Defunkify Powder Laundry Detergent | Free & Clear Powdered Laundry Soap w/Odor Crushing & Stain Removing Power | 92 Loads (55 oz)

I deal in textiles and frequently will come across a piece that has that musty old smell that can permeate old fibers and be very hard to remove. I recently picked up a mohair wool skirt that I didn't think was that bad when I was in the store, but by the time I got it home I realized it had a real funk to it. I scoured the internet looking for ideas, I spent one day soaking the item in my bathtub with a water and vinegar solution. That did a great job to start, but there was still an underlying musty smell. I ordered this from Amazon and I am sold. I took about a scoop and a half and diluted it in hot water and then I poured it into the cold water in my bathtub and soaked the skirt for about two hours. Took it out, dried it in the sun, and not only is the funky smell gone, but it also seems to have perked up the fibers in the skirt and made it feel soft again. Miracle worker? Maybe?!? I definitely won't be using this for my everyday detergent, but I have a couple other pieces that have been hanging around my house in purgatory because they're great pieces, but they just smell so I will absolutely be hitting those with this as well. Cannot recommend it enough.

Only stuff that works on my smelly teenage boys sports stuff! It’s expensive but saves so much time soaking and scrubbing and still not turning out great! It’s been a game changer! Would recommend for anyone with stubborn odour issues…

This is my go-to for stinky and/or stained clothes. Its ingredients cover a broad spectrum of issues. Oxy cleaning only does so much, as things like sweat, deodorant, and even cat pee cannot be dissolved by oxygenation. These substances have salts in them, and in order to dissolve salts, you need enzymes. Defunkify has enzymes. Plus, if you make a point to dissolve it well in a small bucket of water before adding it to the washing machine, it doesn't seem to build up, especially if you use extra rinse cycles. Items like musty towels benefit from a presoak of hot water and dissolved Defunkify. Then you can either use more of it or a preferred detergent. A second rinse cycle is also recommended before using fabric softeners. This, Kids-n-Pets, and Laundress Stain Remover cover just about any laundry disaster I've encountered, save for clay-based stains. At that point, tie dye the garment and hope it turns out well.

This laundry detergent is one of the few on the market that has the ingredient TAED (tetraacetylethylenediamine). When this ingredient is mixed with another laundry product that has sources of hydrogen peroxide, such as sodium percarbonate, it produce peracetic acid. Peracetic acid is a GREAT sanitizer. This process works best with powdered products, and especially when presoaked in a warm or hot wash. I mix it with Dollar Tree’s Brillo Basics oxy blast stain remover powder (fragrance free), or Dollar Tree’s boxed fragrance-free color safe powered bleach. It was really hard to find something that had this ingredient AND is a powder AND fragrance free. Defunkify is definitely now a staple in my laundry room for laundry that needs more than a typical wash and needs sanitizing.

I'm a man who exercises to the point where my clothes are completely soaked through with sweat. Regular laundry detergent and other home remedies like vinegar didn't make a dent in the odors that remained after a wash. I got Defunkify and it is a game changer. No more odors. Nothing but clean, fresh clothes. But you do NOT only use this detergent. You need to combine it with your regular laundry detergent. This is what worked for me: 1. Load washer with clothes in warm or hot water. 2. Use regular amount of your standard detergent for that load (I use Gain liquid detergent). 3. Add in TWO to THREE heaping scoops of Defunkify, depending on size of the load and how gross your clothes are. Don't listen to the packaging saying one scoop will suffice. 4. Let the washer run for 5 minutes to mix it up, then stop the cycle and let the clothes soak for 10 minutes. 5. Resume wash cycle through completion. I now wash all my exercise gear like this and my clothes have come out fresh every time (over 70 loads now with no damage to the fabric). I cannot recommend this enough to athletes and gym rats. One star off because the zip-loc seal on the packaging does not work, which doesn't really affect anything. I transfer it to a different container to keep it fresh.