What laundry detergent do you use for workout clothes?

September 23, 2018, 12:25 PM

Another vote for vinegar.

Worked wonders for our bath towels too. A little dash right in the wash and fill the fabric softener cup with it.

September 23, 2018, 12:37 PM

tatortodd

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Originally posted by konata88:
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Originally posted by tatortodd:
CR tested 8 sensitive skin formulas and the best was Persil ProClean Power-Liquid Sensitive skin. Still excellent on body oils & dirt, but falls to just good for blood, wine, tea, and chocolate ice cream.

Second best and half the money was Kirkland's Ultra Clean Free & Clear. It falls to very good for body oils & dirt but is the same as Persil for grass stains, blood, wine, tea, and chocolate ice cream.

Thanks. I'm not sure I've ever seen Persil. Kirkland's sounds good and easy to get. Any idea makes it (Kirkland stuff is usually just re-branded products with some tweaks?)? Wonder if it is basically All?

Persil used to be Walmart only when they first started importing it in 2015. For the last 18 months, I've been able to find it at my normal grocery store (HEB which is Texas only) which matches which CR said about expanding beyond Walmart to most grocery stores.

September 23, 2018, 01:10 PM

radioman

Tide

September 23, 2018, 02:12 PM

Prefontaine

I use Climalite (Adidas) for everything. I use Tide HE detergent. I never dry it either, I hang it dry. The material is the most important. Climalite lasts me ten times what cotton did.

September 23, 2018, 02:18 PM

radioman

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Originally posted by Prefontaine:
I never dry it either, I hang it dry.

But the high temp in the dryer tends to kill off lots of things.

September 23, 2018, 02:22 PM

45 Cal

Another vote for vinegar.
Back of a little of the amount of detergent,or you will have suds spewing out the top of washer.

September 23, 2018, 08:30 PM

Prefontaine

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Originally posted by radioman:
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Originally posted by Prefontaine:
I never dry it either, I hang it dry.

But the high temp in the dryer tends to kill off lots of things.

With Climalite that is irrelevant. Different material.

September 23, 2018, 08:50 PM

craigcpa

Thanks, everyone, for the suggestions and information (tatortodd). I'm going to try some of these, but especially make sure to not use softener.

September 23, 2018, 11:18 PM

DMF

Borax or Oxi-Clean (or their generic equivalents). Some recommend vinegar or baking soda, but I've had good luck with Borax and Oxi-clean.

Also, don't use fabric softener. It holds the odor in your clothes, can damage some fabrics, and none of them actually does anything beneficial.

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