To keep your garments looking and smelling their best, use Motionwear Detergent products for washing all Motionwear apparel. 

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Specialty Apparel requires proper care to maximize its useful life. Color-bleeding can be a challenge with specialty dance, cheer and gymnastics apparel because of the fabrics and color combinations commonly used. Motionwear detergent is recommended with these washing instructions to limit color-migration which can change teh appearance of your garments.

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Special Notes:

• Wash your garments immediately after use. 

• Hair spray, spray tan, glitter products and makeup will affect the color of the garment; avoid letting your apparel coming in contact with these products. 

• DO NOT use dryer sheets, bleach liquid fabric softener, granular detergents or detergents intended for "Fine Washables". Motionwear Detergents is specially formulated for active wear fabrics and delicate color combinations. 

• DO NOT machine wash or machine dry any garment with light and dark color combinations. 

• DO NOT dry clean. 

• Cold water temperatures in warm climates can vary by as much as 40 degrees when compared with the cold water temperatures in cld climates. Water in colder climates may be warmer in summer than in winter months. Be certain to add ice to tepid water to ensure it is truly cold when washing your garments. 

• Some slight color fading is normal after repeated use and over time. 

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Machine Washing Instructions:

For a full load, add 1 fluid oz.  of detergent (for all machines including HE). Replace cup after each use. Pre-treat any stains and marks with Motinwear Stain Spray. For extra soiled or smelly gear without color fastness concerns, allow to soak in cold water with 1 cup of detergent prior to washing, in accordance with the machine mash instruction above. See Washing/ Soaking instructions for Stained Garments. 

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Hand Washing Instructions for Delicate, Color Sensitive Uniforms and Foiled, Sequined or Jeweled Fabrics:

   (You will need 1 small and 1 large white towel)

1. Pre-treat any stains and marks with Motionwear Stan Spray. 

2. Before hand washing, submerge each color area separately in cold water. 

3. Fill laundry sing with cold water. Add ice cubes if your water is tepid or if you reside in a warm climate where truly cold water is not available. Add once ounce of Motionwear Detergent. 

4. Quickly submerge and hand wash apparel, agitating in the cold water sink for 60 seconds. 

5. Drain sink water and fill with clear ice cold water for submerging and rinsing apparel. 

6. Submerge and rinse apparel. Once rinsed, lift and allow excess water to drip, keeping the light color portions above the dark color portions. Gently squeeze the garments; do not wring. Squeeze light and dark color portions separately, taking special care with embellished areas. 

7. Place the apparel flat on a white towel to dry. Insert a small white towel inside the garment, making sure dark color areas are not resting on lighter color areas while drying. 

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Wahing/ Soaking Instructions for Stained Garments:

1. Pre-treat any stains and marks with Motionwear Stain Spray. 

2. Before hand washing/soaking, submerged stained part(s) of apparel in cold water. 

3. Fill laundry sink with just enough ice cold water to submerge stained part(s) of apparel for soaking, with unstained part left dangling over sink edge. Add ice cubes if your water if tepid, rather than cold. Add once cup of Motionwear Detergent.

4. Lethe stained apparel part(s) soak for 15 minutes. 

5. Drain sink water and fill with clear cold water for submerging and rinsing stained part(s) of apparel. 

6. Submerge and rinse apparel. Once rinsed, lift and allow excess water to drip, keeping the light color portions above the dark color portions. Gently squeeze the garment; do not wring. Squeeze the light and dark color portions separately taking special care with embellished areas. 

7. Place the apparel flat on a white towel to dry. Insert a small white towel inside the garment, making sure dark color areas are not resting on lighter color areas while drying. 

8. Repeat until stains release.