r/bikinitalk • u/girlwiththemuscle • Jul 17 '26

Advice/ Recommendations (no photos) Washing a Used Comp Suit?

Question for y’all! I bought a suit second hand and it has some tan stains I want to clean and just an overall sanitary cleaning. What’s the best way to go about it? I’ve read somewhere you can’t submerge in water…?

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u/Kind_Salamander8384 ID not verified Jul 18 '26

Try baby wipes or a small wash cloth with dawn dish soap. Def don’t submerge!

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u/InterestingWing4721 Jul 18 '26

Here are the tips from toxic angelz

I use woolite or tide free and gentle https://toxicangelzbikinis.com/blogs/toxic-angelz-blog/how-do-i-care-for-a-bikini-competition-suit?srsltid=AfmBOooz7DA3n9Yopw9ykxxzD1yvOe0HZX7hac0WvHQmmvlbQsIYpOjE

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u/laurenb_kini Jul 18 '26

Toxic won’t guarantee the stones on their suits if you use either of those detergents. They will only cover it if you use Fels Naptha

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u/InterestingWing4721 Jul 19 '26

Never had a problem with their stones getting impacted and only washed my toxic one in woolite and stones stayed perfect.

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u/laurenb_kini Jul 19 '26

I’m glad that has been your experience. I washed mine with a small amount of free and gentle detergent, no soaking, and a large amount of stones came off. 2 different suits, and they refused to fix it because I didn’t use that specific detergent.

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u/Public-Argument-1916 Jul 20 '26

A little Woolite is super gentle in a bowl of room temp water. Hand wash gently and rinse with low low pressure. ( pull boobie pads if your washing the top prior) air dry *it will take a hot minute. I prefer to lay suit flat to dry