How should I wash muslin cotton to keep it soft after repeated use in the tropics?

To keep muslin cotton soft after repeated tropical washing, use cold or warm water on a gentle cycle and skip fabric softener entirely — softener coats the fibres and gradually reduces the open-weave structure that makes muslin breathable. Line dry when possible. Muslin is one of the few fabrics that genuinely softens with every wash, so pieces that have been through dozens of cycles feel better than new ones.

How do I size Epic clothing for a trip when my baby is between sizes?

When your baby is between sizes, always size up for hot-climate travel. A slightly larger fit creates more space for air to circulate between the fabric and the skin — exactly the gap you want to prevent heat buildup. Epic sizing runs true to standard, so if your baby is on the edge, the larger size will wear more comfortably in heat and last longer as they grow.

My baby has very sensitive skin and reacts to a lot of fabrics — will muslin cotton work?

For babies with sensitive skin who react to many fabrics, muslin cotton is often the fabric that finally works. Muslin is a simple, low-treatment open weave with minimal dyes and finishes, giving it fewer potential irritants than heavily processed or blended fabrics. It's what we use on our own daughter, who reacted to almost everything else we tried in Bali — and sensitive-skin families consistently tell us it's the first fabric that didn't cause a reaction. We can't make medical promises, but the construction itself — plain weave, minimal additives — reduces the variables.

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