Know Anyone Who Smells?

My boyfriend plays in a hockey league at Chelsea Piers and while I like to go and see him play occasionally, waiting in the lobby for him after is a nausea-inducing affair. I don't know if you all have ever had the privilege of sharing space with a hockey team, but they smell pretty disgusting—in a pungent, do-any-of-you-know-how-to-do-laundry way. This is partly because, well, some of them don't do laundry, but it's also because the sweat is so embedded in their equipment, it's loathe to come out, regardless of how many times you hit rinse. I was complaining about the phenomenon at dinner when my friend told me about Win Detergent, a company launched by a former banker who noticed that his sweat-wicking, high-performance running gear smelled rank regardless of how much he washed it.

Found! Chic gym clothes (that might not stink as much).

Annoyed because he was constantly tossing otherwise good, micro-fiber clothing, he decided to launch his own detergent. Apparently traditional potions make good on natural materials like cotton, but can't quite take on the high-performance synthetics (made popular by everyone from Under Armor to Lululemon). Anyway, Win Detergent isn't easy to find (it's not readily available at all grocery and drug stores) but I ordered some online. I've tried the traditional and the eco-version—I wasn't crazy about the results with the latter (it's unscented), but the former did a pretty miraculous job of making every piece of workout wear in my wardrobe smell amazing—and Rob's hockey gear, too. This stuff is so good that it was the official detergent of the last Olympics. Now I need the perfect detergent for turning whites whiter. Any thoughts?

Find yourself washing clothes to get rid of deodorant stains?  Save yourself the hassle and try these how-to tricks to get deodorant off your clothes.

More from Lucky's Style Steals:

• A new variation of the cardigan
  
• Under $100: Dresses
  
• Can a grown woman wear a backpack?
  
• The ultimate website for finding the best gifts