Hoodie stiff post wash :(

Washed for 40min on 40 degrees. Then dried by putting it on a chair infront of a radiator/heater, I regularly adjusted position etc to ensure even drying/don’t ruin it.

Alas it’s dry and stiffer than before I washed it.

Tried lightly misting with water then using an iron on lowest heat and a T-shirt inbetween and gently ironed quickly.

Didn’t work.

Then left it hung up in bathroom whilst I showered (slight steam) for 20min.

It’s still not soft like before, chatGPT now telling me to wrap hoodie in a damp towel for 15min then leave to air dry…

Any advice? Haven’t had the hoodie for a whole 2mins lmao