Sea salt, chlorine, pistachio ice cream stains, you name it, swimming trunks tend to take a beating. Our advice is to rinse with clean water after your swim to limit long-term damage, which takes 10 seconds and is clearly the best way to ensure a long life.

If you're a perfectionist, you can do it with a dab of natural soap, but the important thing is to remove the corrosive agents that damage the fabric fibres. Once you've done this, you can leave them to dry without wringing them out, as twisting also tends to damage the fabric.

Here are a few extra tips to make sure yours can go the extra mile.

• Avoid splashing sunscreen all over them. They don’t need it. You do. Save it.
• When washing don’t leave them to soak for too long, especially with detergents that could harm the garment’s fibres.
• Don’t leave them all screwed up in a corner, or in the bottom of your gym bag. It’s not good for the fabric, and no one likes putting those cold, wet, unwashed swimmers on a second time.

Nothing too complicated here. A regular 30°C machine wash, preferably with similar colours, topped off with a gentle rinse cycle (let’s say 600 to 800rpm). Organic detergents are a plus, and always avoid any bleaching agents.

Wring them out gently, by hand. No need to go off the deep end, you’ll risk damaging the fibres.

The tumble dryer is a no-go. After half an hour in the open air, they'll be dry and ready for your next diving competition. For this step, just avoid direct sunlight: in the long run, it could fade your trusty companion. A well-ventilated area, two clothes pegs and a drying rack, that's all they need. By the way, it might sound surprising but some of you have asked us if it's possible to iron them: YES, just don't go above 110°C and everything will be just fine.

Since 1 January 2024, the New French environmental legislation known as The AGEC Law stipulates transparency from our lot in the fashion industry so that you can make an informed purchase. As you can imagine, this is something that we fully support at Asphalte. So here's some additional information about our Swimming Trunks:

• They’re not recyclable, however, you might want to consider making someone else happy by passing them on to a friend, family member or donating them to a charity. By giving rather than selling, you're contributing to a virtuous cycle and helping those who need it most.
• BUT they are made from 100% recycled materials. We make them out of synthetic polymer, part of which is manufactured from plastic waste recovered from the ocean.
• They contain plastic microfibres. Which makes sense. Because they’re made from recycled marine plastics
• They do not contain any harmful materials. The Swimming Trunks are 100% compliant with current standards on the use of nasties and chemical treatments.

You now know everything there is to know about looking after your Swimming Trunks, didn’t take long did it? If we've missed something or you have any questions, send a message to support@asphalte.com or on Insta.

We'll be back in touch in a couple of weeks to see how you're getting on.

Until then,

The Asphalte Team