Swimming with my binder - bad idea?

[ghost1991]

Well I want to go swimming but I wont without my binder.

So does the water ruin the binder or anything?

It's a double front from underworks.

Comments

[cykotyks]

Depends on what the binder's made out of and how long you're going to go swimming.

From what I know of swimsuits, lycra and spandex get eaten up by the chlorine in pools. If you're only swimming for a short while, a lycra or spandex binder will probably hold up (I'm assuming a lycra binder has a stronger/thicker blend than a lycra suit, considering you can easily machine-wash a lycra binder, but not a lycra suit). A polyester binder would hold up better, but you should probably wash it out ASAP after swimming so the chemicals in the pool don't wreck it.

[colestainedpage]

I went swimming in my binder all summer, but I swam in a lake, not a pool. Lake water and washing didn't seem to hurt it any.

[ericaequites]

Rinse your binder well after each swim in the ocean or pools. Chlorine and salt water are bad for spandex. Consider buying a rash guard made for aquatic adventuring.