Announcement    WASHING

Hand wash your Lycra outfit in cool or tepid water using mild detergent.

Drip dry away from direct heat and sunlight and do not dry clean or tumble dry.

Tackle stains straight away by quickly soaking the stain in cold or tepid water and rub small amounts of mild detergent to the affected area - do not use hot water as this can set the stain.

1. MACHINE WASHING IN HOT WATER
Avoid hot to warm water at all costs when cleaning your spandex.

Elastane is extremely sensitive and can be damaged by high temperatures. Use a detergent that allows you to wash your lycra gear in cold water to maintain the fiber integrity and keep the elasticity of your leggings long-lasting.

Washing on cold will also keep fabric colors vibrant and looking new much longer.

2. DRYING YOUR ACTIVEWEAR IN THE DRYER
Elastane fibers do not mix well with the heat from our dryers. High temperatures can damage the elasticity and cause your leggings to sag and lose its retention, cue leggings that sag down your bum.

I highly recommend drying your leggings on a foldable drying rack after you hand or machine wash them.


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3. USING HARSH BLEACH TO CLEAN YOUR ACTIVEWEAR
Chlorine bleach can destroy the elasticity in elastane fabrics, causing them to oxidize and stretch out, stiffen or slowly disintegrate over time.

4. WASHING YOUR lycra WITH DIFFERENT FABRICS
It’s tempting to want to wash all your dirty laundry in one load. That can cause problems when your sensitive spandex twists into and brushes up against rough denim surfaces. The twisting and wringing can stretch out and ruin your spandex fibers.

Make a habit of keeping your fabrics separated in a double hamper so that you never accidentally wash different fabrics together. Spandex fabrics can be washed together, including whites and colors IF the fabric doesn’t bleed. I’ve had lots of luck washing my active whites, darks and colors on a cold wash.

5. SITTING ON OR COMING IN CONTACT WITH ROUGH SURFACES
You can unknowingly destroy the fabric of your leggings by sitting on rough surfaces or coming into contact with objects that may pull at your fabric, such as velcro. Fabric may pill, or worse, tear when they come into contact with unforgiving textures.

I recommend bringing a towel just in case you need to sit on a rough surface or avoiding them altogether and just standing for the duration of the event.

If your leggings have an issue with pilling, check it this blog post on how to prevent and remove pilling. You can also use an electric fabric shaver to remove pilling from your favorite garments.

To remove strong smells fill the sink with cold water, add a cup of baking soda and soak for no more than 1 hour. Drip dry as above.