Laundry Detergent for your workout gear

I have seen special laudry detergent at the store for workout clothes (I think Tide?) which I bought and seems to work very well. I wash my work out clothes separetly with that detergent and it works very well.

I use 20 Mule Team Borax along with my regular detergent. Works great!

My sister taught me to wash lycra using shampoo. She says it's gentler on the fabric.

I use Tide Frebreeze that is strictly for workout clothes.

I wash any mild detergent for dark colors, preferably without a fragrance. In my experience, it is important NOT to put my sweaty wet workout clothes into the laundry basket, or whereever they would remain wet for hours. That wet environment breeds bacteria, and then they produce smell. Once that happened, the workout clothes even after you wash them, begin to smell again the moment you start sweating. Well, maybe not the moment, but very soon.
So I try to hang and air them when I come from the gym, before I put them into the laundry basket, so while they are waiting for my weekly laundry time, they are dry, not wet.
Also, I notice that some of my workout clothes that I buy from Athleta, Lucy or Lululemon have some antibacterial fibers, and they never smell, even if I leave them wet in my gym bag overnight, before I get them out and repack my gym bag in the morning with fresh clothes for a new day.
But the cotton ones, or cotton and Lycra ones that I bought at Walmart, do tend to smell after a 40 min intense workout. So I am trying to phase them out.
And never ever reuse the same workout clothes the next day without washing them. There is sometimes one person in a class who does that, and you can smell it a mile away.

Somebody already mentioned it. There is Tide with Frebreeze in it. Works great. And I have two teenage boys and a wife who runs marathons.

Arm & Hammer with OxyClean or Tide seem to work the best to get the smell out of clothes. It also works if you work someplace like a restaurant and need to get the grease and smell out.

I use the Tide Sport with Febreze and always wash it in hot water. Sometimes I add an OxyClean pack, sometimes I add vinegar. For the most part, workout/sports gear does not go into the regular hamper, nor does it get washed with our everyday clothes--there is a special basket in the laundry room for it.

I use purex and downy unstoppables. The unstoppables smell so good and keep clothes fresh.

I guess I don't care. I'm not going to a dinner party in my gym clothes.

It really depends on what kind of "work out " clothes you have. If they are regular cotton-type clothes any detergent will work. However if you are wearing actual work out/wicking material clothing you need to take special care. Regular detergent will break down the wicking aspect of the clothing much faster. Also you NEVER want to heat dry your clothing. If you are wearing wicking material, I suggest using vinegar in cold water then hang dry. I will occasionally use a dye/odor free detergent (like once a week) Hope that helps

I use normal laundry detergent but make sure I add some liquid in-wash anti-bacterial stuff. I know Dettol make one, as do Canesten but they're Australian brands. Not sure what the US equivalent is... as long as it's a "kills germs and bacteria" thing

I just use whatever is on sale (not married to any particular brand) but the extra-stinky stuff gets soaked in a bucket filled with warm water and about a cup of white vinegar (a tip I picked up here on MFP) - seems to do the trick.

Vinegar works great, I just through 1/2 cup into the laundry with the clothes and then whatever detergent we happen to have. I also do not machine dry the cloths as this seems to set the stink in.

I love this idea - I bet it works on diabetic sweat too!

I don't have that issue I use my normal laundry detergent which is free and clear type (purex or all) as I have sensitive skin and have to watch what I use or i have major issues with my skin