How should I dry my pads?

We recommend tumble drying pads – just make sure to use the low or medium setting. High heat might melt the nylon shield and ruin your pad.

Air-dried pads – as with other line-dried clothing – often become stiff and hard. When fiber is moistened, it relaxes. If air-dried in one position, it holds the shape and becomes fixed in that position to some degree. That's why you get that stiff feeling with air-dried clothing: all the fibers are locked in position, whatever position they were dried in. If cloth is agitated as it dries (such as being flopped around in a dryer), it doesn't dry in any one position and is more flexible.

If line or air-drying, take care not to leave pads in direct sunlight for extended periods of time. The sun can act as a bleaching agent and damage the nylon shield over time.