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View Poll Results: What kind of detergent do you use to wash your athletic apparel?

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301. This poll is closed
  • the same detergent as for the rest of my laundry

    195 64.78%
  • regular laundry detergent + baking soda

    13 4.32%
  • regular laundry detergent + vinegar

    15 4.98%
  • Penguin Sport Wash

    14 4.65%
  • WIN Sport Detergent

    41 13.62%
  • other specialty detergent

    37 12.29%
  • hand soap

    1 0.33%
  • dish soap

    2 0.66%
  • baby shampoo

    2 0.66%
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  1. #1
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
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    Riding my Luna & Rivendell in the Hudson Valley, NY
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    I'm surprised that wool soaps aren't on the list. I voted "other specialty detergent".

    Half of my biking apparel is wool, and I use Woolite in the machine on gentle for all my biking and athletic clothes combined.
    In fact, so much of my normal everyday clothes are wool, that I often just use Woolite for my whole laundry load. Been using it for years and my lycra and merino all seem to be doing just fine with it. My husband likes his Kookaburra wool detergent for his wool and lycra, in the machine as well.
    Lisa
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  2. #2
    Join Date
    Sep 2007
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    Whether or not it works, I'd probably still be using Woolite if it wasn't for the odor. I could tolerate the prior version, although it was awfully strong. Three or four years ago (?) they seemed to double the odor. No way could I put that on my clothes. It just choked me. Plus, any odor in detergents tends to magnify body odor in clothes, IME.
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  3. #3
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
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    Limbo
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    I don't see the "whatever's on sale " option
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  4. #4
    Join Date
    Aug 2002
    Location
    Sillycon Valley, California
    Posts
    4,872
    Fragrence free detergent, double rinse.

    I agree with Oakleaf, Woolite stinks to high heaven now.

 

 

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