Lingerie Valentijn

Washing lingerie isn’t just picking up a stack of underwear and tossing it in the washing machine. It just doesn’t work like that, and most people realise that. Now, there’s a gigantic load of interesting articles on the web about how you should wash your precious lingerie, so we’ll try to make a little compilation about the information that we think is crucial and useful.

• How to wash and take care of lingerie? ~ Lingerie Valentijn, [link]
  A short but very visual page that explains the basic tags you’ll find in some (European) lingerie brands.
• Lingerie and Fabric Care ~ pamperedpassions.com, [link]
  A very extensive page that focusses on both fabrics (Acetate, Acrylic, Cotton, Linen, Lyocell, Microfibers, Nylon, Polyester, Polyolefin / Olefin, Rayon, Silk, Spandex, Triacetate and Wool) and lingerie washing. A few basic tips are given such as using a garment bag when machina-washing.
• Expert intimates care ~ Freshpair, [link]
  “Proper care is the best way to ensure a long and lasting life for your lingerie purchases. By following these steps, your underwear wardrobe will remain fresh and in topnotch form.”, this article gives you a few DO’s and DON’Ts.
• Care instructions for your fine lingerie ~ Azzuma, [link]
  Azzuma hosts this page with a Care & Maintainance Guide, in which they also talk about fabrics and materials.

We hope these links provide you with the information you need to take good care of your lingerie and other intimate clothing. If you have other interesting articles, feel free to let us know about them and we’ll add a link!