How to extend the life of nylon tights

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

The topic is self-explanatory. No matter how you choose, no matter how much you pay, treacherous arrows on nylon tights crawl out of your shoes and from under your skirt at the most inopportune moment. And the spare pair from the bag is torn even in the process of putting it on. Let's try to deal with this.

Tights won't serve you for years or even months. But plus a few days is already an achievement.

More tenderness

If nylon pantyhose do not withstand meeting with nails and are torn as soon as you take them out of the box, then you can go the simple way and put on gloves before putting on tights. Soft, thin, which will hide sharp nails or not too even manicure.

Wear gloves before putting on nylon tights

The same goes for stiff shoes. If you put an underfoot or a sock on your tights, then it is they who will take on the entire load from friction against the surface of the shoe. This method is worth remembering if, for example, you have a day in closed shoes and an evening in more open ones.

Even more tenderness

This is already a question of washing and drying. No powders, machine washes or emergency dryers between hair dryer and battery. Liquid products only, hand wash only, gentle dry only at room temperature.

A special case

If an important event is planned on some day and it is very necessary for a pair of tights to survive until the evening, treat the worn tights with hairspray in those places where they are most often torn. The effect does not last very long, and the procedure itself is not very pleasant, but it is better to use hairspray before the hole appears than nail polish, when the spread of the arrow must be urgently stopped.

A method for all time

I tested this method specially on the cheapest "disposable" tights that last no more than one day.

Before use, the tights must be completely soaked in clean water and then put in the freezer overnight. Frost should make the fibers stronger and more resistant to damage.

In the morning, take out the tights, defrost them at room temperature, and let them dry.

Profit

In my case, the “frostbitten” couple lasted 6 (!) Days, which was a record for more durable specimens. After that, of course, there is always some room in the freezer for a new pair of tights.