a bit.
Now put the bra or bras into the water and submerge, and swish them around a
bit. You may see the water become slightly gray if the bra is dirty. If there
are any particularly dirty areas, you can put a little more detergent on your
fingers and rub it into those areas.
Leave the bras in the sink until the water drains slowly out
of the defective drain plug, or until your roommate needs to brush their teeth,
whichever comes first. Drain the remaining water and hold the bra under running
water until the water stops looks looking soapy. Squeeze some of the water out
of the bra.
Drying. Some people would just hang the bra on a drying rack
at this step, but with padded or molded bras, it can take days for a bra to dry
like this. Instead, get out a clean towel and lay it on the floor. Place the
bra on the towel. Now fold the towel around the bra. The bra itself should not
get folded, so the bundle you end up with will still be the size and shape of
the bra. Carefully fold this bundle in half along the gore (if you can’t find
where that would be, don’t force it). Now, step and kneel on the towel bundle
to crush all the water out of the bra. Unfold the towel. The bra should now be
only slightly damp. Hang it to dry and it will be ready to wear in a matter of
hours rather than days.
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