How to Guarantee Your Bathing Suit is Beach-Proof [for girls]

You are going to the beach and you are wondering if your bathing suit for “pool-side tanning” will be practical for use at the beach.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Water
• A Beach
• A Bathing Suit

1. The Color. Before you go the beach you must make sure your bathing suit will not become transparent when it gets wet. Any light colored bathing suit without a liner runs the risk of being transparent in the water. Wear your bathing suit in the shower before wearing it at the beach.
2. The Liner. While at the beach you will be exposing yourself to the “elements”. You will be exposed to wind, water, sand and salt. Get a bathing suit with a liner. A bathing suit with a liner will probably hold up better against the elements.
3. The Strings. If you choose to get a bikini, try to get a bathing suit with minimal strings. A string bikini may look awesome while you are sunning on your towel, but if you try to walk around or swim, you run the risk of having your suit come off. If you must have strings on your bathing suit, get a bikini with just a string halter-top around the neck and a clasp at the back. If you absolutely love strings, you can always buy a bathing suit bottom with fake strings. [It looks like the bathing suit is held together by the two bows you tied on the side, but the strings are really just for decoration.]
4. The clasps. Make sure the clasps on the top of your bikini serve a functional as well as a practical purpose. Many bathing suits have very fancy clasps that would not hold up in the waves. Make sure that the clasps on your bathing suit will stay clasped all day to avoid having your suit fall off in the water.
5. The bottom half. Make sure your bikini fits well on the bottom. Be careful, a very narrow bikini bottom may end up bunching up in an uncomfortable way. A suit that is too loose on the bottom may fall off in the water or droop down to an inappropriate level.
6. Rinse with Cold Water. After using your bathing suit at the beach, prolong the life of your bathing suit by rinsing in cold tap water. The salt and sand will cause the material to deteriorate over time.

Tips & Warnings

• If you are determined to try your bathing at the beach even if you are not sure it will hold up, do yourself a favor and bring an extra bathing suit. Also, tell your friends to being a camera in case something funny happens to your bathing suit.