How often do you wash your bras? A recent survey found that British women seem to only wash their bras six times a year! This may not be a problem at all if you own a large number of bras - the more bras you own, the fewer times you’d be wearing them between launderings. But the same survey found that women own about 16 bras and wear them, on average, 7 times before bothering to wash them! Even Vivienne Westwood has admitted that she never washes her bras! Hmmm..not sure how I feel about this! I don't want to be insulting, but I couldn't do that!
Most lingerie professionals agree that while you don’t have to wash your bras after every wearing, you should wash after 2-4 wearings (allowing each bra at least one day of rest in between each wearing). Of course, you should use your own good judgement with this (I have to wash after each use just because I personally wouldn't feel fresh wearing it again without washing)- you’ll have to wash more frequently if you’ve been sweating excessively or wearing perfumes or lotions. When laundry day does come around, a good rule of thumb is to hand wash using a detergent specifically made for lingerie - but be sure to check your bra’s care instructions first. A good lingerie detergent will actually help your bras stay in good condition for a longer time because it will help revitalize the elastic.
But who has time to hand wash? So if you wash your bras in a washing machine, be sure to fasten the hooks and put them in a lingerie bag. Wash all like items together. In an ideal world, you would wash all your lingerie separate from your regular clothing. Set your washer to the most delicate cycle and use cool water. Most lingerie detergents will have machine washing instructions on them, so be sure to consult the bottle. After the washing cycle is complete, hang your bras or lay them flat to dry. Never ever put your bras in the dryer! The heat will destroy the elastic and your bras will die an early death!
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7 comments:
I couldn't believe this post, it make me kringe. I wash my bras everyday usually. Wow, good post though. I talked about it on my radio internet show. Good topic.
Great article! The title is extremely funny I must admit! LOL!!!
Hey Blondie,
I'm glad you enjoyed the post and spoke about it on your internet radio show! I love it!
seriously ?! thats amazing, dont they smell though? i wash mmin e everyday!
hope to hear from you,
Monika ♥
One would think they might smell, but maybe they let them air out, use frebreeze, or a downy sheet or something...
6? To each her own, I guess. But all I can say is ick LOL
What's the norm to some may be difficult to absorb for others.
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