OFFICIAL LAUNDRY PARTNERS

We’re teaming up with the laundry experts at Tide, Unstopables, Downy, and Bounce to be the Official Laundry Partners of the NBAEMA.

Here are our picks for the best laundry products for our pros and for your laundry room:

best detergent for stains & odors

Tide Ultra Oxi with Odor Eliminators Power PODs

With Tide Ultra Oxi with Odor Eliminators Power PODs, you don’t have to choose between fighting stains and odors – you can do both. Tide Ultra Oxi with Odor Eliminators Power PODs combine powerful stain removal with Oxi technology in a convenient laundry detergent pac and is compatible with all machine types and water temperatures.
To Use:
  • Place 1-2 Tide Ultra Oxi with Odor Eliminators Power PODs into the washer drum based on the load size and soil level (check the instructions on the back of the package for dosing guidance)
  • Add your clothes
  • Select your cycle
  • Start the washer

Tide Original Liquid Laundry Detergent 

The original from Tide, Tide Liquid Laundry Detergent cleans, freshens, whitens, and brightens your clothes and brings on that fresh laundry smell. It can also be used to pre-treat stains before washing. Tide Liquid Laundry Detergent is concentrated and cleans in all machine types and works in all temperatures of water, including cold.

 

To use:

  • Measure Tide liquid detergent with the provided cap based on load size and soil level (check the instructions on the back of the package for dosing guidance) 
  • Pour into the detergent dispenser
  • Add your clothes
  • Select your cycle
  • Start the washer 

best fabric rinses for tough odors

Downy Rinse & Refresh in Cool Cotton & Ocean Mist

Downy Rinse & Fresh is an odor-fighting fabric rinse that helps remove odors up to 3x better than detergent alone, leaving clothes soft and fresh with no dyes or heavy perfumes. It works differently than detergent to remove odors that detergent can leave behind. It’s also safe on all fabrics and compatible with all machine types and water temperatures.   To use:
  • First add your detergent like usual
  • Pour Downy Rinse & Refresh directly in the machine’s fabric softener dispenser up to the ‘max fill’ line (or add it during the rinse cycle)
  • Add your clothes
  • Select your cycle and activate the ‘fabric softener’ or ‘deep fill rinse’ cycle if your machine has one
  • Start the washer

best scent boosters for freshness

Unstopables Scent Booster Beads in Fresh & Paradise

With Unstopables In-Wash Scent Booster Beads, give your laundry all-day freshness with FreshBOOST + OdorBLOCKER technology. Unstopables Scent Boosters are safe on all fabrics and in all washing machines and water temperatures, and the fresh scent lasts up to 12 weeks from wash until wear.

 

To use:

  • Toss Unstopables Scent Booster Beads into your washer drum before clothes – use a little or use a lot depending on your preferred level of freshness Pour into the detergent dispenser
  • Add detergent as usual
  • Add your clothes
  • Select your cycle
  • Start the washer 

best dryer sheets for static & wrinkles

Bounce Dryer Sheets Outdoor Fresh 

Bounce Dryer Sheets keep clothes looking their best and reduce wrinkles, soften, and freshen fabrics so clothes are ready to wear right out of the dryer. Bounce Dryer Sheets also help prevent static buildup that occurs in the dryer, even on static-prone basketball shorts and jerseys, making static cling less of a thing.

 

To use:

  • Place clean, wet clothes into the dryer 
  • Toss 1-3 Bounce Dryer Sheets into the dryer (depending on load size) 
  • Select your dryer cycle 
  • Start the dryer 

FOR OUTSIDE THE LAUNDRY ROOM:
Best Fabric Refresher Sprays

Febreze Extra Strength Fabric Spray

Got funked-up fabrics? So do we. Fight pesky odors with a quick spray-down of Febreze Extra Strength Fabric Refresher. It’s our go-to fabric spray for freshening up uniforms before games. And it doesn’t just mask, it fights odors embedded in clothes and other soft surfaces, leaving a light, fresh scent.
To use, spray fabric with Febreze Extra Strength Fabric Spray until fabric is damp, and let dry.  

Febreze Unstopables Touch Fabric Spray Fresh 

Ever wish your fabric spray scent lasted longer? Febreze Unstopables Touch Fabric Spray odor fighter uses breakthrough touch-activated scent technology to store scents right in your fabrics, so you get a burst of freshness with every move.
To use, spray fabric with Febreze Unstopables Touch Fabric Spray until fabric is damp, and let dry.