How do you wash binders?

[fluffy jorgen]

I got mine but there were no instructions on how to wash it.
Is there any special way to wash it or should I just chuck it in with my other clothes?
Thanky in advance, sorry if it sounds a bit thick.

[Mister]

just stick them in the washer.  no dryers, though-- the heat breaks down the elasticity.  let them air dry.

[Radar]

I wash mine on delicate and air dry. I was told hanging them up to dry helped preserve them longer, but store them folded.

[Miniar]

Mine go in the washer, 30°c, with similar colours.
Hung up on a hanger to dry.
I would store them folded but I wear 'em ALL the time and can barely keep up with washing them so I have a clean one to wear (yes yes.. I'm lazy... I do laundry once a week... I'm a guy, what do you want from me!)

[kody2011]

i hand wash mine...didn't want to risk money down the drain if they weren't supposed to go in the washer...

[Radar]

(yes yes.. I'm lazy... I do laundry once a week... I'm a guy, what do you want from me!)

Don't feel bad. I wash my binders only once a week.

[Jamie-o]

I wash mine on cold with my other clothes and chuck 'em in the dryer.  I have to take my laundry out to do it, and I just can't bring myself to cart home wet binders.  But then, I have a thing about touching wet things.  Switching the laundry is bad enough.  *shudders* 

[Arch]

I used to use cotton concealers from Underworks, and I shamelessly threw them into the dryer to get them to shrink up and bind me more tightly. But I figured that it was okay if the elasticity started to break down over time because I hoped I wouldn't be needing them for all that long. Mercifully, I was right.

[Jeatyn]

Ah crap no dryers? No wonder mine feels like it isn't working too great anymore. It didn't even occur to me to ask or check first

[jet3]

I wash mine in cold water with whatever im washing at the time and put it in the dryer.  The first one I had I didn't dry it and I when i got my 2nd one i dried it cuz I wanted it to shrink and it held up as well as the first, so i've dried them ever since.  I have never noticed a difference. I feel like when I dont dry them they stay stretched out.

[Dominic]

I think on the Underworks site at least, they tell you to handwash them in cold water, which is what I do. I'm pretty sure it's okay to machine-wash them so long as you don't put them in the dryer, although I may be wrong.

You could try looking around on the site where you got your binder to see if there are any instructions for washing.

[Mister]

Heat breaks down the elastic in binders.  If you can't handle air drying them, tumble dry w/o heat.

[Miniar]

There's a little tab inside most clothing, including binders (at least mine) with little symbols that tell you how to watch 'em.