Hi everyone!! Educator here!!
I haven’t seen any posts about this (excuse me if I missed it) but I figured I’d let you guys know how to care for your items. I’ve read some reviews on products and it seems like a lot of people don’t know the following tips!
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DO NOT put ANYTHING in the dryer!!! This will extend the longevity of your products by far. Hang-dry always for all lulu items. If absolutely necessary, you can use an air dry cycle to get the lint off but do not use heat AT ALL.
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Wash cold with similar items. Avoid washing with rough items like jeans, towels, things like that. Harsh zippers and other fabrics can snag the material in the wash.
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Avoid fabric softener. This thins out fabric and should be avoided at all costs!!
I hope this helps!! 😊
None of my clothes (bedsides house clothes) have ever been in the dryer. I started hanging drying decades ago.
I’m trying to teach my husband this.
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Same. House clothes, socks, and towels go in the dryer only
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I swear by this! I have leggings from 2015 and they’re still in great condition because I always use the delicate cycle, hang dry, and only wash with other active wear.
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I did as soon as oh about 1998 😂😂😂
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I wanted the lightweight knit mens long sleeve polo to shrink a bit and it still stayed intact. Large is about half an inch longer imo than the medium I got. Probably one of thee most slept on sale items rn
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I always wash mine inside out and in a pillow case or laundry bag. Also, never use fabric conditioner.
I’ve got 10 year old LL’s that look like new!
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I can’t be the only person in the world who has no time, space, or mental energy for air drying. All my Lulu items (and all other clothes) go in the dryer. I’m willing to take a hit on longevity for convenience. That said, my items hold up really well, even all my Aligns that I wear multiple times a week. I’ve been wearing a lot of the same items for years.
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Yay! Found my people lol. I throw everything in the dryer on low. If clothing comes to live at my house, it’s survival of the fittest. May the odds be ever in their favor. 😂
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Same! I travel a lot. My clothing needs to be able to be quickly washed and dried, given to other people to wash, subjected to some random coin laundry place’s detergent/machines, etc. I don’t have time or desire to baby my clothes. If it makes them wear out a bit faster, so be it. I’ve had good luck with Lulu, Vuori, Beyond Yoga, Alo, etc. all surviving abuse pretty well, though.
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Same! Also, I live in a humid climate. If I tried to hang dry my clothes, it would take days to dry and end up smelling like clothes that took too long to dry.
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I can air dry leggings or other thin materials that actually dry within a few hours. Can’t bring myself to air dry sweatshirts though.
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How do people not use fabric softener and air dry and not have their clothes turn out crusty af. I don’t air dry because I’m lazy, but the few times I have made the effort to I hate that my clothes feel crusty.
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Do you measure out your detergent? I used to use way too much until I learned that a little goes a long way. I always measure now.
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Thanks for the tip! I’m probably using too much since I do usually wash those clothes in smaller loads.
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My stuff just really doesn’t have that issue bur my water isn’t super hard and I don’t use much detergent
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Depends on the detergent and laundry cycle/machine you use as well! I also started using extra rinse cycle last year which seems to help remove extra residues.
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Same ! I Dry in the dryer on low for about 25 mins- in a delicates bag (which I only just started doing ) with no issue. I can attest that the part about not washing or drying with large rough fabrics such as towels or blankets is legit . That has definitely caused pilling for me when i didn’t know how to properly do laundry years ago and put leggings in with towels. Also -make sure your items with zippers are fully zipped and inside out , that helps the exterior stay more in tact and keeps the zippers in one place not beating against everything else . That is the main reason I started using a large delicates bag for my stretchy non cotton athleisure to keep them away from clothes with zippers and different fabrics rubbing against them .
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That’s just not gonna happen for me living in the south, especially in hot and humid summer. My jacket is still a little wet after 2 days lmao
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Same. Why am I paying so much for this stuff if it can’t take a tumble with cheap stuff? And lulu clothes have held up much better than cheap things in dryer which is why I buy them.
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lol hi I’m also an educator and dry ALL my lululemon in go dryer and have never had any issues! Teach their own that’s for sure! 😅
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Same
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It’s survival of the fittest at my house. If it can’t live through the dryer, it can’t live here.
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I also put them in the dryer but no low setting.
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Yes!! Literally came to say this. No time or energy. If I have to air dry clothing, I won’t buy them. That said, my lulus also hold up well even tho I run them through tumble dry low heat. It’s athletic wear! They need to make their products so that we can dry them in the dryer, especially considering how much we pay.
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Anything? What about sweats? Classic cotton blend sweats? Lulu use to boast on their “don’t worry it’s preshrunk so there’s no surprises”. Is that no longer the case?
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I was told this during my first purchase years ago and I’ve always followed it; this stuff is way too expensive not to. I also use free and clear detergent as well.
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Been working for lululemon for a decade and I put everything in the dryer. Am I sitting on a mountain of product? For sure. If an item is your baby, then baby it. Air dry helps. But my cats like to pull things off the drying rack and then sit/sleep on them and ain’t nobody got time for that.
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Too much work… Everything goes in the washer on cold, everything goes in the dryer on low/medium heat. No issues 🤷🏻♀️
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I wash and dry on the delicate cycles then finish it air drying
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I put everything in the dryer on delicates and it’s been absolutely fine
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Question, do you unzip the jackets or keep them zipped when putting it into the washer?
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For me, I like to zip, flip inside out, then put it in a laundry bag-I’ve had zippers come open during washing & snag other clothes/catch on a button hole or something.
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Where you get laundry bag from
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Amazon-I just bought a couple of mixed size sets.
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I keep them zipped but turn them inside out! That way the zippers don’t catch on anything else
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I wash my lulu separately from everything. Everything inside out. Sweaters, leggings, tanks and tees all separately depending on material. I am Uber protective of my stuff. All hang dry!
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This is the case for nearly all of my lulu clothing with the exception of my Scuba hoodies and sweatpants. To keep them soft, I’ll pop them into the dryer for 20 mins, delicate, no heat, and then hang them to dry.
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I put my lulu in the dryer all the time but on low heat. It is just warm to the touch and my dryer stops with just a tiny bit of moisture left in the clothes. Nary a problem so far. I have dried scuba half zips in the dryer that did in fact shrink the material when I forgot to dial the heat down from medium to low.
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That’s not necessarily true, I’ve been drying my Lulu in low heat for seeveral years. The products that are meant to be hung dry have the care tag saying so. Softeners do not thin the fabric, it clogs the fabric and damages the sweat working properties.
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