What is the TikTok ‘tight jeans’ hack?

Sometimes, jeans that have been in the dryer can feel stiff and tight.

A new TikTok hack may help jeans fans fit into their denim pants more comfortably.

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What is the TikTok ‘tight jeans’ hack?

The hack is fairly straightforward.

You wear your too-tight jeans in the shower.

While bathing with your jeans on in warm water, make sure to get the waistline saturated.

Then, get out of the shower and wear your jeans while they dry (or for at least 15-30 minutes).

You can then peel off your soggy bottoms and allow them to finish air-drying on their own.

They should fit much better than before you dried them in the machine when you put them back on.

Who invented the tight jeans hack?

Unfortunately, it’s impossible to know who invented the tight jeans hack originally.

However, under TikTok’s hashtag #ShowerInYourJeans, which has 16million views, is one sustainable shopper’s story about her grandmother’s sage advice that seemed to have started the trend.

Another TikTok user Bug318 says she purchased the jeans in size 10, even though she usually wears a size 12.

When she went to try them on, she says she realized that there was no sizing error, and chalked it up to a “tough loss.”

But then, her grandma asked her if she’d showered in them.

Bug318 tried out the hack, and her video alone has 4.6million views on the app.

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Is it recommended to buy a smaller size pair of jeans for this hack?

Your designer jeans are probably not the best to experiment with, so we recommend following the jean care guides that come with each unique pair.

This hack is perfect for a pair of jeans that you accidentally threw in the drying machine or that you picked up second-hand.

Here are some basic rules from Levi Strauss & Co. on how to keep your jeans (whether old or new) fitting — and looking — as good as ever.

According to Levi Strauss, you should wash your jeans way less than most people probably assume.

“Wash once every 10 wears at most to maintain fit…” they say in a blog post about sustainability and denim care.

The next step is also important: when you do go to wash your jeans, make sure they are in cold water.

Their care guide says: “Cold water keeps the color you love. Washing with cold water protects against fading and shrinking.”

They also add: “Dryers are the natural enemy of jeans.

“Instead, hang them up. Line-drying preserves the fit and helps avoid possible shrinkage or fabric warping.”

Additionally, Good Housekeeping has this advice for washing jeans:

“Avoid cramming the washer and dryer full,” they write.

“The more garments you stuff into a load, the faster you’ll get laundry done, but the more wear and tear your fabrics will endure.

“Without room to move, zippers and rivets can snag, and stitching can break.”