Smelly gloves!

[Petemate]

Used to have this in my courier days and can't remember how I got round it (probably didn't)
I am currently using a pair of Sports Direct Ski gloves, they were on special offer and they really are both waterproof and OK in sub zero temperatures. But - oh, my hands pong after even a short ride. I have tried spraying Fabreze in them overnight - no good. I am even stowing a 'tree' type car air freshener in each glove overnight - slight improvement but the problem still persists.
I know I should have a proper pair of motorcycling gloves but I have tried in vain loads of gloves at various shows and can't find any (within my budget) which are comfortable. So some sort of treatment is needed. In my courier days I did have a top brand of glove but can't remember which. (well, it WAS over 22 years ago!!)
Any ideas? What do you all do about this?
TIA
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[Kawasaki Jimbo]

https://www.dettol.co.uk/products/disinfecting-sprays/dettol-all-in-one-disinfectant-spray/

[Petemate]

[Beehive Bedlam]

Stick them in the freezer for a month.

[Dave70]

Try chucking them in the washing machine on a delicate setting with some disinfecting washing detergent.

I did this to my leathers (boots and all) after they got totally soaked during a trip to Ireland and stunk to high heaven. Worked a treat.

I think the washing detergent I used was a dettol branded one.
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2012: R125 killed by white van. 2016 R125 killed by 30,000 miles of redline. Current: 2016 Kawasaki ER6f.

[Analogkid]

Valet pro enzyme odour eater, brilliant stuff, gets rid of cig smell from cars, no matter how smelly, works great on leather boxing gloves, not needed it for bike gloves yet. Fantastic stuff that actually digests the bacteria causing the smell, the link is to a 1l concentrate that makes 5l when diluted with tap water, lasts for ages, I use mine to fill an old autglym 500ml spray bottle that sits nicely in my dooor bin in the car.

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[Commuter_Tim]

[Dave V4]

chuck them in the bin and get a pair of decent bike specific gloves, yours will fall apart in an off

[Nobby the Bastard]

Freezer to kill bacteria, behind the radiator to dry them out afterwards.
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[Beehive Bedlam]

[Dave V4]

[M.C]

[owl]

Antibacterial spray for shoes or similar should work.

Also don't put them in your helmet if they stink that bad.
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[wots]

Tried a few things, nothing really worked.

Bought these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400508685402

Never looked back. The key is Goretex. Mine were always bad after getting wet then wearing and would just stink. No such problems with these. Well worth the money. Spend the extra on the gloves, rather than methods to keep them from being smelly.
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[Analogkid]

With my daughters leather boxing gloves I tried baking them in the oven, freezing them overnight, antibacterial sprays like detox and febreeze, nothing took the smell away, cooking reduced it slightly, but the sprays just masked it for a day or so. The Enxyme stuff I liked to above did the trick, no smell, nada, well except the lemon scent from the spray, if it gets rid of tobacco smells from a car it will work on your gloves.

[Petemate]

[kramdra]

[Dave70]

[Beehive Bedlam]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

Ok, further to my earlier post, here comes the science bit. The stink is from the waste products of bacteria which thrive on sweat and skin cells in a warm, moist environment. Launder the gloves at less than boil wash and you'll only remove some of the dirt and bacteria unless you use an anti-bacterial laundry cleanser as Dave70 said. When you inevitably dry the gloves you're creating a warm, moist environment for any surviving bacteria to again thrive and cause a stink.

The same goes for when you put a garment in a freezer. As the fabric cools water condenses on it, then freezes. When subsequently thawed the water is again available for the revived bacteria to thrive.

There are parallels with face flannels which will stink in a day unless rinsed in cold water and thoroughly squeezed out after use, and also with glazed buns which will keep for several days longer than bread because the sugar glaze locks away the water and so denies it to moulds.

You need to kill the bacteria. Disinfectant is the key.

[Commuter_Tim]