A complete guide to washing and caring for your Lululemon leggings, including how to wash, dry, and prevent pilling to help protect their softness, stretch, and performance.
Welcome Back, Legging Season
Fall is here, which means your favorite leggings are probably back in rotation. From morning workouts to coffee runs and everywhere in between, knowing how to wash your Lululemon leggings correctly can help protect their stretch, softness, and performance.
The good news? Caring for Lululemon leggings is pretty simple once you know what to do and what to avoid.
What Is the Best Way to Wash Lululemon Leggings?
Lululemon recommends washing its products in cold water with similar fabrics and colors and keeping them separate from cotton fabrics and towels. When laundry day rolls around, remember:
- Wash in cold water: Cold water is gentler on technical fabrics and is recommended by Lululemon.
- Wash with similar fabrics: Keep leggings with other activewear instead of heavy cotton towels, jeans, or rough materials.
- Skip the fabric softener: Fabric softener can interfere with the technical capabilities of performance fabrics.
- Turn leggings inside out: This helps clean the side exposed to sweat and body oils while reducing friction on the exterior.
- Choose a gentle cycle: Less agitation can help protect stretchy performance fabrics.
- Hang dry when possible: Lululemon recommends air drying to help extend the life of its products.
If HappyNest is handling laundry day for you, you can customize your laundry preferences and leave specific care instructions directly in your account. That means you can let your local HappyNest team know exactly how you want items like your favorite leggings washed and dried.
How Should You Wash Lululemon Align Leggings?
Lululemon Align leggings are made with the brand's famously soft Nulu™ fabric, which contains nylon and Lycra elastane. That buttery-soft feel calls for a little extra care.
For your Align leggings:
- Machine wash cold
- Wash with like colors
- Pair with smooth activewear instead of abrasive fabrics
- Do not bleach
- Do not iron
- Do not dry clean
- Hang dry when possible or tumble dry on low
Following these steps can help minimize unnecessary friction and keep your Aligns feeling soft.
Can Lululemon Leggings Go in the Dryer?
Yes, depending on the style. Always check the care label on your specific pair first. Current care instructions for Lululemon Align and Wunder Train leggings allow tumble drying on low.
For the gentlest approach:
- Air dry when you have time
- Use low heat if tumble drying
- Avoid high heat
- Check the garment's individual care label before drying
Lululemon's broader product-care guidance recommends hanging items to dry when possible to help extend their life.
How Do You Keep Lululemon Leggings From Pilling?
Friction can be tough on soft performance fabrics, so a few small laundry habits can make a difference:
- Turn leggings inside out before washing
- Wash with similar technical fabrics
- Keep them away from rough towels, denim, and abrasive materials
- Use a mesh laundry bag for added protection
- Don't leave sweaty leggings sitting in your gym bag
- Air them out and wash regularly to prevent lingering sweat and odors
Keep Your Leggings in the Outfit Rotation
Your favorite leggings were made to move. Taking a little extra care on laundry day can help keep them ready for workouts, errands, travel, and everything else legging season brings. With HappyNest, you can customize your laundry preferences and add specific instructions to your account, so your favorite pieces get the care you request without taking laundry day on yourself.
Keep your leggings fresh, clean, and ready for whatever’s next by scheduling your next HappyNest pickup on HappyNest.com
