Restore · Clean · ScentUnscented5% Gives Back
Performance Laundry Care

Strips out sweat,body oil, anddetergent residue.

Unscented enzyme detergent that pulls sweat and body oil out of your gear instead of covering it up. 60 loads. About 50 cents a wash. Works great on its own.

4.9Average customer rating. Read the reviews
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The Problem

Pit stains. Smell that comes back the second you warm up. Towels that stop drinking and gear that feels slick after a year of washing.

Built on Science
  1. Study 1 Dozens of chemicals can legally hide behind one word on a traditional detergent label: "fragrance." The FDA treats the blend as a trade secret, so the label never tells you what stayed in the fabric.
  2. Study 2 Raising skin temperature from 25C to 39C increased absorption by 202 to 275% in human testing. Warm, sweaty skin takes in far more of whatever your detergent left behind.
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60 loads per bag
6-enzyme blend
No synthetic fragrance
60-Day Fresh Guarantee
Made in USA
What It Holds

Built for what your gear holds onto

Cotton lets go of this. Performance fabric does not, which is why a detergent built for cotton keeps handing it back to you.

Sweat

Salt and sweat drive into synthetic fibre and stay put. Enzymes break that down instead of rinsing past it.

Body oil

Skin leaves oil in performance fabric every session. It builds up wash after wash and holds smell in.

Odor

The smell is not the fabric. Athlete Fresh removes the body oil and protein that bacteria feed on.

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The Difference

Same shelf.
Not the same clean.

Big-box brands clean with harsh chemicals. The scent crowd seals sweat and body oil into the fabric with fragrance. We remove it, scent separately, and give back.

Athlete Fresh Clean + give back
Big Box Harsh chemicals & residue
Scent-Focused Seals sweat & BO in with fragrance
Removes sweat & body oil from the fabric
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Unscented clean, scent added in the dryer
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No synthetic fragrance bonded into fibers
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Plant-derived, 5-ingredient formula
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Safe for technical & performance fabric
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No optical brighteners or fillers
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5% of net revenue gives back
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The Method

Sweat needs a system,
not a detergent.

The detergent handles the wash on its own. The other two steps are there when you want them. Restore what you own. Clean it out completely. Scent it in the dryer.

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RestoreOptional. A soak that fixes the gear you already own.
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CleanThe one you need. Unscented enzyme detergent that lifts sweat and oil out, every wash.
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ScentOptional. Add natural scent in the dryer. You control the level.
01Restore
Athlete Fresh Revive
Optional · Pre-Wash

Athlete Fresh Revive

  • Pre-wash restore soak
  • No machine needed
  • Breaks down trapped odor at the source
  • Add it when your gear needs a reset
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02Clean
Athlete Fresh Performance
The One You Need · In The Wash

Athlete Fresh Performance

  • Works great on its own
  • Deep enzyme clean. Unscented.
  • Sweat & body oil removal
  • Protects fabric stretch & wicking
  • Zero synthetic fragrance, zero bonding
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03Scent
Athlete Fresh Dryer Drops
Optional · In The Dryer

Athlete Fresh Dryer Drops

  • Only if you want scent
  • Natural essential-oil scents
  • Dropped on wool dryer balls
  • Scent added on clean fabric, never bonded in
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Best ValueThe Wash Day Box

Want the scent too? Save on the box.

Performance + Dryer Drops + wool dryer balls, together in one box.

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Let customers speak for us

from 316 reviews
Bought it for lifting clothes, use it on everything now

Started with just my gym stuff. Now the whole house runs on it. The bag lasts.

Sam Orloff
No reaction on my skin

Fragrance free matters to me and this is the first sport detergent I have been able to use.

Kendra Amos
Gym owner put me onto it

He stocks it now. Told me it is the only thing that fixed the towel situation.

Lyle Hutcherson

Easy experience.

Anonymous

I had been using the same workout clothes every week for about a year now which are all in great condition still. I noticed there was a sweat stench that I could not figure out how to wash out. Came across an Athlete Fresh ad and after one deep wash I can now wear these clothes to the gym again without being self conscious.

Anonymous
AF Performance — Workout Laundry Detergent
Recommend it

Told my whole run club. Two of them have bought it.

Noelle Sarkisian
Saw it at a martial arts expo

Gis, rash guards, all of it. Clean.

Aurelia Nakagawa
Good on the cart bag towels too

Those things get disgusting. Came out fine.

Hunter Vance
Tournament weekend discovery

Three days, four games, one very bad equipment bag. Somebody handed me a trial size. Saved the drive home.

Kip Halloran
Handles the worst of it

Landscaping by day, gym at night. Both sets of clothes come out right.

Otis Hammond
Impressed

Didnt think a detergent could make this much difference. It did.

Josh Abernathy

Works good! I did have to wash twice because the arm pits of the shirt still had a smell after the first wash.

Carmen Williams
AF Performance — Workout Laundry Detergent
Great for shift work

Twelve hour shifts then the gym. My clothes were rough. Not now.

Dominic Reyes
Booth at a wellness fair

Free trial size, four loads, and I was convinced before it ran out.

Imani Faircloth
Compression gear

This is where it really showed for me. My compression shirts were the worst offenders and theyre fine now.

Owen Brackett
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Out There

Real athletes.
Real photos. No AI. Ever.

Game days, team drops, and orders in the wild. Every photo and video here is from a real event or a real customer. Nothing is AI-generated. Nothing ever will be. We name every ingredient in the bag. Same rule for the photos.

Tag @athlete_fresh and you might land on this wall.

Race day booth · Fall 2025
@stanlevandow · Customer story · Instagram
Fight night · Ringside · 2025
A real soak · What comes out of worn gear
The AF crew · On the road · 2025
@kearanmiller · Customer story · Instagram
In the gear bag · 2025
Atlanta Vibe · Pro volleyball · Match nightPhoto courtesy of Atlanta Vibe
The soak, mid cycle · Dark water is the point
@live.lean.with.luke · Customer story · Instagram
Winner's circle · Fight night · 2025

Full Transparency

Five ingredients.
Every one named.

Most detergents hide behind "fragrance" and proprietary blends. Ours is five plant-derived ingredients, and we tell you exactly what each one does.

Never:
No synthetic fragranceNo optical brightenersNo SLSNo dyes
  1. 01

    Sodium Carbonate

    Washing soda. Lifts embedded sweat, body oil, and odor residue out of the fibers.

  2. 02

    Sodium Bicarbonate

    Baking soda. Softens water and neutralizes acidic odor at the source.

  3. 03

    Sodium Citrate

    Plant-derived. Binds hard-water minerals so the enzymes can do their job.

  4. 04

    Cellulose Gum (CMC)

    Keeps the soil that's lifted from settling back into the fabric.

  5. 05

    6-Enzyme Blend

    Protease, amylase, lipase, cellulase, mannanase, and pectinase break down sweat, body oil, starch, food gums, and plant stains at the molecular level.

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Build Your Own Bundle

Grab more than one?
Build your box.

Everything here sells on its own. This is just the fast way to stack a few: pick your sport, add a scent if you want one.

01Pick your sport
02Add a dryer scent (optional)
03Complete the setup (optional)