How To Wash Your Gymnastics Leotard

Did you get a new leotard recently? Or maybe you need to freshen up your leotards that you brought home from gymnastics camp? We’re here to teach you the proper way to wash and dry your Snowflake Designs leotard.

Our leotards are hand-crafted to stand up to years of gymnastics practices and meets, and caring for your leotard properly helps keep it looking as beautiful as the day you got it.

We also have a video on how to wash your leotard that you can check out here!

Now, let’s get started! Here’s what you are going to need:

picture of a clear bowl to wash your gymnastics leotard

  • A sink or large bowl
  • Cold water
  • Table salt
  • A measuring cup
  • A towel
  • A plastic hanger

First, fill your sink or large bowl with cold water.

adding cold water to bowl

Then add a ¼ cup of table salt to the cold water and stir it in.

adding salt to the cold water

Put your leotard into the cold water and salt mixture, kneading it gently to wash it. Pay extra attention to the leotard’s contact points, like the armpits or crotch.

dunk leotard in water to clean

DO NOT rub the fabric together while washing or leave the leotard to soak. Leotards with mystique fabric or sparkles will lose their sparkle and shine when the fabric is rubbed together, and soaking a leotard will cause the colors to bleed.

After washing your leotard in the cold salt water, drain the sink or bowl and fill it with fresh cold water.

bowl with cold water and salt

Rinse the leotard well in the fresh water. Again, do not rub the fabric of the leotard together or leave the leotard to soak in the water.

washing leotard in salt water

Immediately take the leotard out of the sink or bowl after rinsing it and roll it up in a towel to get rid of excess water.

rolling leotard in a dry towel

Then, hang it up to dry.

hanging leotard to finish drying

A few more things:

  • When washing your leotard, do not use soaps, detergents, bleach, oxygenated cleaners, or any other cleaning products. Saltwater is enough to deodorize and sanitize and is gentle on the fabric and helps set the colors.
  • When you finish washing and rinsing your leotard, do not put it in the dryer. Hang it to air-dry instead on a plastic hanger, not metal.

Now you know how to properly wash your leotard! Taking care of your leotard is important in keeping it beautiful and maintaining our high-quality craftsmanship.

Let us know if you learned something new from this post and tell us your fun or useful leotard life hacks in the comments below. Have a great day!

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