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Bra washing questions, trying to convert someone and I ADORE Tutti Rouge
1 - I'm odd, but I can not wear a bra again without at least rinsing it after wearing it. I usually wash with soap. Started from too small cup, too big band, thus not lifting boobs and getting ever so delightful fungal infections under my boobs. I haven't had any fungal yucky since wearing the right sizes. But I still wash. So far, bras are holding up nicely, if anything I think the band doesn't stretch out as fast. But is there any problems I am missing?
2 - I will not buy bra wash. I usually use Dr B's tea tree or lavender soap - two drops per sink of cool water. They smell clean and I don't notice build up. Mostly because the washes I've seen are detergent vs true soap, which I try to avoid due to mild reactions to many detergents. But I'm willing to try a true soap wash if anyone knows of any. I can react to various chemicals that replace parabens also, so I try to avoid those. Parabens, despite going against my true soap/anti odd chemicals love, are my best bet if needed.
3 - I finally talked my younger sister into washing her bras. She's got ~30 that have never been washed, some are 18 months old. I'll pause for the ewws. I know the dryer is a huge no. But, how do you machine wash bras? Some are grubby enough that hand washing won't make a dent, and with 30 bras, they need to be done en masse or sister will not bother. Once it's a bra or two, hand washing will probably be ok. My idea is to shorten the straps as much as possible, close the hooks, put in a pillowcase, tie case shut and wash away, with each bra in their own case. This is in a front load washer if that matters. For lined/padded, use limited detergent and wash more than once or use normal amounts then hand rinse to make sure the foam is fully rinsed? She does use ERA detergent and borax, are those ok?
In other news with her, I'm slowly getting her convinced to at least consider wearing a correct size, mostly for vanity as she's pushing being sized out of VS to her view of normal fit. I almost have her convinced to trying a Deco, I've got my old ones and one is basically the equivalent of her VS size plus a cup. But, that pesky G is being a stumbling block. But, she complains about massive spilling and she's crazy jealous of my boobs regaining some self support from tissue being shoved back up where it belongs.
In my news - I seriously love Tutti Rouge and their customer service. I had a bra wear very poorly with the wire coming out with one wear. I figure it was my fault because I knew the cups were too big but loved the color too much to not wear it. However, when I asked if that was normal and included pictures on why I was thinking the size would be correct (I'm sitting on the H to HH line in TR). Unlike my boycotted company, the woman was super sweet, is replacing my bra, has been wonderfully body image positive with absolutely no shaming for being post surgical (seriously, I love how they supported me, I very nearly started crying with the comments because I was gobsmacked with how incredibly sweet and nice they were after expecting the vile shaming that the boycotted company loves), and at least said thank you for my crazy amount of fit pictures for sizing visuals. I figure they think I'm an obnoxious pest now, but hey that wasn't to my face so I'm happy. Plus HEART strap adjusters with three hooks always (at least in my size) and yummy candy included in my orders!
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In response to point 1/ bear in mind I speak mostly from experience with seamed unpadded bras, but I can't think of any drawbacks to washing or rinsing them frequently. As long as you're not mangling them when you wring out the water it really doesn't subject the fabric or seams to much of any stress, AFAIK.
In response to point 2, I don't think 2 drops of Dr Bronner in a full sinkful of water are going be super super effective, but since you wash your bras constantly anyway, you probably don't have much to worry about. If you want to experiment, you might like to get old timey and try Marseille soap flakes (you can find this online, a tiny bit goes a long way, and there's certainly no doubt about it being real soap!) http://www.amazon.com/Marseille-Soap-Flakes-Vegetable-France/dp/B007FFAVJ8/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1402123233&sr=8-2-fkmr1&keywords=savon+de+marseille+laundry
wendybien nope, I don't ever wring fabric if I can avoid it. I typically just drape the non padded bras over my drying rack, laying them flat. Padded bras get a towel packed into the cups to hold the shape until the next morning (10 hours or so), then left on drying rack until finished drying. They're usually 90% dry from the towel.
My bathroom sink is extremely shallow, so the very minimal soap suds up bunches. The sink is 1930s or so pedestal sink, so it's not close to the current massive sinks. It's fun having a "newfangled sink" in the bathroom, the house is the oldest private residence in our city, it's 143 years old. Too much soap or detergent makes for potentially grumpy pipes. Sadly, I've tried those flakes before and there's something in them I am viciously allergic to. Dumb allergies.
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