When our beautiful dog Maverick came to our home from the shelter, he brought three things with him: His name, his collar, and a black fleece blanket with pink and white hearts on it, which is appropriate because he’s an older dog with heart problems. He loves his blanket and spends a lot of time on it, moving it around, and always keeping it nearby. As you can imagine, his special blanket gets stinky.
* Complimentary product received for review.
WIN Sports Detergent to the rescue! This laundry detergent is specifically formulated for synthetic fabrics, particularly for removing trapped oils from sweaty active wear. Although I don’t go to the gym, WIN Sports Detergent has been getting a workout in my house nonetheless, and even Maverick’s beloved hearts blanket now smells fresh and clean.
The WIN website has an extensive (and actually pretty interesting) explanation of the chemistry that makes synthetics susceptible to odor and bacteria retention and the resulting negative effect on the fabric’s wicking properties and longevity. The Ohio-based company first introduced its product in 2005 as the first laundry detergent of its kind, and the fact that it’s still going strong is testament that it works.
There are two formulations of WIN Sports Detergent: Original WIN Blue with a light fresh scent, and dye- and fragrance-free WIN Green. For my review, I chose WIN Green, since fragranced products can aggravate my asthma. I’ve used it to wash nearly every type of laundry we generate—dark and light clothes, blankets, coats, towels, sheets, etc.—and everything came out looking, feeling, and smelling nice and clean.
The only thing I didn’t like about WIN is the cap. The bottle has two caps, a screw-on cap and an outer measuring cap. The problem is that after use, the measuring cap must be stored upright or rinsed and dried to avoid dripping detergent everywhere (unlike the caps on most other detergent bottles, designed to drain any product back into the bottle). It’s a small gripe, but not enough of a pain to prevent me from using it.
WIN Sports Detergent is available at select sports stores and at Amazon.com. It comes in a 32-ounce bottle or in money-saving 2-packs and 4-packs, eligible for Amazon’s Subscribe & Save program. There’s even a 1.5-ounce single-use bottle, handy if you’re traveling somewhere you’ll need to do laundry. Visit WIN’s website and Facebook page for more information.
If your New Year’s resolution is to exercise more, you might also want to make a resolution to keep your workout apparel in top shape with WIN Sports Detergent. Although an exercise regimen isn’t one of my personal goals, I’ll be relying on WIN in the summer months, because even doing yardwork here in the South brings on the sweat. And of course, WIN will be keeping my sweet Maverick’s blanket smelling fresh and clean.
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This does sound like a good product to use. I can see why the cap would bother you, but as you said, it is not a really bad problem.
This sounds like a great product. Synthetics are something I try to avoid but sometimes can not. I think the reason some synthetics are so hard to clean is the petroleum based part of them. I could see using this for othe things though that hold odors like pet areas (we have cats who like a blanket in the winter)