Customer Reviews

Prowash Activewear 2X Liquid Detergent, 24-Ounce Pouches (Pack of 3)

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I will be erecting a shrine in my laundry room to Prowash. It is a detergent washing Jebus! If Oprah was a detergent and came in plastic and was small and kinda colorful, she would be Prowash and her Favorite Things' list would just consist of her!

What makes it such a kick butt product is that it works. It works really well. I have been using Lestoil in my laundry for ages. That too is a great alternative to Prowash, but it leaves the clothes with a truly weird smell, like you just rolled around on a highly polished floor. And that is why I love Prowash. I can finally let the Lestoil go and still get the odor out of my husbands running clothes; I no longer have to threaten them into the washing machine with a shotgun. I also use it when I wash my triplets clothes that they wear to the park. I mix it with Ivory and everything comes bright and beautiful, perfect for them to dirty all over again.

I'm just a regular stressed out woman, who has built a shrine to Prowash that is based in my supreme happiness with this product. Mel Gibson should so do a "Passion of the Prowash." Spread the word to the non-believers!

I'm a lifelong endurance athlete, so I really know how to stink up not only my technical athletic clothing, but my dress shirts and undershirts as well. And while I wasn't able to put Prowash to the real test of years old, embedded stink and grime, I found it is yet another great option in the fight to keep my favorite clothes out of the rag bin--where my wife puts them when she considers them too worn or too grimy to wear anymore.

Prowash is gentler than both Win and Nikwax technical wash. Nikwax, notably, I will never use again after it destroyed a favorite old Columbia Titanium jacket. And Win is great, though if you just need to do a regular washing of your sports clothes rather than a decontaminating it of body soil and odor then it's better to go with Prowash and then use Win intermittantly.

As an all around detergent to use every time, on every item of washable clothing, Win is better; but to use every time on just my sports or work clothing I prefer Prowash.

If your work is some kind of manual, heavy labor--construction worker, fisherman, farmer, et cetera--then this is a great detergent for getting the stink out of all your work clothes.

Prowash is also a great value as I found I need less of it for the same amount of laundry than I would need of Win.

BOTTOM LINE: Nikwax, never; Win, sometimes; Prowash, always.

Purchased ProWash several months ago. Walmart seemed to be the only store to carry the item. Since then, Walmart has ceased to carry ProWash (it figures). I agree with several of the reviewers as far as the cost being a little pricey. HOWEVER....this stuff works!
It gets the stink out.... The trick to keeping the product cost effective is to use it on items for which it was designed. I have used ProWash on workout/performance clothes, bedding sheets, pillow cases,.. moisture wicking socks and underwear. All came out of the wash with the desired results. I figured the best test....the one that would truly define this product.....is the ice hockey equipment test. Anyone who has been near ice hockey equipment knows what I am talking about. I don't care what you do, wash, air out, place outside in the sunshine, etc. it seems you can never get the "STANK", yes STANK, not stink out of your equipment! I proceeded to wash All of my equipment (pants, moisture wicking undergarments, hip pads, shoulder pads and even my gloves. After that was all done, I washed the equipment bag. Voila!!!! ALL THE STANK WAS GONE ! Best of all, ProWash did not add a perfume smell to the equipment.
Any product that can de-stank hockey equipment is a product that truly works. This type of heavy duty washing is where ProWash excels. I'll continue to use the "normal" wash detergents for the "normal" clothes like(jeans, shirts, etc). For my special clothes/gear I will continue to use ProWash.
In the words of Arnold S...."It's Super Fantastic"!

Pro Wash Activewear Detergent is newer detergent that claims to remove odors better than other detergents by breaking them down chemically and removing them from your clothing. It also claims to restore the fabric wicking to your clothing, reduces fading, and helps to restore the garment's original shape. It is highly concentrated, requiring only a small amount of detergent per load and it is packaged in an earth- friendly way that helps to minimize space and reduce negative impact on the environment.

The above claims are pretty impressive, but the only way to test them is to sample the detergent and see if it does, indeed, do what it claims. And now that I have used Pro Wash Activewear, I can agree that it does do a good job eliminating odors and it is packaged in a way that minimizes harm to the environment. With the scent, very little remains on clothing. It is rinsed out almost completely, leaving behind clothing that smells like clothing, further proving that the odor has been eliminated and isn't just covered up, like other detergents are known to do.

Pro Wash Activewear Detergent is highly concentrated and it takes very little to wash a load of clothing. But one must be careful when dispensing. This liquid is as thin as water and it flows very quickly through the small, round opening. To help with measuring, Pro Wash Activewear Detergent has a window- like opening on the back of the pouch that marks the number of units. So, after pouring out a small amount, just stand the pouch on a flat surface and see how much you have used. This system isn't perfect because it could result in having to pour a little more, then a little bit more, etc., to get the desired level and, if you pour too much, you obviously cannot remove it. I recommend using your own measuring device to get a more accurate measurement. This system isn't very efficient on its own.

While Pro Wash does perform nicely in the odor- reducing department, I cannot necessarily say that this detergent is worth the money. I like that it is highly concentrated and packaged in an Earth friendly manner. But is it good enough to justify the high price for a detergent that, when used in a top loading machine, is good for only twelve loads of laundry? Perhaps if I was more active and truly needed the odor- fighting qualities of Pro Wash, I would like t better than I do. But as it stands, I consider it an average product. It does live up to its claims, but it is tough to justify the high cost when there are other detergents that clean and eliminate odors equally well at a cost less than half as high.

I normally buy All, in one of those scents like rain-forest or something like that and it works great, no complaints...but thought I would try pro-wash for my work out and yoga clothes and my husbands bike clothes. Ok, we are not supremely sweaty people, but they were dirty clothes, so we measured out the 2oz, which by the way is marked on the side of the handy little pouch and let it do it's thing.

I will say that I don't like heavily scented detergents and I do not use dryer sheets because the detergent bothers me, but this detergent was fine. I found it fresh smelling but not overly frou-frou or strong, and it didn't seem to bother me at all.

All and all, good product, did a good job on our work-out stuff and was not too fragrant.

I will definitely use it again for my workout attire as it is supposed to be better for the fabrics.

I usually use cheap soap, so I always let my wash soak at least overnight. I unintentionally gave Prowash a tougher test than I intended by accidentally eliminating the soak. Even so, the wash was as clean as it could be!

I really, really like the envelope-style package; the huge, lumbering bottles are why I hardly ever use liquid. The gauge is a nifty idea but is hard to use in low light or low vision. I think the systems where a liquid is squeezed up into a measuring port might do nicely.

I'm extremely pleased with this product.

Do you have stinky clothes that normal detergent just won't de-stink-ify? If so, then ProWash is for you. This is some hardcore detergent that works wonders on clothes that tend to have odor cling to them. Whether it be workout gear or perhaps your pig farming overalls, ProWash will get rid of the stink. I can honestly say that I was plesantly suprised out the great work that this soap does. I also really like the container that it comes in. The plastic envelope-type bag is a nice change from the huge plastic containers that usual detergents come in.

I would highly recommend ProWash to anyone who needs to give their clothes a hardcore cleaning. I can't say what this detergent will do to clothes over the long haul(i.e. fading colors, etc.), but as a soap to get rid of tough odors then this totally rapes Tide or any other brand.

I've been intrigued by special detergents for workout wear, so I was really pleased to have the opportunity to try this. Almost all of my workout clothes get that post-workout stink going, and my regular laundry detergent just doesn't do the job at removing that smell.

I just did a load of workout attire with Pro Wash, and it removed all of the sweat and smell, even in/on some of my oldest and worst-smelling pieces! I even tossed in a really old sports bra that is about ready for the trash, and it smells (maybe not looks) brand new. As another reviewer mentioned, the smell of this product is great, and it's definitely gender-neutral.

Pro Wash is also eco-friendly; it comes in a pouch that is very easy to use. The side of the pouch is marked for 24 units, and each load of wash (depending on the size of the load and the type of machine you have) takes 1-2 units of detergent. Since I used 2 units for a medium-sized load of workout clothes, I would expect to get 12 loads of wash out of one pouch.

I'm incredibly impressed by this stuff, and will definitely be buying more!

The idea of this product is to remove odors from your cloths. But you really can't tell if it has because it impregnates your garments with it own stink. The product has a perfumed fragrance that stinks up the whole house. Frankly I would rather smell my on funk than have to breathe this odiferous cover up. It is safe to that it does not work because it does not remove its own odor. Just save you money and buy a good fragrance free detergent and your cloths will smell clean and fresh without some cheap perfume smell, which is also toxic.

Using my long acquired scientific method principles, I tried this detergent in a variety of situations listed below. Additionally, I have enumerated my general thoughts on the packaging, dispensing, etc.

Packaging/Dispensing: This is not a convenient method for dispensing liquid detergent. The spout is very small and the first task of breaking the bond on the cap requires a rubber hand holder or something that will apply friction. My hands are too large to deal with such a small device. Measuring of the liquid is made easier by the outside markings clearly visible on the side of the container, but this is also its downfall. This is difficult to measure by pouring and then placing the flexible container on the counter and then scrunching down to view the liquid to see how much more to pour, etc. To finalize my thoughts on the packaging, I am not a fan of flexible soap dispensers where you must be so careful to not squeeze the liquid out of the top and still have hold the container tight enough to not drop it. I realize that this may sound petty, but the process of pouring in the detergent is ten times longer than that other detergent products.

Test #1: I continued to use my bathroom towels until I could easily smell the familiar odor of mildew or whatever that smell is. I washed the towels in an extra large load and put 3 oz of detergent in (the directions say to use 2 units or ounces for a top load, but they did not mention a top load with extra capacity) with the hot water. I usually put white vinegar with this situation, but in this case, I did not. The towels came out with a slightly earthy smell. I didn't mind the smell, but my wife did not like it.

Test #2: Laundering my whites (and my family's underwear) in another heavy load: I usually use Clorox bleach and detergent in the first wash. This I did. Then I wash again to remove the Clorox. However, that smell never really is removed completely, thereby reducing the life of the underwear as Clorox tends to eat away the fabric. The smell of chlorine was gone and the whites were white.

Test #3: I have a nice Helly Hansen GoreTex winter coat. When new the water would bead up on the outside. After my first washing of it, it has lost the beading up, although the jacket is still water proof. I was hoping that by washing it in this detergent, the former detergent would be removed from the fabric as it states in the marketing advertising and the beading up would come back. However, after using this detergent, the coat looked great, but the beading up did not return. So I can assume that my older, cheaper detergent can be used with similar results.

Test #4: My oldest daughter works out and has a bra that doesn't seem to lose its smell after washing. It did mask the smell, but she is not a fan of the new smell of the detergent left behind.

Test #5: Since this detergent seemed to be quite effective at removing smells and stains, although putting its own smell on the clothing, I tried it on an old cotton dress shirt that had wax spilled on it. I had already had it dry cleaned, and washed several times attempting to remove the blemish. Nothing worked. But this time I used ProWash as a pre-soak with hot water. The wax blemish was removed and the shirt looks great. Well, my daughters tell me that it would have looked great in the era that it was purchased, but much to their chagrin, I wore it around the house. Why waste a good shirt?

What my testing tells me is that this is a very good laundry detergent. It is too expensive for me to use it on a regular basis and give up my cheaper liquids that I use from Procter & Gamble, however, it is certainly worth keeping around for the odd use of rescuing a piece of clothing from any problems that it might be having.