#binder maintenance

Hi there!

Keeping in mind that the solid binders are simply mesh binders with a layer of solid spandex over them, so far as we’ve been able to tell and heard from our customers, there is no significant difference.  They bind the same, they last as long (though depending on the fabric there may be wear on the fashion layer long before you ever notice the binding wearing down), and the care is exactly the same – wash in cold water, gentle cycle, hang dry.

Hi there!

1) Absolutely not!  For one thing we personally identify as nonbinary.  We sell to trans man, nonbinary people, cosplayers, cis women, anyone who wants or needs to bind for any reason.  We are not here to gatekeep; if anything aside from the obvious “making a living,” we’re here to normalize binding.

2) If you find that you’re binder isn’t binding you to your satisfaction anymore, then it’s time to buy a new one.  A binder is like any other piece of clothing, it wears out the more you wear and wash it.  There are things you can do to help it last longer – wash in cold water on a gentle cycle, hang dry, have more than one at a time so you’re not wearing the same one every day, you can even send it to us to freshen up the seams for you.  But ultimately there will come a day when you’ll just be better off replacing it.

Hi, and thanks for your purchase! It absolutely is - think of it like the waistband in a pair of leggings.

Like all stretchy elastics, it will be absolutely destroyed by heat, though. Always wash cold and hang dry!