Woolite - yes or no?

[indigoiis]

I just go into the shower, shorts, jersey and all.
I shampoo me all down, then strip off the wet jersey, shorts, socks, and rinse them out while my hair is being conditioned, and hang them on hooks in the shower with me. When I am done, I take them out and hang to dry in a sunny window.

[sundial]

There's a product called Nature's Miracle Stain and Odor Remover that takes odors out of pretty much everything. You can find this product at Petco, Petsmart, or most pet supply stores. The label states: Removes all organic stains and odors, including food, blood, vomit, feces, grease, dirt, grass, smoke, and perspiration.

It uses nature's enzymes to remove the offending odors. Here are the directions for laundering:

Laundry prewash: Saturate stained odor areas with Stain and Odor Remover at full strength, wash as usual.

Ingredients: Water, Nature's Enzymes, Isopropryl Alcohol, Natural Citrus Scent.

[Bklynmom]

I wash my bras in this organic stuff called "Forever New". It gets them very clean and washes everything out. I occasionally use it on bike shorts and expensive jerseys - they do seem to last much longer, and they feel truly clean. Shampoo is good for removing body residue too, but it's hard to rinse out.

[onimity]

We use 'penguin sport wash' ... they have it at our grocery store & rei. I've never had an odor stick around with it... it did get some seriously nasty smells out of a north face shirt that i had with me for 5 odorous weeks hiking, biking & camping in south america. I thought that shirt would never be odor-free...

Anne

[silver]

I'm using this WIN detergent and it's working on getting the stink out.

http://www.windetergent.com/

It's specially made for athletic clothing.

[VeloVT]

There was a feature in the NYT Thursday style section a few months ago reviewing 5 or 6 different brands of "sports detergents." Meant to keep it but didn't -- I"ll have to go look for it online. As I recall, the cheapest one ended up being the most effective (though all were more expensive than regular detergent).

I think they had Tim DeBoom do the testing .

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

We should keep in mind here that there might be a need to use separate products for the two very different issues we are discussing:
--long term care of good wool
--getting the stink out of polyester/man-made "tech" fabric sports clothes