Test 1: Hard-to-wash garments – the spray on textiles with stains and odors that are sorted out of reuse flows.

Background
Wargön Innovation tested how Pure Effect Textile Spray performs on clothes and items that usually end up in the "too difficult to save" pile and then in public textile recycling containers. Garments with stains, sweat odor, or other old smells – things that are otherwise sorted out of reuse streams.


Why
Large quantities of textiles are unnecessarily discarded, often due to odor or stains rather than wear. If more garments can be refreshed instead of washed or thrown away, we save water, energy, and resources. The test aimed to see how far bacteria-based refreshing can go – without a washing machine.


Method
Garments and accessories such as jackets, bags, caps, and functional clothing were sprayed daily over a period, without mechanical processing. Changes in stains and odor were noted daily and compared before/after treatment.


Results & Insights
Clear improvements were visible after just two applications. Several stains faded, odors were neutralized, and the overall impression became fresher. The effect also continued to develop during the resting period, indicating the bacteria's function over time, i.e., that they continued to work even after the garments had dried.

People sensitive to scents found the perfume strong, which shows the need for an adapted scent profile. The test also showed that time and the right routine (distance, dose, drying time) are crucial for the result. The test also showed that it is significantly harder to achieve function on textiles classified as waste and thus have older stains and odors.


Lessons Learned
The spray has the potential to extend the life of hard-to-wash textiles and reduce the amount of discarded garments. However, the conclusion is also that the spray provides more benefit, impact, and effect the more consumer- and everyday-oriented it is and used, preferably in every closet and laundry room. The next step could be to develop the method for large-scale reconditioning, where good bacteria can save more garments before they reach the waste pile.