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UK Women Wash Bras Just 6 Times Per Year

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted May 1, 2009 2:18 PM CDT

(Newser) – British women wash their bras only six times a year, the Daily Express reports. The slightly confusing results of a study indicate that although women own an average of 15 bras, they wear each one seven times before throwing it in the hamper. “The extra dirt is clearly not good for the wearer’s skin as bras are fitted snug to the chest and this build up of bacteria can create irritation,” a “stain guru” said. And the lack of washing is bad for the bra.

A bra.
A bra.   (Shutter Stock)
A model with a new bra.
A model with a new bra.   (AP Photo)
A brartwork.
A brartwork.   (AP Photo)
A model walks the runway during a Victoria's Secret fashion show.
A model walks the runway during a Victoria's Secret fashion show.   (AP Photo)
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COMMENTS
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thudson
Oct 16, 2009 3:19 AM CDT
now that's just unsanitary
riffran
May 4, 2009 1:56 AM CDT
oh my!....
Robert_Dada
May 2, 2009 12:20 PM CDT
Just hope that Prince Harry isn't rubbing that unwashed head of his on some British boobies. Imagine the funk in those bras afterward.

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