Originally Posted by pj7
If I recall correctly, on the molecular level of sweat, what makes it really stink is called "thiols", which is the same stuff in decomposing meat/flesh, skunk spreay, and human crap. Ironically, when water is introduced to this "chemical" it sort of activates it, causing it to multiply and hence making the stench worse.
Back in the country, we'd wash our dogs in a mixture of arm-and-hammer baking soda, drug store hydrogen peroxide, and a little dish soap when they got the bad end of a skunk and it worked like a charm. The chemical reaction of the baking soda and peroxide nutralized the thiols and the dish soap helped to wash the stuff out of the dogs hair.
Give that a shot.
A episode of Myth Busters screened here tried this exact mixture on real skunk stuff... and it worked! Out of all the compounds they tried, including the commercial skunk-off, the country tried and true mix worked.
Borax is another option, so I have been told.
slvoid, how could you possible use the terry cloth to wipe your nose with gloves in that condition? It makes me wretch just thinking about it. Maybe the green on the inside has something to do with *that*. Uggghhhh!
With this new pair, just toss them in the wash every week with your bike gear. Make sure the velcro is done up on them, though!