Caring for your Lingerie

If your husband just bought you some sexy lingerie, at some point in time you will have to learn how to care for the lingerie so that it does not wind up becoming a one-hit wonder. Most lingerie need special care so that they will last you some time. The two needs to know is

a) washing the lingerie; and b) storing the lingerie.

When you have to wash your lingerie, bear in mind that these are very delicate undergarments that require gentle washing only. This means that you shouldn't chuck your lingerie in the washing machine along with the regular wash - this will just leave you with shredded tissue-paper like cloth on your hands and an irritated male partner to deal with. To wash your lingerie well, you should simply run regular tap water into a basin, use a mild shampoo into the water, stir it a bit to mix shampoo and water together, then let your lingerie soak in there for awhile. After around 10 minutes, you can mildly scrub your lingerie especially in the areas that have been soiled more (like in the crotch area of your panties.) Rinse the clothing well in regular clean tap water until all the shampoo has been removed then hang up your lingerie to dry on a clothes hanger or on a clothesline. This is the best way to wash lingerie.

Some women like to use the delicate or gentle cycle on their washing machine but you need to be careful because if you've never washed lingerie in a washing machine before you might wind up wrecking your expensive yet delicate lingerie in the process.

As with all types of washing, you need to bear in mind too that like-colored clothing like lingerie have to be washed together. This means not mixing your white lingerie with red lingerie, for instance. Rine away the detergent thoroughly as most people do no pay attention to this step as detergent weaken the fabric of your lingerie.

Stowing Your Lingerie
Stow your lingerie in their original shape is the best way to preserved the shape. If you cruch them or fold then, your are likely to destroy the shape of the bra.