Woolite® Bra Wash Bag ↓ next post
Pretty neat and inexpensive bag for washing bras.
You can get one here: The Container Store
Bra box ↓ next post
The bra box organizers are the perfect way to keep bras clean and neat. Made of rigid plastic these boxes measure 3”H x 6”W x 12”D and are available in packages of 2.
They are also good for travel, to keep bras in shape while they’re in your luggage.
Bra care tips ↓ next post
It doesn’t matter if you love your bra or not, or if your bras are cheap or expensive. Here are some tips to care for them so they’re in a good shape - which means you’re comfortable and happy.
Switch up bras every day
Avoid wearing your bra for two consecutive days. Your body exudes heat and heat makes the Lycra in the bra stretch when it is warm. Wearing your bra for more than one day in a row will cause it to deteriorate faster. Lycra needs at least 24 hours to cool off — so alternating bras each day will go a long way towards good bra care.
Store your bras properly
It is best if you have a dedicated lingerie drawer. If you place lingerie with other clothing items, or toss them into a chest in an unorganized manner, it will cause early wear and tear on your bras. Hooks snaps, and some other clothing items or objects can snare fabric. So it is best if you make room specifically for your fine lingerie. Furthermore, you might want to organize your lingerie collection by type (e.g. all bras in one drawer, all panties in another drawer, etc.) Or you can put matching sets of lingerie together.
Washing bras
First of all, avoid washing your bras in a washing machine, especially top load washing machines. If you can help it, hand wash your lingerie in cold water or have it dry cleaned. For washing you should use a delicate soda-based fabric wash, such as Forever New, Eucalan, or Stergene. It is not recommended to use Woolite. It is also okay to use mild shampoo or hand soap.
Secondly, get a wash bag for washing your intimate apparel. Wash bags cost only about $5 and they allow you to keep your lingerie protected from rubbing sensitive fabrics of your bras against other apparel items while washing. So wash bags keep your lingerie a little bit more protected while washing.
Drying bras
Drying bras in a tumble dryer can damage your bras in many ways: heat and tumbling in a drum damages bra fabric, underwire and cups padding. Besides that, it can result in damaging other clothing and the dryer itself if wires get ripped out of the bra fabric. If you don’t want your bras to get loose their shape early, consider one of the following natural ways to dry your bras:
- Hang dry (aka air dry, line dry)
- Dry by placing them on a towel
- Use a hair dryer to dry your bra if you want it to dry pretty quick
- Use one of the new bra drying devices, such as BraBaby or BraSmart (See below in this blog)
Bra care devices: Bra Smart (aka SmartBoard): ↓ next post
The Smart Way to Keep Your Bras Looking Like New!
Bra Smart is an innovative new product that will help extend the life of your bras. Bra Smart is designed to keep women’s bras in their original shape while they dry; solving the problem of the tendency of the bra cups to lose shape and be damaged. Washed wet bras are placed with the bra cups over the molded bra cups to retain the shape of the bra, preventing wrinkling and deformity of the bra cup. Bra Smart is comprised of just 4 parts designed to fit easily together;
- a base
- 2 Bra Cup Shape Molds
- a hanger
The Bra Cup Shape Molds come in B, C, and D cups. Bra Smart can be used with swim suits, camisoles, and other molded cup tops.
America is the greatest country in the world. Where else can such an invention such asbrasmart.jpg the Brasmart be marketed? I cracked up watching this commercial — especially where the cup moves outward for different sizes. (By the way, I’m not sure how accurate it is…when you order, you have to specify which cup size you need. So why bother having it pop out more?)
Seriously, more junk for the American home. If you wait six months, you might see it at either a yard sale or at Bed, Bath and Beyond.
I’m still feeling terrible but less so; no earache, toothache but a general malaise, no voice, easily exhausted and probably crabby if I was around anyone. I’m going into work tomorrow and also going to see if I can see the doctor. I think it’s sinuses. (Source)
Bra care devices: BraBABY™
BraBABY™ is the revolutionary new washing system that protects your finest intimate apparel from the wear and tear of the washing machine. (aka contraption for washing bras, cage for washing bras in the washing machine)
BraBaby is a wire frame contraption that keeps expensive bras, especially underwire or padded ones, in shape and protects them in the wash. Goodness only knows what damage a giant wire cage will to do all the other clothes you put in there with the precious bras in their little cocoon. Or what your washing machine will make of it. But still, if it saves me having to handwash them, I’m willing to give it a go. (Source)
