2007-06-05 03:43:09 · 8 answers · asked by Kat 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
The manufacturers recommend that you air dry the bras on a rack. The bras last longer this way.
Some bras with a high % of cotton do shrink. Sometimes the heat is too hot and the bras crinkle, too. If put in the dryer, use the air only cycle.
2007-06-05 03:51:30 · answer #1 · answered by ne11 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If they are cotton and dried for too long or a high setting, yes they will.
I hand wash the under wires, blot in a towel and leave dry on the towel rack. If a bra is $30 or more, you want to keep it in good shape.
All bras last longer when they don't spin in the wash cycle or dry in the dryer. Hand washing is always best.
2007-06-05 05:59:55 · answer #2 · answered by Lake Lover 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the fabric. It is recommended that you wash on gentle (with the hooks closed) and air dry. They are supposed to keep their shape and last longer this way - the "bra lady" at Dillard's told me this. The dryer heat is hard on the elastic parts.
2007-06-05 03:57:44 · answer #3 · answered by Peggy L 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I never dry my bras in the dryer. If you have underwires, it will cause them to become misshapen. Since I quit putting bras in the dryer they last MUCH longer.
2007-06-05 03:49:58 · answer #4 · answered by Riki C 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I wash mine all the time and throw them in the dryer.
I guess if you have 100% cotton bras they might shrink, in hot water, but mine are cotton and polyester.
2007-06-06 15:34:21 · answer #5 · answered by llittle mama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None of mine have. The only problem I have with drying them in a dryer is that the padding (some of mine are push ups) get wrinkled and disfigured. :)
2007-06-05 03:45:55 · answer #6 · answered by jennifer k 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a little just like anything else. a lot of people and I'm not one of then wash them by hand and use a delicate wash in the sink. Woolite in a white bottle at walmart
2007-06-05 04:23:01 · answer #7 · answered by tqpinklady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think they would shrink enough to matter.
2007-06-05 03:52:06 · answer #8 · answered by Bethany 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋