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Posted On: September 20th 2026, 11:32 am
Save this one for sports season and follow along for more life tested hacks
You can also find tips for everything life throws your way in my NEW book Homemaking with Babs! Available now!
Here’s the science: vodka contains ethanol, which kills the odor-causing bacteria responsible for that funky sports gear smell. And because alcohol evaporates quickly, the vodka smell disappears as it dries.
Just add plain, unflavored vodka to a spray bottle, lightly mist the gear, and let it air-dry completely.
Think pads, cleats, gloves, and other hard-to-wash gear that comes home smelling like… well, you know. 😅
You can also find tips for everything life throws your way in my NEW book Homemaking with Babs! Available now!
Here’s the science: vodka contains ethanol, which kills the odor-causing bacteria responsible for that funky sports gear smell. And because alcohol evaporates quickly, the vodka smell disappears as it dries.
Just add plain, unflavored vodka to a spray bottle, lightly mist the gear, and let it air-dry completely.
Think pads, cleats, gloves, and other hard-to-wash gear that comes home smelling like… well, you know. 😅
Comments (373)
20 days agolepamplemousse
Hear me out: Barbasol shaving cream!!! It seriously works. Wash those gloves with it and you’ll never smell that it again. I’m a lacrosse mom and swear by this b
a month agoltmp3608
Can confirm! We have a spray bottle labeled cleaning vodka for spraying down hockey equipment
a month agobabsmec
I think I went by your house Thursday night. I took a wrong turn and couldn’t go any further.
a month agotriciagharris
Here’s Babs coming through for us again! My boys’ lacrosse gear is so gross and until now, I had no idea what to do about it!
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