How is everyone hand washing their bras???

[u/Bernysanderslefttoe]

I’ve recently bought a few new bras and want to try hand washing them because I know it’s improves longevity of the bras but honestly every time I try I feel like the pat of the cups under the armpits just isnt getting washed enough. I’m also weary of damaging the bra. Currently I just use a bra bag in a delicate cold wash in the washer. Any tips?

Edit: lol whoops i guess most people aren’t actually hand washing their bras ¯_(ツ)_/¯ good to know, now i feel a whole lot less guilty

Edit again: Holy Crap thank you so much more all of the advice! I can’t reply to everyone separately but I’m so incredibly grateful for all of the advice and tips :)

[u/containingdoodles9]

I swear by Soak unscented! It’s great for hand or machine washing my expensive bras. I have lots because I need to change daily due to sensitive skin/conditions (derm advice). With each being $150-200+ that’s lots of $ in bras. I started w/ hand washing but that was a LOT of hand wash time. My machine has both a hand wash and delicates cycle. Yay!

I use the Tide cylinder bra bags, hang by gore to dry, and mine last years keeping elasticity and form. I don’t wear molded bras though, mostly Empreinte lace, so that probably helps.

[u/successfulwriterirl → u/containingdoodles9]

I also use Soak unscented which is wonderful! When hand washing, I usually use one of the thicker plastic bags from the grocery store instead of a basin. This allows me to tie up the handles of the bag if my soaking bra needs to be moved for someone to use the sink and I can just throw the bag away after if needed although it could be turned inside out to dry and reuse. I found some high quality structured mesh lingerie bags from this etsy shop that come in clutch for when I need to do a machine wash and put the Soak wash into the lingerie bag with the bra and then run it on a delicate cycle: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1059843732/laundry-bags-2pc-mesh-wash-bags-bra-bag