"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.

Introducing Lysol Laundry Sanitizer, an additive specially designed to kill 99.9% of bacteria left behind. Simply add Lysol Laundry Sanitizer to your rinse cycle. It does not contain any bleach and even works in cold water so is safe to use on most fabrics including whites, colors and darks.

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.

To kill bacteria, use Lysol Laundry Sanitizer in the fabric softener compartment or pour directly into the rinse cycle. Use two caps filled to the correct line for your machine. To disinfect, pre-soak with laundry sanitizer. Use 2 capfuls in 1 gallon of cold water.

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Laundry sanitizer is primarily used to disinfect clothes and linens while using eco-friendly laundry detergent to clean them. It kills bacteria, fungi and certain viruses that may be present on fabrics such as those in hospital settings or used by healthcare professionals.

Chemical Composition/Ingredients

Laundry sanitizer may be used as an additional measure against germs, but it isn't essential for most laundry tasks. Instead, focus on selecting high-quality eco-friendly laundry products, and follow good laundering habits like washing clothes before they become overly dirty or smelly.

In fact, Lysol Laundry Sanitizer kills 99.9% of odor-causing bacteria when added to your laundry routine, so you get fresh-smelling laundry the first time, every time. Talk about knocking it out of the park!

Laundry sanitizer is a form of antimicrobial that helps to remove bacteria and germs from clothing and fabrics. It's typically made from a variety of active ingredients, including hypochlorous acid, lactic acid, quaternary ammonium compounds, hydrogen peroxide and/or sodium hypochlorite.

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.