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To ask how often you wash your bra?

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MaxCrisp · 22/01/2025 23:12

Exactly that. How often do you wash your bra?

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Alaimo · 22/01/2025 23:47

sports bra: after every wear.

regular bra: I can easily wear for a week, two weeks, before washing.

TheChosenTwo · 22/01/2025 23:46

I wear about 3 over the course of the week, every day I hang one on the back of the door in the spare room and take a different one. They all get washed over the weekend so they pretty much get 2 days each and one of them gets 3 - lucky bra!
sports bra obv after one wear.

GingerLiberalFeminist · 22/01/2025 23:42

Sorry I meant 2-3 wears not days!

BeardofHagrid · 22/01/2025 23:42

About every five days. I have four and I’d like to wash them more than that but I can only afford to put the machine on twice a month or so. If I sweat a lot I change it immediately though.

GingerLiberalFeminist · 22/01/2025 23:41

Every 2-3 days.

i have 3 bras (white, black, a pinkish one). That covers the majority of the time.
I have about 10 sports bras and they get one wear before washing

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 22/01/2025 23:41

I would also say about every 2/3 wears. I obviously don’t only have one bra!

RosesAndHellebores · 22/01/2025 23:37

Each bra weekly but I have a clean one every day. Laundry bag, 30°, synthetic wash. They appear to be indestructible. Either Triumph Amourette or M&S Wild Bloom (and some v soft and comfy ones for the w/e). 8 black for winter; 9 or 10 white/pastel ones for summer.

Fleetheart · 22/01/2025 23:36

Anonymous2003 · 22/01/2025 23:14

Whenever I remember which is not often

this is me too

Burntt · 22/01/2025 23:35

Every 3ish days. Every day in summer. Change if Ive got sweaty. Changed every day when breastfeeding. Basically when needed you sweat under your boobs you can tell if you need to wash after one day

BondStreet · 22/01/2025 23:32

Every day.

Calebbloomfest · 22/01/2025 23:32

Every day - after one wear.

Same as socks, pants, tights etc .

Elizo · 22/01/2025 23:31

MaxCrisp · 22/01/2025 23:12

Exactly that. How often do you wash your bra?

2-3 days. Reading other posts maybe not enough!!

Ace56 · 22/01/2025 23:30

After a few wears in winter as I’m not sweating. After every wear in summer.

TheSmallAssassin · 22/01/2025 23:29

Realistically, maybe about every three weeks. I don't really have a system for washing bras.

honeyfox · 22/01/2025 23:29

Similar, 2 to 3 bras a week. If I had tiny boobs and tiny bras I would do them daily but mine are big expensive ones with under wires.

Fawn87 · 22/01/2025 23:29

About every 3 wears. In summer I sometimes wash daily. I'm a 34H so I get sweaty if it's very hot.

HeddaGarbled · 22/01/2025 23:28

After every wear. But they’re not fancy.

CosyRoby · 22/01/2025 23:27

I wear my daily bra 2-3 times before washing I have 6 daily bras so could swap daily if needed but I don’t do anything strenuous so I repeat it for a few days
the days I go to gym or classes I have a separate shock absorber sports bra which I take straight off and put in the washing machine Daily comfy bras are completely different than other bras

BigCheese24 · 22/01/2025 23:27

I wear clean underwear everyday, including my bra. I couldn't fathom wearing the same bra again without washing.

Nellyelephanty · 22/01/2025 23:26

3 wears. I’m not a sweaty person ever really. Always do the sniff test

Jobsharenightmare · 22/01/2025 23:25

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 22/01/2025 23:22

Every time they're worn.

I have eight, all the same. When there are six in the washing basket, I do them in a zipped washing bag, at 20° for 15 mins.

I read somewhere about washing anything that touches the skin directly next to sweat glands should be washed non bio at 60. So I wash every few wears as per that.

PreferMyAnimals · 22/01/2025 23:24

I wash after one wear. I'm pretty active so it would be gross to do it less.

LuluBlakey1 · 22/01/2025 23:24

Every 23 days, on the dot.

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 22/01/2025 23:22

Every time they're worn.

I have eight, all the same. When there are six in the washing basket, I do them in a zipped washing bag, at 20° for 15 mins.

MsMajeika · 22/01/2025 23:22

About every 3 wears, but I don't wear them for long as I only really put one on to do the school run.