7 TIPS for Your Cossie Care

How to make your favourite cossies last longer

Let’s face it swimsuits aren’t cheap and the perfect one is hard to find. So when you do find a couple you love, you definitely want them to last.

Swimsuits are made from stretchy textiles which don’t like harsh chemicals like conventional laundry powders and chlorine, nor do they like heat.

7 TIPS to care for your cossies

1. Rinse ASAP

Salt, swimming pool chemicals, sunblock and body oils – rinse your swimsuit in cold water as soon as you can if you’re not able to wash it immediately after use.

2. Wash

We recommend hand washing immediately in cool water. If you must use a washing machine a gentle delicates cycle in a front loader and cossie in a delicates bag. Agitators are too harsh.

3. Laundry Liquid

Gentle and effective Laundry Liquid Colour is especially formulated to care for sportswear and outdoor apparel, including swimming costumes. Just rinsing in cool water won’t rid your cossies of chlorine.

Laundry Liquid Colour is colour protective. You can use this product in a hand wash or the delicate cycle of a front loader. Rinse well.

4. Drying

Gently squeeze excess water, don’t wring, that’s likely to damage the fabric. Lay your suit on a towel, roll up the towel and squeeze gently to remove excess water. Unroll the towel and leave your swimsuit to dry flat on that, in shade because UV will damage colour and hanging by straps may cause the fabric to stretch.

5. Keep it cool

Swimsuits don’t like heat it weakens the fabric, so hot water washing is not recommended for swimwear.

6. Alternate

Alternate between two swimsuits. That way each suit has 24 hours to bounce back into shape. Spandex is a memory fabric.

7. Watch where you sit

If you’re sitting around the pool or anywhere that can snag, tear or damage the fabric, sit on a folded towel or sarong instead.