If you've ever pulled a favorite shirt out of the laundry only to find a yellowed collar, a sunscreen shadow, or a self-tanner situation you can't explain - this one's for you.
Lindry Lab founder and CEO Lindsey Boyd was recently featured in Hotline Skin, the beauty editorial Substack written by Jolie De Feis, as part of her On the Line series: exclusive interviews with founders, formulators, and key players in beauty and wellness. And the timing couldn't have been more fitting.
Jolie reached out after receiving a pitch email about sunscreen and clothing - and realized, mid-read, that she had a sunscreen-stained t-shirt hanging off the back of her office chair that she'd been avoiding dealing with for weeks. Relatable. She figured it was time to talk to someone who actually knows what they're doing. Enter: Lindsey.
What Is Covered
The conversation goes deep on the questions most of us have Googled at some point but never really gotten a straight answer on:
Sunscreen, body oils, and self-tanner - what are they actually doing to your clothes?
Lindsey sets the record straight: these products don't damage fabric, they stain it. And most of those stains are completely removable if you treat them correctly and skip the chlorine bleach. The key is pretreating with the right products before they bond to the fabric over time.
How to tackle the collar and cuff yellowing problem
This is where sunscreen mixes with body oils and sweat and creates that frustrating buildup over time. Lindsey's fix: a paste made from Lindry Lab Stain Remover and Oxy Booster, worked into the fabric before a normal wash. She even brought a five-year-old white Marysia swimsuit back from the dead using this exact method.
The hotel-sink bathing suit routine
Cool water, a small amount of Delicates Wash, a gentle swish, a thorough rinse, and hang dry overnight. That's it. Your suit will be fresh and ready by morning.
The real rules around "dry clean only"
One of the most common laundry misconceptions is that the label means the fabric can't be washed. Lindsey's take: it's usually about the garment's construction, not the fabric itself. Tailored suit jackets and heavily structured coats? Yes, take those to a professional. But most cashmere sweaters, silk blouses, and wool trousers labeled "dry clean only" can safely be hand washed or put on a delicate cycle with the right products. When in doubt, test a small corner first - if the fabric tightens, don't wash it.
Workout clothing - the three rules
Never ball up sweaty workout clothes in the hamper. Always hang them immediately so bacteria and odor don't have a chance to set in. Wash with an enzyme-based detergent on a longer cycle, add an oxygen booster if odor is lingering, and skip the dryer whenever possible - high heat breaks down performance fibers over time.
What to wash after every wear vs. what to simply refresh
Anything worn closest to your skin gets washed every time. Everything else - denim, blazers, dresses, sweaters - is often better served by a refresh between wears than a full wash cycle. That's exactly why Lindry Lab created its Clothing & Home Scents line.
Lindsey on Building Lindry Lab
The interview also gets personal. Lindsey talks about her background - Fiber Science and Textile Management at Cornell, product development at Brooks Brothers, and Ready-to-Wear at CHANEL - and how a recurring question from CHANEL clients ("how do I actually care for this at home?") became the founding insight behind The Laundress in 2004.
After co-founding The Laundress and selling it to Unilever, Lindsey took everything she learned over two decades and built again — this time with a higher bar. Lindry Lab is built on three pillars she doesn't compromise on: mindful ingredients & exceptional cleaning performance, beautifully layered fragrance, and thoughtful packaging. That means formulas free from SLS, SLES, ethoxylated ingredients, harsh surfactants, known endocrine disruptors, and benzene.
In her words: "My values haven't changed, they've evolved. Lindry Lab isn't about reinventing what I believed in from the beginning - it's about applying everything I've learned to create something even better."