The Good, The Bad, The Ugly - Penguin Sport-Wash Review

"It smells like a runner in here"  That's what I heard yesterday after having just returned from my run, still stretching, as Jay walked in the door after his second game of hockey for the day.  ( I won't publicly publish what I thought of his smell coming into the house... lol)

The Good ➯ I love the fact that we're an active family.  Between the four of us, physical activities include hockey (x2 ppl), swimming (x2 ppl), running (of course), cycling, kickboxing, karate, football (American), and going to the gym (x2 ppl).

The Bad ➯ This results in a mountain of laundry... stinky laundry.  This weekend, Jay was in a hockey tournament, 6 games.  No better time to put Penguin's Sport-Wash to the ultimate challenge.  I also ran Saturday and Sunday, 15k and 8k, and sweat through the bottom 2 layers despite the freezing cold temperatures.  This was part of Runners' Lounge "Get the Stink Out Challenge", so I was pretty excited to participate.

The Ugly ➯  Me, first thing in the morning...

Taken from their website, here's a little blurb about the product.

Outperforming your performance wear? If you are washing it with regular detergent, then you are. Residues left by regular detergents trap moisture which cause odor, and block ther performance-enhancing features of your gear.

Penguin Sport-Wash is no regular detergent.

Its residue-free, non-allergenic formula is deisgned to keep high-tech fabric at peak performance and odor-free by washing away residues left by regular detergents, removing dirt, neutralizing bacteria, and restoring breathability, moisture-wicking, and factory applied waterproofing (DWR).

Today's pile was my second packet, and what I noticed with both loads is the lack of smell... which after what was living and probably breeding in that pile (ewwww!!) is a good thing. There is no cheery perfumed smell like most other detergents, the clothes just come out odorless.  I liked it.  I was surprised that with the small amount in the packet, it got out all the 'stink' from our clothes.  As you could see from the third picture, it bubbles up quite quickly too! :)  I checked our local Running Room store for prices, a 10oz bottle, good for 20 loads is $11.99 CDN.  If it extends the life of my favorite running clothes and I don't have to plug my nose to put stuff on, then it's worth it!

I think this stuff did the trick! I might actually get and keep a bottle of this stuff around to use only for our sports stuff, which I usually wash separately anyway.  

Someone else apparently approved in our household.  I took the clothes out of the dryer, went for a run, and came back to find the cat sleeping on the laundry pile in the basket... sigh.  Of course she moved when I tried to grab the camera -- she probably thought I was going to feed her.  Fat cat.

Have a great day!