HOW

NEVER STORE A SWIMSUIT IN A PLASTIC BAG

First of all, rule number one: never leave your wet swimsuit in a plastic bag for long: plastic bags prevent air circulation and cause bacterias to grow and bad smell. Better to store your wet swimsuit inside our bikini bags or, as an alternative, to wrap them in a towel. After spending a long day at the beach, you’d better remove all sand from your swimsuits before washing.

RINSE (BEFORE AND) AFTER YOU SWIM

Make it a habit to use the shower, before if possible, and after a swim. When you rinse first, the construction of the swim textiles will be filled with fresh water, and therefore will wick less of the chlorinated or salt water. After a swim, rinse in fresh water or shower will help to remove some of the chemicals, salt, and sand that your suit has been exposed to until you can give it a proper wash. 

HAND-WASH 

Do not leave them soap but rinse immediately under cold or lukewarm tap water. Even though the fabric itself can be machine washed, we do not recommend machine washing for a bikini since it is a harsh clothing care process. The movements, twisting, centrifugation etc, manipulate the seams and trimmings which may result in damage. Instead, we recommend you to hand-wash your swimsuit after every day. Wash with a small quantity of mild & neutral soap to remove any stains, you can focus on these spots only. 

USE ONLY MILD DETERGENT

Choosing a fitting detergent for your clothes is important. Using the wrong detergent can actually destroy your garments. Never use laundry detergents such as powders as they are far too harsh for synthetic stretch fabric and will often cause the color to fade and break the fiber bindings. Even just a little bit of detergent can lead to color fading.

Use a mild detergent, we recommend Almgrens organic wash soap, which is our best tried soap to date, to gently rub any stains from sun-creams and oils off the fabric. Rinse well in lukewarm water.

Rinsing is really important because detergents tend to alter the fabric pH and, consequently, to interfere with the chemical bond between the dyestuff and the fiber, thus creating darker marks.