A compression garment keeps its hold for as long as its stretch lasts, and the way it is washed and dried decides most of that. The short version is on every product page: hand wash cold, hang to dry, no dryer, no bleach, no fabric softener. Here is the full routine, and why each step matters.
Washing
- By hand, in cold water, with a mild detergent.
- Be gentle. Swirl and press rather than scrub; friction wears the fabric and its stretch.
- No bleach and nothing with chlorine.
- No fabric softener.
Drying
- Do not wring or twist it. Press the water out, or roll it in a towel.
- Hang it to dry, out of direct sun.
- Never in the dryer, on any setting.
Why these rules
Compression fabric gets its stretch from elastane, also called spandex. Elastane is what lets the garment stretch on and spring back, and it is also the most delicate fibre in it.
- Heat from hot water or a dryer breaks elastane down, and stretch lost that way does not come back. That is why the dryer is the one rule not to bend.
- Chlorine — in bleach, and in pool water — attacks elastane chemically, leaving it brittle and slack over time.
- Fabric softener coats the fibres, and that coating dulls their stretch with each wash.
- Direct sun fades colour, which shows most on black and chocolate.
None of this is generic laundry caution. Each rule protects the part of the garment that does the work.
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