Fit and Care

Size Charts
SplashHawaii.com provides size charts specifically tailored to the fit of different swimwear brands. When viewing a particular swimsuit, clicking on the size chart button will show the brand-specific size chart. A general size chart is also available:

Swimwear Fit Info
Swimsuits should fit snug, all elastic should stretch smooth without cutting into skin. Generally, you can expect a suit to give a little after repeated wearing. Some suits are designed to cover more or less in particular areas and this should be carefully considered. A larger size of a skimpy suit will not cover more skin. Just as a full cut suit will not become skimpy in a smaller size. If you have questions about the fit or sizing of any particular suit please email us at help@splashhawaii.com.

Swimwear Care
Special attention must be made for swimwear care. Swimsuits can lose their elasticity because of salt, chlorine, tanning lotions, and other cosmetic products that remain in the suit and attack the Lycra. To help ensure greater wearability and longer life, SplashHawaii.com has put together these swimwear care tips:

• Rinse in lukewarm water to remove chlorine, salt, oils, and lotions
• Hand wash using mild soap
• Squeeze gently to remove excess water, do not wring or twist
• Lay flat to dry in a shaded and ventilated area
• Avoid rough surfaces
• Do not machine wash or dry, dry clean, or iron you swimsuit!

Occasionally suits snag from contact with a rough surface. Here’s the well kept secret for fixing those snags. Working from the backside of the fabric, use a smooth fingernail tip and push hard into the fabric and slide finger tip back and forth stretching the fabric. When you release the tension the Lycra fabric returns to normal and you should see an improvement on the outside surface. You can't fix badly damaged fabric but this method works well to eliminate most small imperfections.