best laundry detergent for workout clothes?

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"Steve Freides" wrote:

> "CliffMacgillivray" wrote in message
>
> > What is the best detergent for washing workout clothes? The shorts and
> > shirt I usually wear for working out or for my jkd class get pretty
> > sweaty, especially now that its summer. The detergent I usually use
> > works fine I suppose but I wonder if it still leaves some stuff behind
> > that a superior detergent may remove. Any advice?
>
> Try anti-bacterial dishwashing soap. We use it when the workout clothes
> here, especially the synthetic fabrics (lycra, spandex, etc.) get
> stinky, and it works great. Just use it instead of your normal laundry
> soap for a load of wash - good to leave the clothes soak a bit in the
> stuff as well. Sometimes we wash them a second time with regular
> laundry soap immediately afterwards.
>
> -S-
> http://www.kbnj.com
>
>

Now that is the best idea I've seen yet!
Easy and cheap.
--
Om.

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"bc" wrote in message

>
>
> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>> In article ,
>> "Steve Freides" wrote:
>>
>> > "CliffMacgillivray" wrote in message
>> >
>> > > What is the best detergent for washing workout clothes? The
>> > > shorts and
>> > > shirt I usually wear for working out or for my jkd class get
>> > > pretty
>> > > sweaty, especially now that its summer. The detergent I usually
>> > > use
>> > > works fine I suppose but I wonder if it still leaves some stuff
>> > > behind
>> > > that a superior detergent may remove. Any advice?
>> >
>> > Try anti-bacterial dishwashing soap. We use it when the workout
>> > clothes
>> > here, especially the synthetic fabrics (lycra, spandex, etc.) get
>> > stinky, and it works great. Just use it instead of your normal
>> > laundry
>> > soap for a load of wash - good to leave the clothes soak a bit in
>> > the
>> > stuff as well. Sometimes we wash them a second time with regular
>> > laundry soap immediately afterwards.
>> >
>> > -S-
>> > http://www.kbnj.com
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Now that is the best idea I've seen yet!
>> Easy and cheap.
>
> So, are you talking dishwashing machine soap, or dish soap? I would
> think that dish soap (for washing in the sink) might make too many
> suds
> for the clothes washing machine.

Dish soap you'd use in the kitchen. It does make a lot of suds, and
that's part of the reason to do a regular wash afterwards, but it does
kill the smell pretty effectively. I usually put the dish soap into the
bottom of the washing machine, put in the clothes, then leave the lid
open after it fills so that it gets to soak a little while first. You
do have to be careful not to use too much, though.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com