How to rinse, wash, dry your swimsuit so that it lasts (very) for a long time

Whether the time of the end of the holidays sounded or not quite yet, the crucial question of the swimsuit maintenance arrives.How to make this quality summer part last?Ensure that this garment does not relax, does not lose its radiance or does not end up stiff like cardboard?Unpleasant surprises are legion, and generally delay: they reveal the following season when you come out the bathing outfit of his hibernation.

Who has not seen several elastic threads make the trunk on the edges when the jersey did not move from the closet for six months?Everything is played in the manufacturing materials of the bathing outfit, the so -called leisure models include elastane for more comfort.But problem: the fiber is poorly resists chlorine, salt, sand and even in the sun that ends up deforming it.To avoid any loss, Fabrice Rimbault, textile engineer at CTTN - Institute for Research on Maintenance and Cleaning, details the right reflexes to apply.

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Rinsing

After any use, it is good to dive the swimsuit in clear water (that of the tap for example)).It will eliminate salt which tends to slow down drying by holding water, and also avoid the deterioration of the fabric which can be created with the salt crystals that will be embedded.Sand and chlorine are also enemies.Not eliminated, they can abrader the fiber.

Drying

The bad habit to forget everything about Go: dry your swimsuit in the sun.It is the best way to "cook" the fiber and accelerate the aging of the fabric (polyester, polyamide, elastane...)).We must add to this that synthetic materials do not really like light.It is therefore recommended to dry your garment in the shade after rinsing in the rules.

Washing

The swimsuit must be washed at 30 or 40 degrees maximum.If there are whales or fantasy accessories, it is better to put it in a net to prevent it from degrading and hooks other machine clothes.Finally, it is good to add that the polyamide models are color sensors. C'est une règle de bon sens, mais si l'on souhaite que son maillot de bain blanc (ou tout autre ton clair)) ne capte pas le rouge de la serviette de bain, il faut penser à les laver séparément.