Washing Your Bra....

Hello people, how was your day? Hope it was cool? Mine was awesome but for something horrible I saw today. I was somewhere and saw this pretty lady. I taught she was really cool until she took off her jacket and I saw the biggest map of Africa on her armpit and when she walked past me she smelt like stale meat... Yikes!!! To say I was shocked is putting it mildly but the thing shook me o. For that type of huge stain it's either she has personal hygiene issues or she doesn't wash her bra regularly. Let me focus on washing our bra. Like most women think, washing our bras properly see like a huge task. Some say they don't know how to hold it when they want to wash it. Some say they concentrate only on the straps that people see.


Now, correctly washing a bra is not a project reserved for the wise and more experienced among us; every woman who wears a bra should know how to wash it. And, furthermore, there’s very good reasons why you should be washing your bras on a regular basis. According to Real Simple magazine, with normal use, you should be washing your bra after very three to four wears. And the “bra whisperer,” Susan Nethero, alleges that women should wash them after every two wears. And I honestly think you should wash your bra after every wear...hmmm.

It’s really not as big a hassle as it seems on the surface, and doing it correctly might actually make doing it often enough more possible. Below are some easy ways to wash yours bras to increase your personal hygiene, run away from drawing huge maps on your armpit, avoid that stale smell and stretch out the life of your bras, all at the same time! Yep.

1. Most of the time, it’s best to hand-wash your bras.Because bras are most often constructed of delicate fabrics like lace, mesh, and spandex, the rigors of a standard washing machine can really disturb them and shorten their lifespan. Filling up your bathroom sink with cool water and add a bit of detergent. Place your bra in the water/soap mixture, gently moving it up and down in the liquid to shake loose dirt and other particles. Then let is soak for about 10 to 15 minutes. Concentrate gently on the straps, cups and armpit region. Rinse out, then hang dry. (See, it’s very easy!)

2. If you can’t hand-wash, always use your machine.

You can also wash your bras in the machine. That’s totally fine, as long as you’re sure to use a gentle cycle, cool water, and gentle detergent every time you wash. Also make sure to clasp (button) your bras before washing; if left undone, the clasps can get caught on other fabrics and tear them.

3. Make Use Of Lingerie Bags.

The other thing you need to wash your bras (and any lingerie, really): a lingerie bag. These are zipped mesh bags that keep your bras separate from the rest of your washing load, to prevent snags and tears. I bought mine from konga.com. I hope they still have some for sale. It's very useful when washing your bra with other fabrics.

4. Always hang dry.

Even if you decide to wash your bras on the gentle cycle, don’t then transfer them to the drying machine. Bras should always be hung to dry, to prevent warping and disfiguring of the metal in the underwire as well as the padding in the cups.

But here’s a clever trick to prevent stretching out the fabric when you’re hanging really wet and heavy bras: hang them over your shower rod not from the ends, but bent over the rod at the middle, where the cups meet in the front. Or, if you have clothing pins and enough space, you can hang them to dry.