Detergent

[ny biker]

From a thread on shorts -- apparently hand washing clothes in dandruff shampoo (Head and Shoulders or with the same active ingredient) gets the odors out, too:

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...ers#post519536

[lattae]

I found Tide Sport with febreze and it claims that it's specially designed for sports apparel. It does have a nice clean scent.

[zoom-zoom]

I use the Tide w/Febreeze and Borax...the Borax helps soften our HORRIBLY hard well water and seems to help with stink and stains, too.

[sarahspins]

Sportwash

[marni]

I use generic 7th generation type laundry detergent no fabric softener and never in the drier. I did buy some special sports detergent but it didn't do much for the excessive smell so I gave up and went back to general detergent. I can tell if it has been a good bike week by the number of sweaty outfits hanging to dry on the shower rod bedfore washing.

marni

[moonfroggy]

i use soapnuts

[ny biker]

BTW, I've been meaning to post this -- I have found that sunscreen is turning my white tops yellow. This includes the cool wings as well as a white Shebeest tank top and a pink tank top with white trim. I think a big part of the problem is that it takes up to a week before I have enough clothes piled up to fill the washer, so they sit for days before getting washed out. I've started soaking them in soapy water immediately after wearing. The cool wings are so small I can soak them in a tupperware container -- I put the top on and shake it around for agitation, then let it soak a bit.

[XMcShiftersonX]

Assos sports wash for all cycling clothes. I also have a HE front loading washer.

[arielmoon]

Seventh Generation.

[OakLeaf]

There's always homemade.

Buying a homemade detergent kit kind of defeats the purpose IMO ... but once you're started, you can buy all the ingredients anywhere.