When cleaning yoga clothes, you need to pay attention to the following details to ensure the service life and wearing comfort of yoga clothes:
First, the treatment before the first wearing
Washing new clothes: For newly purchased yoga clothes, it is recommended to rinse them gently with water and dry them before wearing them. This is because the new clothes may have chemical residues or floating colors during the manufacturing process, and wearing them directly may cause skin irritation or loss of color.
Avoid wearing direct practice: Be especially careful not to wear unwashed yoga clothes to hot yoga or heavy sweating classes, because sweat will break down the fixatives in the clothes, resulting in loss of color, and practice pores open, easy to allow the color of the clothes to invade the skin.
Second, daily cleaning precautions
Hand washing is best: it is best to wash yoga clothes by hand alone, because yoga clothes contain elastic fibers, and hand washing can avoid the destruction of elastic fibers by washing machine mixing and dehydration. If you do not have time to wash by hand, you can also choose a gentle machine wash mode and use a laundry bag to protect the clothes.
Cold water washing: The use of cold water (the water temperature does not exceed 30 ° C) to wash yoga clothes can maintain the color and elasticity of the clothing, and avoid high temperature damage to the fiber.
Wash separately: Dark and light colors of yoga clothes should be washed separately to avoid dyeing each other. At the same time, avoid washing with clothes that fade easily.
Use neutral detergent: Choose a neutral or weakly acidic detergent to wash your yoga clothes, and avoid using detergent containing bleaching ingredients or strong alkaline, so as not to damage the fabric and color of the clothing.
Short time soaking: The clothes should not be soaked in water for too long, generally 1-2 minutes. Prolonged soaking may cause clothing to deform or fade.
Gently wring out: gently wring out the moisture of the yoga clothes after washing to avoid deformation of the clothes caused by hard wringing. Then lay flat in a cool ventilated place to dry, avoid exposure to the sun and high temperature drying.
Third, special material treatment
Pure cotton material: Although pure cotton yoga clothing has good hygroscopic properties, it is easy to deform and shrink. Be careful not to rub too hard when cleaning, and it is best to lightly iron after drying to maintain the shape.
Polyester, nylon and other synthetic fibers: These materials of yoga clothing fast dry and wear, but the air permeability is relatively poor. Be careful not to use too high water temperature when cleaning, so as not to damage the fiber structure.
Spandex (Lycra) blend: Spandex blend yoga wear has good elasticity and recovery, but is prone to deformation when spandex is used alone. Follow the above hand washing and cold water washing principles when washing to maintain the elasticity and shape of the clothing.
Fourth, drying and storage
Avoid exposure to the sun: When drying yoga clothes, avoid direct sunlight and high temperature drying, so as not to damage the fiber and color.
Correct folding: After drying, the yoga clothes should be folded neatly and stored in the closet or storage box to avoid the deformation of the clothes caused by long-term hanging.
Regular ventilation: Yoga clothes that are not worn for a long time should be taken out and ventilated regularly to keep the clothes dry and fresh.
To sum up, when cleaning yoga clothes, it is necessary to pay attention to the details of material characteristics, washing methods, drying and storage. Following the correct cleaning and maintenance methods can extend the service life of yoga clothes and maintain their good performance.
