It happened to me. Smelly sports clothes. I have to admit, it snuck up on me. I was driving to pickleball and I was wearing a clean, quick-dry shirt when I noticed an oder. What the heck?! Was that me? Yup. I was a victim to smelly workout clothes. Shocked!
I soon realized that washing in normal detergent wasn’t going to cut it anymore after playing for hours in the Florida weather, and hours of sweaty bacteria building up in my clothes. What to do?
Researching on the internet, I soon found a few tricks.
You have a bacteria situation going on. This happens when you sweat and sweat and do not get all the bacteria out. So you need to tweak your pickleball clothes laundering routine.
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- Add a cup of white vinegar to your wash.
- Use special sports detergent like Tide Sport
- Wash your clothes immediately after getting off the court. Don’t let them sit around in a laundry basket.
- Use bacteria eating Lysol Sanitizer (It works)
- I also use Borax in my wash that does a pretty good job.
After attacking the problem, voila! Problem solved. Stinky smells are gone for good.
Have fun on the courts!
I didn’t realize that there was a special sports detergent. My daughter recently started playing on a local sports team and her jersey is starting to smell funny. I will try this and see if it helps with the smell.
Oh goodness yes. Solved that problem.