UPDATED 9/3/22

A good workout routine means you are going to work up buckets of sweat. Working out attire that you wear during your workout are usually designed to wick sweat away from your body. This will eventually lead to them accumulating odour that can deeply set into the fabric. When this happens, your standard detergent is not going to get the job done.  

While regular detergent may not work well, we have discovered the five best detergent for workout clothes that the market has to offer. What’s the best detergent for workout clothes? Find out more below!

In a rush? Here’s the Top 3 Recommended Detergents for Workout Clothes

Recommended Best Laundry Detergent for Workout Clothes

Oxiclean works fantastic. The best detergent for sweaty clothes. Also works on sweat stains on ball caps if you wear one working out.

Poppy from The Barbell Beauties community

It has earned its reputation as the go-to product for tough stains on laundry and the power to eliminate almost any odour. It is duped as America’s No.1 best detergent for gym clothes as it harnesses the power of oxygen to get tough stains out and rinse them away.

I’ve used Persil detergent with a scoop of oxiclean, suavetel fabric softener… it gets them out of mine. Hope u find something that works and let us all know!

Vanessa from The Barbell Beauties community

I have started soaking them in the oxyclean sports one every so often but also feel it works well on a regular wash cycle.

Darlene from The Barbell Beauties community

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The Best Detergent for Sweaty Clothes

I smell fresh and the colours never run when I started using this. Best detergent for stinky gym clothes.

Jessica from The Barbell Beauties community

Tide and Downy offer a multi-product solution when it comes to removing odors and keeping your workout clothes fresh and clean. This laundry detergent comprises all the necessary enzymes to break down and remove surface odors and stains with an Active Fresh Scent.

I use Tide Sport and wool dryer balls with essential oils. Not dryer sheets. Works like a charm!

Lizzy from The Barbell Beauties community

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Most Recommended & Best Activewear Detergent

It’s absolutely amazing and the best laundry detergent for odor removal. It uses enzymes to actually break down the stuff instead of mask it with fragrances. Healthier to use, too! Best workout clothes detergent in my opinion.

Alura from The Barbell Beauties community

This detergent contains a filth fighting enzyme blend that fights stains and smells without harming cloth fibers. The brand has four main mantras that they strongly believe in which is more bang for your buck as their detergent is super concentrated hence you only use 1/8 of your usual amount, eco-friendly because at Rockin’ Green every ingredient is 100% natural, plant based and biodegradable. Last but not least, the other two mantras are 100% cruelty free and 100% safe for sensitive skin.

I use Rockin Green very time  I just put all of mine and my husbands jiu jitsu stuff (gross btw) in a load together. And I do a double rinse. Wash on hot. Perfection.

Deanna from the Barbell Beauties Facebook Group

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Recommended Detergent for Synthetic Sports Apparel

I use WIN laundry soap. Zero scent, but it gets clothes clean leaving no residue & I’d rather have scent free clothes than masked odors that reappear. lol. Sometimes I add a couple drops of essential oils to my soap

Nora from the Barbell Beauties Facebook Group

Win started in 2005 and was announced as the official detergent of the U.S. 2008 Summer Olympics Team. Available in scented and unscented formulas, it is designed specifically for synthetic workout gear. By stripping away body oils and bacteria, fibers are left fresh, soft and able to wick away moisture. Many of our members say this is a great workout clothes laundry detergent.

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Best Workout Clothes Detergent

Works great when I run Spartan and for those musty towels my kids ball up in the corner of there room.

Meegen from The Barbell Beauties community

One of the keys to successful odour removal you’re your workout clothes is getting rid of the bacteria that gets trapped in the fabric. Theoretically, to break the bond between the body soil and the fabric, the detergent you use must have enough enzymes to dissolve the oily molecules. With Persil laundry detergent, all formulas under this brand contains a high-level of enzymes and will do an excellent job in removing odours and bacteria from your workout fabrics.

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Best Workout Clothes Laundry Detergent

Lysol Sanitizer is amazing. You can soak your gym clothes-even ones that are “clean”, and it will pull all the funk and sweat out of it. That’s what we use on occasion. It doesn’t have to used every time, just very now and then or when they start smelling funky again.

Stacy from The Barbell Beauties community

I add Lysol to my wash, this neutralises smells, of it works in my sons rugby kit, it will work on anything 

Sarah from The Barbell Beauties community

I run them through a rinse first and then I add Lysol laundry sanitizer to the load. Works like a charm

Jennifer from The Barbell Beauties community

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Best Gym Clothes Detergent

it works! Before my sports bras were coming out smelling great but stunk in the armpits as soon sweat hit them. Now they always smell fresh.

Katelyn from The Barbell Beauties community

I usually use the arm and hammer or all free detergents. They won’t give the clothes a clean smell, they won’t smell like anything. However, what is clean smell? Fragrances are not clean smell. As a professional cleaner, I can tell you clean does not smell like flowers lol

Monica from The Barbell Beauties community

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