Hand wash all bras with an under wire or a moulded cup. It may seem to take more time but you will get much more life out of your hand washed bra, at least a year as opposed to 3-6 months. This will save you money and cut down how often you will need to go bra shopping.
Machine washing your bra will cause the wires to break, twist and warp. Which will drastically reduce the life of your bra costing more money and making it necessary to go bra shopping more often. The moulded bras will get wrinkly and bumpy. Which will show up under t-shirts and light fabrics. Use a gentle fabric wash, soak for 10 to 15 minutes. Gently scrub any trouble areas with a soft toothbrush and then rinse thoroughly. For moulded or padded cup bras, wrap it in a towel to get excess water out. Avoid wringing out your bra.
Hang to dry as the heat from the dryer will dry out elastic and melt fabric. Hang your bra by either front or back as hanging it by one strap will warp the front of the cups.
It is best to have 5-9 bras to rotate so you can wear a different one each day and frequently wash them but not have to wash the same one every night.
Washing often gets the body oils and salts, that cause fibers to break down, out of the fabric.
When purchasing a bra it should fit snuggly on the loosest settings so that there are two more sets of hooks to adjust and tighten to as the fabric stretches.
When putting on your bra avoid hooking it up in the front and twisting it around your body. That puts unnecessary pressure on the fabric and under wires, causing both the break or break down prematurely. Instead hook it up at the back, at waist level, pull the cups up and into position. Then put on the straps. You may need to lift the breast tissue, settle the under wire at the crease between your breast and chest wall. Then settle your breast into the cups.
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