No matter how many times I run them through the washing machine, my running shirts still smell like runner's funk (BO and sweat mixture). The shirts are the ones with the moisture wicking fabric.
Does anyone have any tips on how to get the smell out? Is there something I could soak them in?
White vinager. Put a splash in the water and let it soak a bit.
A detergent called "Sport Wash" - it really works for technical fabrics.
what i do is after a run i simply get in the shower with my shorts on for a few minutes. this washes out a lot of the sweat.
if i simply put them in the laundry and wash them a couple days later the smell does not come out. i have found the simple act of a quick shower with them works wonders.
One thing I forgot to mention. Due to doing 2 runs a day, in order to speed things up I'd take off my wet running shirt and simply throw it in the dryer (without washing it first) If I had to wash it, and then dry it, I may not have it ready for my next run. Once it is dried it doesnt smell that much. Once a week, or everyothe week, I'll wash it.
Do you think this makes a difference in why the smell doesnt come out ??
throw your synthetic clothes in the shower with you. it doesn't allow the sweat and salk to dry and become absorbed and you can easily wash it out with your shampoo and such. if that doesn't work, man up. if you're running twice a day get used to sweat.
Yes, You are basically baking the smell in. You still can't beat cotton for a running shirt.
+1 on the vinegar. Cheap, easy to find, works great, more environmentally friendly than most alternatives.
I'll try the vinegar.
I always hang my stuff on a drying rack after the run and it doesn't smell too bad after a few hours, but once I wear it again on a run and get some sweat flowing, the odor returns. The shower trick doesn't work BTW. I found it helps a little, especially with shorts, but not shirts. The smell doesn't bother ME too much. I change at a gym, so I usually stretch out after the run next to a bunch of treadmills. There are always nice looking females around and I'm sure the funk offends them.
Upgrayedd wrote:
One thing I forgot to mention. Due to doing 2 runs a day, in order to speed things up I'd take off my wet running shirt and simply throw it in the dryer (without washing it first) If I had to wash it, and then dry it, I may not have it ready for my next run. Once it is dried it doesnt smell that much. Once a week, or everyothe week, I'll wash it.
Do you think this makes a difference in why the smell doesnt come out ??
Ummm, buying a second shirt may be the answer to your problems...
I have three shirts that I rotate. My problem, as stated in my original post, is that the smell does not go away after laundering.