Washing Bikram Yoga Clothes.
"I smell so bad," I think to myself.
Really, I want to say it out loud to myself. I am half-way through my Bikram class. I am laying on my stomach, on my mat. And everything smells like mildewed clothes. My towel... My shorts... My top...
I am excellent when it comes to caring for my Bikram practice clothes and towels. They get washed immediately after each class. I throw in baking soda and strong detergent. I was with hot water.
The clothes come out of the dryer smelling great. But once I have been sweating in them for an hour, the smell comes back.
Eww!
This is because I have only two pairs of Bikram practice clothes and towels. So each set gets worn every other day, if not every day - when I do a double. (I can't wear dirty clothes to class. I have to change into a clean set when I do doubles.)
And since I am doing a 60-day challenge, they are holding up very well. They are in excellent shape, except for the smell that appears after I have been percolating in class for a while. So today, after class, I decided to add a step to my clothes washing regime...
A soak and rinse in water with tea tree oil.
It seems to have freshened things up. Prior to washing the clothes with the regular detergent and baking soda, the smell was mostly gone. And they came out of the dryer smelling very clean.
Fingers crossed that this works, please. I don't want to buy new Bikram clothes when the sets I have are perfectly fine... Mostly.
If I had access to my full wardrobe, I would have six sets of practice clothes to go through. I can NOT wait till we move next month and everything is taken out of storage. The next three weeks can't go fast enough for me.
Really, I want to say it out loud to myself. I am half-way through my Bikram class. I am laying on my stomach, on my mat. And everything smells like mildewed clothes. My towel... My shorts... My top...
I am excellent when it comes to caring for my Bikram practice clothes and towels. They get washed immediately after each class. I throw in baking soda and strong detergent. I was with hot water.
The clothes come out of the dryer smelling great. But once I have been sweating in them for an hour, the smell comes back.
Eww!
This is because I have only two pairs of Bikram practice clothes and towels. So each set gets worn every other day, if not every day - when I do a double. (I can't wear dirty clothes to class. I have to change into a clean set when I do doubles.)
And since I am doing a 60-day challenge, they are holding up very well. They are in excellent shape, except for the smell that appears after I have been percolating in class for a while. So today, after class, I decided to add a step to my clothes washing regime...
A soak and rinse in water with tea tree oil.
It seems to have freshened things up. Prior to washing the clothes with the regular detergent and baking soda, the smell was mostly gone. And they came out of the dryer smelling very clean.
Fingers crossed that this works, please. I don't want to buy new Bikram clothes when the sets I have are perfectly fine... Mostly.
If I had access to my full wardrobe, I would have six sets of practice clothes to go through. I can NOT wait till we move next month and everything is taken out of storage. The next three weeks can't go fast enough for me.
Comments
Medium odor: Lulu lemon
BEST for non-bikram-odor: Yogabela
try these when you get a chance! The fabric is a bit thicker, but nice and stretchy, keeps its shape, and...does not smell.
They have lasted that long, and remain smell free.