I’m a big guy, a sweaty guy, and unfortunately a somewhat smelly guy. :joy: Regular Tide doesn’t seem to get the funk out of my kits, and I’ve seen there are all sorts of special kit washes out there. What does everyone here use? My fiancé has pretty sensitive skin so ideally I’d be looking for some…

Good on you for sharing this @chrisq . I am sure we all have that bit of kit that still holds a bit of ‘funk’ from workouts. I don’t use a particular brand of detergent to alleviate this, but what i can share is that i get my kit into soak immediately, after every ride and that seems to do the trick……

To get funk out of clothes, I recommend Borax. I usually put a 1/4 cup in every load. If you have an extra funk situation, a full cup and put the washer in soak mode. It works fantastic on the occasion you forget your clothes in the washer for a couple of days and they take on some mildew smell. F…

I use WIN and have also used Nathan Sports Wash. WIN works extremely well for me. I have some bibs that are 5 years old and have absolutely no odor. I don’t do any soaking or anything different from normal laundry. Just add detergent and start the washer. Simple and effective.

Hello If a kit still smells bad after washing, soak it in vinegar for 20 minutes and wash it again. It’s cheap and helps.

So this has recently been something I’ve dealt with with all of my workout clothes (including my bike kits). I’ve been adding Oxyclean in addition to Arm&Hammer detergent to the wash and has really worked well. PRO TIP: First time through, soak your smelly kit in hot water with oxyclean for 2-3hour…

+1 for Oxyclean. I’ve had good luck with it the past year or so. It can be irritating, though, so make sure you don’t use to much and maybe separate or double rinse those loads.

Does anyone do the ol’ scrub your bibs in the shower method? I do this every day. It’s a weird world, I just live here. Does anyone have a preferred soap for this application? I’ve just been using the normal bar of soap that I use for my body, but I’m nearing the end of the bar so open to getting so…

Don’t know if you have it in your part of the world, but lysol sells a laundry additive. It saved most of my workout clothes that i’d owned for a while. Basically you let it soak in a solution of it diluted in there…and then you do a regular wash (for those ones that just have it stuck in the fabri…

I’m a big guy, not overly smelly but my sweat is very acidic and can sometimes smell like ammonia. I put 1/2 to a cup of OxiClean in my laundry in addition to regular liquid soap. Works for me. Also, make sure you ‘retire’ those especially foul jerseys… OxiClean Versatile Stain Remove…

But thats the thing! With lysol additive, you can SAVE THEM lol

Favorite kit washing soap?

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Halo sports wash

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Favorite kit washing soap?

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