AIBU to ask how the hell do I get this smell out ...

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Football / gym kits ?!

Wash them ASAP when everyone gets home - they still seem to smell of wet dog?

Any tips, because I can’t cope with the stench 😭

Halo sports wash

Halo sports wash as above plus dettol laundry cleanser. Plus buy washing machine cleaner and do a maintenance wash!

Halo sports wash and a capful of zoflora in with the fabric softener (or just in the compartment if you don't use softener)

Halo sports wash! We have lots of cycling/running/PE/swimming kit here and Halo keeps it smelling good and doesn't rot the lycra.

Halo sports wash.

Ive not tried it yet, but if you have a B&M near you Fabulosa do a fabric freshener you use instead of softener
myfabulosa.co.uk/product/fabulosa-laundry-cleanser-electrify-1l/

Wet dog smell is usually because they aren't being dried/aired properly, then doesn't go when re washed.

I wish I could smell. Even the bad (real life) smells #covid

I put a good whack of lavender disinfectant in my wash. Gets rid of the musty smell in towels etc.

They are definitely dried and aired properly and I regularly clean the machine.

Will try Halo sports wash - can I get it in regular supermarkets?

I have to go to sainsbury's to get it. Not seen it anywhere else locally

Dettol Laundry Cleanser is good too, can get in normal supermarkets but it is expensive - £7 a bottle last time I looked!

Sportswash.

Add cleaning vinegar instead of fabric softener to your washing.

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Halo sports wash and a capful of zoflora in with the fabric softener (or just in the compartment if you don't use softener)

Totally this combo. Zoflora do a fresh linen scent or similar. DS is a sweaty fitness coach and his laundry used to take multiple washes to get clean until we started this regime.

Make sure you are doing a hot wash, my machine goes up to 90C and that seems to do the trick. Frequent washing at 40C or lower allows bacteria to grow in the machine, a hot wash kills them.

No way would I wash sports stuff at 90⁰C, it would ruin them.

Spray with white vinegar and leave for an hour or so before washing.

Sports kit would melt at 90°!

Normal temp, halo sports wash.

Spray armpits with white vinegar then wash in halo sports wash available at sainsburys, not seen it anywhere else

I use Biotex powder. You can soak for an hour or two beforehand if the smell is very bad. Gets rid of stains too.

I use biocarbonate of soda in the wash, and for stinky footwear, a couple of tea bags in each shoe stops them smelling out the room.

Another for Halo.

Love halo. Stopped selling in all our local supermarkets (sainsbury's, tesco, asda) but can get it on amazon.

Two tablespoons of bicarb in with your washing powder or straight in with the clothes if you use liquid, then Vinegar in where you would put fabric softener. (About two tablespoonsful) - it’s fabulous

Agree with the spray with white vinegar before washing. They need to hang till dry.
This is the less expensive way or you can buy the wash everyone suggested which is good just a little expensive