Sweaty smell in running clothes

[Elfina]

Any tips for shifting? Have washed at 60 with bio but still they still whiff within a few minutes of wearing?!

[MyNameIsAnAnagram]

Try a wash with some napisan. Failing that a soak in some water with bicarbonate of soda in.

[SilasGreenback]

I use halo proactive sports wash in sports kit. The dettol laundrey cleanser gets bunged in with dh shirts. Can't smell a wiff when i iron so think it must work.

[magpieC]

I second Halo (possibly combined with a 60 degree wash).

[MissPB]

Another recommendation for Halo! It is fabulous stuff ( I buy a few bottles at a time from Amazon) and I even wash my woollens in it at 30 degrees.

[NaturalBaby]

I have halo sports wash and use dettol sometimes but have 1 running top that stinks within minutes (before I break out i a sweat) no matter how it's washed.

[chocolatespiders]

Sounds like halo would be good for dd school shirts that have a slight pong!
Can it be bought anywhere else other than amazon?

[AngelaDaviesHair]

60 with bio means the temperature is possibly cancelling out the bio effect, which is designed to be effective at 40 and under. You could soak in bio then wash at 60, perhaps?

[chocolatespiders]

Interesting maybe that's what wrong I do the white school shirts on 60 with bio will try and reduce temp
Tesco and asda do own brand sports wash so I am going to try them and see what results I get.

[mousmous]

just normal desinfectant liquid helps.
airdrying outside if possible.

[ilovepowerhoop]

a couple of capfuls of zoflora in with the fabric softener helps (does the same job as the dettol in wash stuff but is cheaper)

[ThatBloodyWoman]

Soak in a solution of white vinegar and water tben wash.

It's a bloody miracle!

[chocolatespiders]

Love the dettol lavender one -would that work?

[mousmous]

yes, instuction are on the bottle.

[magpieC]

Halo is available in our largest local Tesco and I think I've seen it in Sainsbury too.

[stuckindamiddle]

Halo is great! I've used it for DP's sports kit since it was only available by mailorder.

Tesco do an own brand workwear and sportswear liquid too - a green liquid. It's good and cheaper than Halo.

[stuckindamiddle]

And as a PP said, washing too hot cancels the germ killing action of these sort of liquids I think.

[chocolatespiders]

I have a lovely line blowing full of white school shirts washed with bio and a capful of lavender and orange dettol - I am loving the fresh smell
Thanks all my problem may be solved And I was not even the op!!

[ShoeWhore]

White vinegar on the smelly bits helps.

[ShoeWhore]

Put it on just before you put in the washing machine.

[BrownSauceSandwich]

Biological washing powder has enzymes that digest some of the chemicals that make things whiff. Enzymes are inactive if the temperature's too low, and are destroyed if the temperature's too high, so I'd say stick to 40degC, unless they specifically say they're suitable for a wider range of temperatures.

On the whole, what makes the stinky chemicals are bacteria... Both on your body AND in your clothes. These won't be destroyed by most washing temperatures, nor by biological washing powder. The odd 90degC wash helps, as does drying outside (it's the sunlight that does it), but something like halo (or at a push, soaking in dilute bleach) will kill off the bacteria to stop the smell reappearing.

[Elfina]

Thanks all! Lots of great suggestions to try!

[stuckindamiddle]

Now that the sun has returned hang them outside to dry if possible. Sunlight kills bacteria - bonus!!

[runningforme]

Another one here for white vinegar. It works wonders and is cheap. I just soak the gear in a bucket of hot water and a few sloshes of vinegar, then wash as normal.