Bottom lineIf detergent alone isn't tackling stubborn odours (and the bacteria that cause them) in your laundry, Lysol Laundry Additive might just do the trick. It eliminates bacteria that can get left on clothes after washing, and both our editors and parent testers were impressed with how well it worked.

"While I'm a lifelong Red Sox fan known for portraying a certain Boston teen, I'm also a mom who is all too familiar with stinky laundry," said Rachel Dratch. "I'm wicked psyched to partner with Lysol as they introduce the World's Stinkiest Sock and become the official laundry sanitizer of the Sox.

The Lysol Laundry Sanitizer isn't a detergent. It's an additive that's specially formulated to kill germs on your clothes and in your laundry machine.

If you are looking for a way to kill bacteria and viruses on your clothing or household linens, laundry sanitizer may be a good option for you. However, it is generally not necessary to use this product on a regular basis.

Clorox Laundry Sanitizer is a must-have for those who want to ensure the cleanliness of their laundry. This product kills 99.9% of odor-causing bacteria on clothes, leaving them fresh and clean. This pack of two 80 oz bottles is perfect for large families or those who do a lot of laundry.

"While using bleach to wash bleach-safe laundry has been the go-to for laundry sanitization for decades, now laundry sanitizer products can help take care of the items you can't add to your bleach load.

Use 2 capfuls in 1 gallon of cold water. Allow clothing to soak for 15 minutes. Lysol Laundry Sanitizer contains 0% bleach and can be used on both white and color clothing. It can be used on most washable fabrics, including your towels, bed sheets, gym clothes, baby clothes, and delicates.

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Regular washing with laundry detergent will remove some germs and bacteria, but to "sanitize" laundry means to use high temperatures or chemicals to kill 99.9 percent of germs, like OxiClean Laundry and Home Sanitizer, which also works as a great mold remover.

Lysol Laundry Sanitizer contains 0% bleach and can be used on both white and color clothing. It can be used on most washable fabrics, including your towels, bed sheets, gym clothes, baby clothes, and delicates.

Sheets, clothes and towels can pick up bacteria and can spread to other items in your Laundry, even in the machine. Detergent alone does not always kill bacteria. To kill bacteria, use Lysol Laundry Sanitizer in the fabric softener compartment or pour directly into the rinse cycle.

Lysol Laundry Sanitizer Additive It doesn't use bleach, so it's safe for use on clothing of all colors, but it still manages to kill up to 99.9 percent of germs - even when used with cold water. And while it's tough enough to use on your dirtiest workout clothes, it's also safe enough for baby clothes.