If you are just joining the blog - please read the last post about what level of use is considered professional.

Now on to the next couple of tips on caring for your swimsuit.

3) Always rinse your suit in cold water. Make sure you take time to rinse it very well. I always think of when you color your hair – it takes way longer to rinse the extra dye out than you think. Same with chlorine. Do not just rinse it quickly once and lay it out to dry.

4) Hang it from a shower head or over the shower curtain rod to dry. Do not lay it flat or fold it over. This will cause areas of the suit that do not get air, and if the chlorine is not rinsed out completely it will have more of chance to eat at the fibers.


Have you ever had a suit that starts to get stretched out and baggy and you can't figure out why? Chlorine. Have you ever had a suit that starts having white fuzzies on the bottom? Chlorine. The main thing to remember is that chlorine is what eats the fibers of your suit away. If its rinsed out - your suit will last longer.

Come back for the next set of tips. And let's all get ready to Get Back In The Water again!

HOW LONG SHOULD A GOOD SWIMSUIT LAST?

Over the next few weeks I will be giving you some tips and suggestions of how to make your suit last a little longer.

“By the time I got home at night, my eyes were so chlorinated I saw rings around every light.” - Esther Williams

Most of us would not think of ourselves at the level of Esther Williams for use of a swimsuit or being in a pool the same length of time. I know I was surprised a few years ago when I researched what the industry standard was on this subject.

If you use your suit more than twice a week – you are on the verge of professional or competitive level of use. At this level your suit will last about 3 – 4 months. Any higher use than this it will last 2 -3 months. These numbers are for use in chlorine pools. If you use your swimsuit in hot tubs, it will be even shorter.

So here are the first two tips:

1) Get your suit wet with clean water (shower) before going into a pool. A wet suit will not soak up the chlorine in its fiber as much as a dry suit.

2) DO NOT let your suit dry in the sun. This is just baking the chlorine in and will eat the fibers away VERY fast.

These are tips I am sure we have all heard before, but how many of us actually follow through and do them?

Check back next week for the next few tips on making your suit last longer!

And let's all "Get Back Into The Water" again this year!

J.S. Rawlins

We're blogging now!

Hello to all my 'Ohana Swimwear customers! It is official - we are blogging now. We will be posting ideas of modesty, what swim suit to pick for your body type, and just general information we think is interesting.

We love hearing from our customers. We will make sure you know what is going on and why. If we are not getting the information you would like out - post it here, or email us at info@ohanaswimwear.com.

We are excited to try this out and as we grow, post more information to you all and stay connected to our customers.

Thank you for all of those who have support us thus far.

Sincerely -

JS Rawlins
Founder
'Ohana Swimwear, LLC