| I stopped wearing bras and instead just wear a tight fitting spandex tank under my clothes. Bras are way too uncomfortable. |
I don't understand the connection between cup size and frequency of washing? |
I just have a drying rack in my laundry room. |
I don't either. I am a DD and only wear mine once before washing. |
I think it's because big boobs sweat more. I'm a D cup, but thin and rarely sweat through bras. |
Maybe because most of those bras are underwires and you can't just throw them in the washer? You have to hand wash them and it's more of a pain. I am DD and if anything I think large breasted women wash their bras more because of "boob sweat" (hate the term, but you know what I mean). |
But why would that mean someone with larger boobs wouldn't wash their bras as often? |
I wash mine on gentle. I probably ruin one once a year or so. Not enough to stop me from doing it! |
You can throw underwires in the washer. Google it. Not the dryer, though. No bra should go in the dryer. |
My bras cost from $60-$100. Not my choice, that's just what quality bras cost when you have a G cup. Not gonna throw them in the washer. I'll continue hand washing them... no biggie (pun intended). |
How special for you.
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The first poster who mentioned a connection between cup size and washing did so because washing is hard on bras, especially under wires, so they wear out faster. If you wear a large cup size, your bras probably cost upwards of $60-70 each. The brands that even most department stores carry only go up to a D or DD. IOW, they are expensive to replace. |
Yes, this. I'm tiny and wear bras from the Target juniors section (mostly, though I have some nicer ones). They are cheap so I can afford to be hard on them--I machine wash and drip dry. But friends of mine who have to shell out for nice-looking, supportive bras in large sizes are really careful about only hand-washing in Woolite, not washing as often, etc. so the fibers don't break down. As an aside, if it's going to be 90+ degrees and I know I'll be outside sweating, I tend to wear a sports bra because I know that it can be easily laundered. I don't wear one of my pretty ones because I want to avoid getting those sweaty. |
| My question: I have a daughter who will need a bra in a few years. How often will you tell your kids to wash their bras? As in, I know I wash mine every other week, but I feel like I'll tell my daughter to wash every other wear. Right? Seems embarrassing to admit washing only every 2 weeks. |
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Unless you sweat, I think it's OCD to wash bras after each wear. Your ribcage is not a bacteria factory like your vagina/anus!
I wash after 3-4 wears. Unless I workout or am outside for long periods of time on a hot day. |