Sport Suds Laundry Detergent Odour Eliminator Sport Wash Residue Free Non-Toxic for Athletic Wear & Technical Clothes 1.8 kg Tub 140+ Loads

I have a front loader and was constantly battling a bad smell that kept returning despite running clean cycles, using vinegar in the rinse etc. This detergent rinses out completely. No residue in the machine means nothing for mildew to feed on - I haven't run a cleaning cycle in six months and no smell. Bonus - rinses out of your clothes completely (it was formulated for high performance wicking fabrics). I don't use rinse aid and I line dry all my clothes. As long as you don't use too much (half a scoop which is maybe a 1.5 teaspoons is good for full load in a front loader) even line dried clothes are soft to the touch. It's unscented which I prefer. One tub lasts for ages because it's so concentrated.

We exercise a lot and sport suds is very effective in removing odors from exercise clothing.

My old He front loader left our clothes with a very unpleasant odour. Rather tan get new clothes, I tried this and it worked like a charm . Been using it ever since.

I was looking for a laundry detergent for ‘active wear’ or ‘technical fabrics’ specifically items coated or to be coated with a DWR (basically things like underarmor athletic fabrics, microfibers, clothing with DWR coatings - they are sensitive to dirt & residues, gortex, and also primarily important for me: items with breathable water repellant membranes. These are often used in active-wear jackets, like ski equipment, and are assigned two ‘K’ values which represent how much water pressure they can resist and how easily water vapor can pass through. The values range from 0-20 and are shown as either 15K/10k or just 10k meaning in both directions. These membranes are very sensitive and can easily be dissolved by laundry detergents and are basically the ‘magic sauce’ in active wear. They stop wind, keep water out and keep you dry when you start sweating. Often they are combined with a DWR coating so water rolls off and the exterior/interior fabrics still play a huge role as they dictate how well the item retains heat & are the ‘first line of defense’ before getting to the membrane). Most of the detergents I had found were pretty specific and marketed towards that niche market, such as GearAid and as far as I can tell they work pretty well. However, given those facts the end result is that they are also pretty expensive. So you end up having to ration them out and, if you’re trying to be economical, may wait to wash items until you have enough for a specific load. After much research I found sportsuds. Based on everything I could find I saw no reason as to why it wouldn’t work on these technical fabrics (it’s a non-detergent detergent, 99% sure as their site doesn’t say it anymore, unscented & residue free which is needed for DWR prep, can/does fully dissolve in cold and minimal amounts of water and the surfactants are biodegradable - the stuff that does all the cleaning in non-detergent cleaners, it basically makes things dissolve into water). The reviews I saw a couple years back said only positive things, infact lots of people even claimed that the less that was used the better the outcome for things like football gear for kids and the like - people sung its praises for how well the stink was removed (I don’t know about how well it works on stains as I usually pre-treat stains and thus have had zero issues so far - I work on cars a lot and have spilled motor oil all over a pair of board shorts. I applied some oxyclean stain gel, waited 15 min, then put them in the wash with some Sport Suds and out came totally clean board shorts!). It is also residue free which is great since my biggest gripe with powdered detergents is that I have often experienced residual detergent on my clothes (granted this was when I was younger and would put the detergent on top once I knew how big the load was, but I have done the same with Sport Suds with no residual detergent remaining). I don’t have the keenest sense of smell so I can’t comment as to whether even less than is recommended should be used, but if you do your own research you can figure that bit out. Either way the ‘scoop size’ is super small compared to other powered detergents. In addition Sport Suds recommends using their detergent to clean your washing machine by loading it up with some older towels & adding two full sized scoops. After trying this I can say that it actually works! It does a great job getting rid of any lingering smell and gunk under the drum left behind by other detergents. All of this basically adds up to a ‘wonder soap’! I use it for my more delicate items, hand wash only items, technical clothing, cleaning out the washing machine, DWR prep & when I’m traveling I bring a scoop or two with me in case I want to wash some clothes rather than having to pack more (as it’s easy to wash out it makes hand washing fairly simple. This way I can make it two weeks using just a carry on bag). The price is a little high, but you do get a LOT of uses out of the big box (I highly recommend spending the extra $30 or so, it’s significantly more detergent & lasts you quite a while). This is a definite recommend!

I do hot power yoga every day & I have a very sensitive sense of smell. Tough combo. I use this for my towels & wet clothes every 2-3 days and I also use it intermittently/weekly for bedding & other clothes. It is good but not great when used as recommended. It might work better if you always wash your clothes immediately after sweating in them but that would be inefficient. It's so much better than my regular earth friendly laundry soap (seventh generation) & I honestly haven't found anything better. Clothes smell, feel & look cleaner. Not sure how it would compare to a more chemical-commercial laundry soap like Tide. I love that it's fragrance free. I have sensitive skin & this is great for sensitive skin. But - and here's the bad news - you'll still have to wash your super smelly clothes 2-3 times when you first use this or when you let things sit for 2-3 days. And, they say you can use cold water but you'll get better results using warm water and you'll need to use 2x or 3x the recommended amount of Sport Suds. That makes it 2-3x more expensive per use than you expect & it's silly/misleading that they say you can get so many washings with one tub. It's pretty pricey especially when you consider that you get fewer washings. But it does work well as long as you double up on the amount, wash often & use warm water!