thanks
Kayleigh

Keep up the great work.

But I can write a summary on the how to:
(my english temrs could be wrong, because it’s not my first language)

What you need
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- 3 buckets at least 12l of volume (one is preferred to be closed, but a plank on top is enough)
- 2 measuring bowls going to 200ml
- 2 big plastic spoons (the kind for kitchen is good)
- lots of tap water
- bleach water (typical standard un-flavoured un-perfumed one, non concentrated… the basic one)
- vinegar (the white, basic, un-flavoured, un-perfumed, got the idea )
- an aerated room (or better, an outside)

What to do:
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Preparation
- First, clean your garments to remove talc, polish, lube, other bodily fluids ;op
- Fill two buckets full of tap water (the ones you will not close), they will serve at rinsing. The closable bucket will serve as reaction bucket.

Cycle
- fill the reaction bucket with around 7l of tap water.
- measure 200ml of bleach water in the first bowl, pour it in the reaction bucket and mix water and bleach with the first spoon.
- measure 200ml of vinegar in the second bowl, pour it in the reaction bucket and mix water with the second spoon.
- the reaction is beginning, put the garment (or two small garments like skirt or top) in the reaction bucket, push them with the second spoon, once it seems well in the water, close the bucket.
- we will let it around 15 minutes in it, afterwards there is nearly no more chlorine. In the meantime, I mix and check every 5 minutes, mainly to avoid latex sticking to itself, then impeding chlorine to touch its surface.
- when the 15 minutes are ended, pull the garment out, put it in the first rinsing bucket, mix a bit.
- then put it in the second rinsing bucket, reversing it inside out between them.

You have to do this cycle at least 4 times (twice inside, twice outside the garment). But it depends on the latex, Libidex/Radical Rubber is needing at least 6 cycles.

Then, let dry, you’ll quickly feel the difference!

Recommandations:
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- Chlorine is a dangerous gas. But here it’s very small amount. Anyway, prefer to do it in a ventilated place.
- Chlorine is heavier than air, so if latex is out of the water, it will still bath in the chlorine gas. Best to put as much as possible in the water, but don’t be afraid of out-of-water parts, they are treated as well. What you want to avoid is latex sticking to itself, so move it to have water in between
- Bleach os not that harmful for skin, neither is vinegar. When they are reacting, the cancel each other, so don’t be afraid of putting your hands in this.
- the result mix can be thrown away in the sink, it’s just some kind of salt, unharmful.
- I’ve seen no influence on the elasticity of the latex (no reason to, it’s surface treatment, elasticity comes mainly from volume)
- I’ve seen no influence on the glued part, it’s still strong. What is true is that treated latex will not be glued afterwards, since chlorine is taking the same place as the gluing molecules
- I’ve seen no influence on colors, but I treated only black, red, metallic blue, metallic green, purple and pink. Maybe other colors could have reactions, I don’t know.
- you may be wanting to keep some zones untreated, like the top inner part of legging or stockings, so that it’s still kept stuck to your skin there, just put some tape over that zone to avoid water and chlorine to reach it.

Besides that, I don’t think I forgot something.
The method is easy, cheap, quite quick, and really really worth it.
That turns people from “yuk, latex, keep that away from me” to “hmm, latex, I can’t stop touching myself while wearing this” p

My recommendation to avoid that (and make latex even more pleasurable to wear) is to chlorinate it.

Informations in english here:
http://www.rubberist.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?277-1.40-Stealth-Rubber-Chlorinating-latex-garments

Small equivalent in french I shared via this blog:
http://www.sexactu.com/2010/05/23/chlorination-du-latex-la-technique-qui-tue-de-b/

(in the french version, I recommend the use of bleach+vinegar mix, easier to buy, easier to handle, as good results)

@ Latex Kitty:

Curious too about making a pleated skirt, the kind of dancing skirt that stays nearly horizontal. Is that the same method?

Firstly, Thanks for a great website that I am sure will spread the love of latex.
Secondly, I would like to ask if the section on Latex ruffles would be suitable for making a short maids skirt to be worn over a ruffled petticoat or is there another beter way of making a ruffled skirt. Thanks, and keep up the good work.