how is odor an issue for you?
I run a lot, which means I sweat a lot, and I'm forever having to replace shirts after using them for a few months because of the odor that accumulates. It's really frustrating to have a favorite race shirt that has to be tossed because it smells like a locker room even fresh out of the dryer. I was very pleased that the treated side of the shirt still smelled good after sitting unwashed for a week - there was definitely a difference between the two.
how did you test the shirt?
I ran for 1 hr 10 min in the shirt on a warm day so that there was plenty of perspiration. After I finished the run, I wadded up the shirt and left it on the washing machine to see what would happen after it sat for a week - the same way that my husband's soccer shirts often do in his bag.
how did the shirt perform?
I could definitely smell the difference between the treated and untreated side. Right after the activity, you couldn't detect a whole lot of difference, but once that shirt sat for a week, it was easy to tell which was which. The treated side smelled fine, but the untreated side had that same odor I know so well in my old shirts.
What other products would you like to see Agion Active in?
Running shoes would be great. Those puppies are awful. Also, if there was a way to use the material on the inside of shinguards for soccer - there's another stinkfest.
other content:
I would love to have race shirts made with this stuff. I have some favorite ones that I run in, but it doesn't take long before they have to be discarded because they smell bad. From a race director's point of view, a shirt that gets worn for years is a marketing tool - well worth a little extra in materials.
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