8 Bra hack every woman should know

 While finding the right size is half the battle, tricky necklines, falling straps, and poking underwire are just some of the problems every girl faces at one time or another. From tips for making your bras last longer and keeping your straps in place to tricks for converting a regular bra into a strapless or racerback style in a pinch, check out these genius hacks for solving all your biggest bra struggles. 

Despite the fact that most of us wear them almost every day, we are still far from being in a harmonious relationship with our bras. 80% of women wear the wrong bra, which in turn affects our health. An ill-fitting bra is not just uncomfortable, but can actually damage your breast tissue, shape and can even block blood flow.

According to Petite Cherry, you need to figure out your exact bra size, and then choose the type of bra accordingly:

• Petite breasts: pushups, bralettes and demis

• Medium breasts: balconette bras and demis

• Large breasts: plunge bras and full cups

Here are 8 Quick fixes and genius tricks for all your most annoying bra struggles:-

1.       Hand wash your bra to make it last longer. They are called delicates for a reason. Try not to hang your bras outside for too long; rather lay them flat to protect the shape. And NEVER put them in the dryer.

2.       Instead of buying a racerback bra, just use a bra clip to pin your straps together temporarily. A paperclip works too, in a pinch.

3.       Store your bras with both cups open. Never invert one cup into the other. Doing so destroys the fibers in the molding, makes the cups bumpy, and shortens the life of your bra.

4.       When buying a strapless bra, always go one band size smaller than your normal bra size to keep it secure.

5.        In pain from your straps digging into your shoulders? Slide silicone bra strap under your straps. They relieve the pressure that's caused by strap tugging, and prevent grooves in your skin. While they're great for quick relief and for special bras that have super-skinny straps that irritate you, if this is a constant problem, you should get a professional bra fitting.

6.       Sew an old bra into a backless dress for built-in support. Just chop off the straps and hand sew it into any dress. For an easy step by step.

7.       Turn your regular bra into a strapless bra that actually stays up. Take a regular bra strap (like an extra one from a bra with removable straps), and hook it onto the back of your bra on one side, bring it around your back and hook it onto the back of your bra on the other side. 

8.       Use moleskin to fix an underwire bra that is poking you. You don't have to buy a whole new bra if the underwire starts to come out. Grab some moleskin padding from any drug store and super glue it around the small hole in your bra. 

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