Nikwax BaseWash

I bought this product to remove an odor from my Keen Newport sandals (waterproof leather ~$100 per pair for those not familiar, so don't just want to throw them out). The sandals became so foul smelling this year that I couldn't stand to wear them - especially if in a closed area like a car or indoors. I had already tried washing them with regular detergent multiple times, putting them outside (100 degree + weather) to try and "air them out", and waiting a week or two for the smell to subside....the smell got a little better, but there was still a lingering odor, and as soon as I wore them once, they were as offensive as before they had been washed.After searching all over the web for ideas, talking to others who had Keen sandals and finally contacting Keen (manufacturer of the sandals), I learned about this product. It was actually recommended by Keen as one of the ways to remove the odor. The product was hard to find locally (actually impossible and I live in a VERY large metro area w/ several million people within 30 minutes in every direction), so I checked Amazon and they had it. I ordered it and used it on both pair of sandals and it worked as advertised. The odor was completely gone and has stayed away for about a month now. I wear one of the two pair almost daily, so it definitely helped. My son plays football and had some receiver gloves that had an equally offensive odor to foot odor (actually worse), so I tried it on them....worked again, although the stink only stayed gone a week or so....they need to be washed again. Since it worked on that, I tried it on his neoprene sleeve that covers his helmet chinstrap...worked again. I would say it should work on anything that comes in contact with your skin and absorbs sweat / bacteria, resulting in an offensive odor. It's worked on everything I've tried it on so far anyway.Overall, great product. Only complaints are the price for such a small amount of it - wish it were available in a larger container and not as expensive (it takes 1/2 bottle to wash the sandals once) and the difficulty finding it (not available locally so you almost have to buy online and pay shipping).

Works well and really deep cleans sports clothing.

Our family wears a lot of athletic, moisture-wicking clothing. I started to notice odors; especially in my son's soccer shirts, that lingered on the clothing even after a wash. I had read some favorable reviews of Nikwax Base Wash and decided to give it a try.I like it and plan to continue to use it on our athletic clothing. I do think it freshens, and restores the moisture wicking properties. BTW, I hang all of these clothes to dry, too. So for the son's soccer jerseys ... the odor is less offensive after a few washings. There is still some lingering odor in the older jerseys; I'm not sure whether it will eventually come out or not. I will update the review if it does.The downside of the product is the expense.UPDATED 9-2014 I have continued to use this product for the last two years and I am a huge fan. For the few lingering odors in the older clothing (pre Nik Wax) I have found that a soak in white vinegar, followed by a wash and rinse seems to rid the garments of all odors. Try it!

Recommended by a friend, and happy to finally find a way to clean workout clothes that actually cleans them and remove the funky smell. Add a little for pre-wash before the regular detergent and finally your synthetics come out smelling clean.

Works great with underarmour

Gets the job done for my Keen and Salomon shoes I use for outdoor activities.

This product didn't really work very well for my technical clothes. Left them with a really unpleasant smell that took at least 2 washing with my regular laundry soap to get the smell out. Very disappointing.

Who knew that a steeply priced laundry product would win over this frugal shopper?!?!So I happen to have a bunch of modern synthetic clothing items for the gym, outdoorsy pursuits and travel. Following the care instructions for these items I’ve always used regular laundry detergent and air dried these items but over time they have tended to get less and less soft and comfortable as they were in the beginning so when I stumbled upon this on the product review site Wirecutter (now owned by the New York Times) I pushed past my skepticism at the price to give this a try.I am SO glad I did!After one wash BaseWash rolled back the calendar on all of these items in my wardrobe and I am fully singing their praises! In particular the next to skin items like my underwear and workout layers (UA, ExOfficio, Ethika, etc) now feel like heaven again! Makes sense for a product called BaseWash right?Who knew I’d be writing a review for underwear cleaner? Nope. Not me but I felt compelled to write this since the cost of this product almost scared me away before I even got started.I hope this helps!I’m not a paid reviewer for any of this feedback but marking my review as helpful helps me know that what I’m sharing here is actually helping other folks out so I appreciate you giving me a thumbs up if I shed some new information on this product for you!Thank you and happy hineys await!