Washing Tips
Read our handy tips for safe use, maintenance and even more swimming fun.
Tip
How to wash a mermaid tail?
Washing a mermaid tail, how do you actually do that? You have bought a beautiful mermaid tail and of course you are careful with it. But how do you make sure that it stays beautiful for as long as possible? Things like chlorine, sand, sunlight and sunscreen for example cause the beautiful colors to fade and the stretch to disappear, so that you can no longer swim comfortably.
All our Mermaid Sister tails contain Spandex . This is an elastic yarn that is woven into the fabric and provides more comfort and freedom of movement. But spandex also has a disadvantage, it can not withstand chlorine and sunlight. And let these be the ingredients for a day of mermaid swimming.
Before you go swimming
Chlorine attaches itself to the spandex in your ponytail, but also to your hair, for example. This is also the reason that your hair often feels dry after swimming. To ensure that this chlorine has less chance to attach itself to the spandex or to your hair, it is wise to rinse briefly under a shower before you go swimming. If there is no shower available, wet your hair and ponytail under a tap.
On a beautiful summer day it is important to apply plenty of sunscreen. But preferably apply it 15 to 30 minutes before putting on your ponytail. This way the sunscreen has enough time to be absorbed into your skin and you prevent the sunscreen from getting too much into your ponytail.
After swimming
- Don't wait too long but rinse your tail immediately under a tap or in the shower. Then gently squeeze most of the water out of the tail, be careful not to wring! After this you put the tail on your towel and roll it up.
- When you get home, rinse the tail under the tap again and then leave it in cold soapy water for 30 minutes. Do not use warm water for this because it can affect the colours. Do not use detergent either, just clean water. After 30 minutes, turn the tail inside out and rinse once more.
- Once you're done rinsing, squeeze the excess water out of the tail with a dry towel ( don't wring !). Then let the tail dry flat. Don't hang the tail while drying because this will stretch the fibers. And dry preferably in the shade, sunlight and spandex are not the best friends.
- Once your tail is nice and clean and dry, store it lying down and loosely folded in the cupboard.